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Brera – Academy of Fine Art
The museum heritage is imposing but something which you mustn’t miss out on is a visit to via Brera, where a sixteenth century palace commissioned by the empress Maria Teresa d'Austria now houses the Academy of Fine Art. The first floor of the palace houses the Picture Gallery, where there are masterpieces by Mantegna, Tintoretto, Caravaggio |
and other master painters, for a journey through Italian art from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century (The Picture gallery is open from Monday to Saturday, from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. and on Sunday from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. ). |
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Il
Palazzo dell'Arte
Palazzo dell'Arte, designed by Giovanni Muzio and built in eighteen months between the autumn of 1931 and the spring of 1933, amidst the greenery of Parco Sempione, is the prestigious home of the event which can be classed as the mirror of Italy’s artistic and architectural culture and one of the leading places for comparison of emerging trends. |
Visitors can admire the permanent Design Collection and the Triennial Historical Gallery as well as all the other shows and exhibitions organised during the year. (Viale Alemagna 6, Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:30 a.m. - 8.30 p.m. For information Tel. 02.8052263). |
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Church of Sant' Eustorgio
The church was built in the 11th century on the site of an ancient basilica and rebuilt, apart from the apse, in about 1190. The lateral chapels and splendid Main Chapel date back to the fifteenth century.
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Pinacoteca
Ambrosiana
The Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, together with a library containing numerous precious manuscripts, is housed in an austere palace commissioned by Cardinal Borromeo (“Promessi Sposi”) in 1609. Visitors can admire paintings, sculptures and other objects mainly from the Lombard and Veneta schools dating from the 15th to the 18th century, as well as |
a collection of drawings. The most important works include the "Madonna and Child” by Botticelli and "The Musician" by Leonardo. |
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Palazzo
Reale
Just a short distance from the Cathedral lies Palazzo Reale, the rooms of which are open to the public. A shining example of neoclassical art, it now represents the city’s most important exhibition space, hosting Italian and international shows, as well as the collection of the Cathedral Museum (Info tel. 02-875672 - fax 02-875728). |
After crossing Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, from Piazza del Duomo it is possible to reach Palazzo Marini, the city's most elegant private building, very quickly. A masterpiece of sixteenth century residential architecture, after changing hands several times it became the seat of the Municipality of Milan in 1861. During the Second World War Palazzo Marino was damaged by bombing raids and the restoration works were completed in 1954. |
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