Cultural Sightseeing Tours in Milan

The world famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, realized between 1494 and 1498, on a wall of the Canteen in the Dominican convent of S.Maria delle Grazie, on behalf of Ludovico il Moro.

It houses the most interesting and close documents about the origin and the main steps of the well-known building, the witnesses of its long life: studies, layouts, original projects of restoration and completions.

This museum which offers a rich document collection of the thought and technology creations, is divided into three buildings: a) Monument building, an ancient Olivetano monastery of the XVI° century; b) Railway building, which gathers in a unique room 21 locomotives and railway engines, wagons from different ages on five tracks; c) Air and sea transport building where you will find the bridge of the ship "Conte Biancamano" and the tall ship "Ebe".

Over two millions insects, 30 thousands birds, 25 thousands minerals, 100 thousand fossils, a wide specific library: these are some data about the oldest city museum of Milan. In the paleontologic section, besides, you will find an amazing reproduction of an herbivorous dinosaur, the Triceratops.

Thirty years of Italian history (1914-1945) in ten halls through  2000 "items": manuscripts, diaries, newspapers, manifestoes, gazettes, photographs and various antiques.

Illustrations and paintings (dated from XVII° century and the first years of our century) recall the images and the historical events of Milan.

Opened in 1913, it gives a panorama of the Theatre birth, its history and development. Recently it has been restored as well as the Theatre “Teatro del Piermarini”. It has been newly opened in 2004 with a new display by Pier Luigi Pizzi.

A picture gallery among the most famous in the world. Masterpieces of Italian painters from XIV to XX cent. Among the masterpieces: "Pala di Urbino" by Piero della Francesca, "Sposalizio della Vergine" by Raffaello, "Cristo Morto" by Andrea Mantegna, "Pietà" by Giovanni Bellini, "Cristo alla Colonna" by Bramante, "Cena di Emmaus" by Caravaggio. It houses six halls devoted to Italian paintings from 1200 and 1500.

It is the most ancient Museum in Milan, open from 1618 thanks to Federico Borromeo’s donation and enriched by subsequent legacies. You can see masterpieces such as: "Canestra" by Caravaggio, the cartoon by Raffaello for the "Scuola di Atene", "Musico" by Leonardo, "Madonna del Padiglione" by Botticelli.

Important witness of the “private collections” developed during the past century, the Pinacoteca houses very precious paintings: among the others a "Madonna" by Botticelli, a "Laguna" by Guardi, the world-known "Ritratto di giovane dama" by Pollaiolo as well as both "Sacra Famiglia" by Fra' Bartolomeo and by Pinturicchio.