A great museum that is perfect to do with children or by yourself. Audio tour available in multiple…read morelanguages. Kids interactive area. Many hands on exhibits. Covers the works of da Vinci with displays, touch screens and models. Really nicely done.

The DaVinci Museum is a must in Milan. Seeing his brilliance come to life in this exhibition of his…read moreinventions, many interactive, is an excellent representation of why he is remembered as an engineering genius as well as a painter. 45

This museum is a must see when in Milan. It is so wonderful that I would even recommend a trip to…read moreMilan just to see it. The art is mostly religious but the setting is what makes it special. The wall color is different in each room and the scale of the art is unlike anything I have ever seen in either the Uffizi, Prado, the Louve or the Met. Paintings the size of Times Square billboards cover walls of intense blues, teals and magenta. We had the good fortune of seeing a spectacular exhibit featuring the work of Giorgio Armani whose elaborate creations were on display in almost every room. The building itself was a marvel. Timed tickets are a must.

This is a museum/school. It was a bit hard finding the museum, but pretty amazing once you find…read moreit. Tons of religious paintings that are larger than life and I mean large! Couldn't believe the size of some of these. It is strange that the exit is the entrance, so you will have to walk ALL the way back. Still, an amazing place and check out my pictures!

Fantastic visit to the Duomo di Milon, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint…read moreMary, during our visit to Italy. It's the largest duomo in Italy (St Peter's is in the Vatican) and we both thought it's the most impressive on the outside. The history of the duomo is fascinating as you will learn about its construction on the tour. BTW, there are basically 3 areas to tour 1) duomo outside and interior 2) exterior roof tour, and an artifacts tour underneath the main floor. Construction began in 1386 and the cathedral wasn't officially completed until the 20th century. The architectural influences in that time are incorporated - medieval, Renaissance and later. Unlike most cathedrals, you can walk extensively across the roof during the roof tour between the flying buttresses, and pinnacles. The roof has 135 spires and thousands of statues, making the exterior astounding! At the top of the central spire stands the famous golden statue of the Virgin Mary, the symbol of Milan. The interior is very unique as well. One of the most unusual features - an astronomical clock built in 1786!At solar noon, sunlight passing through a tiny opening creates a spot of light on the line, allowing the cathedral's astronomers to determine true solar noon. Check it out - you will be glad you did!

Beautiful architecture, inside and out. The inside was busy but I was lucky enough to go during…read moreSunday mass, which probably accounted for half the people in there. I had to leave for another experience and came back later to see the Crypt. Some of the staff gave me a hard time about coming back in, wondering why I needed to leave even though I explained I didn't want to wait for 2 hours in the cathedral. I was able to visit the Crypt, which is only open for a short while. It's a beautiful experience if you're able to fit it in. Taking photos inside the Crypt is prohibited. Outside is very busy so be cautious of pick pockets and scammers...they are everywhere. Toilets are available to one side but for a fee.

Pros: - Free for students (anyone under 25, don't need an…read moreID) - If you really want to look at each painting - invest in at least one hour (the place is huge) - I would recommend getting a brochure stating the type of art on each floor - really helpful in deciding where to invest your time - Amazing view of the Cathedral Square and the Duomo itself - Great break from all the tourists - Photos allowed in certain areas

The museum is a small museum on the side of the duomo and houses a great collection of mostly…read moreItalian artists for the 1900s, including my very favorite Modigliani! It is worth visiting because of the art in the museum. The museum itself is not functional, the lighting is not designed to present the art at its best (artificial light reflects on the glass so you have to move to a side to enjoy some of the art with glass in the front) and it has a weird flow that requires staff to guide visitors in and out. It is very small, so good size if you want to get in and out, especially if you have young ones with you that may not enjoy museums as much.

So much fun diving into all these great places to see and absorb as much as possible. One thing…read morethat seems to be common with tours is the lack of headphone quality. I would suggest having your own pair or stay close to the guide.

This is a campus of museums- you could spend an entire day here alone!…read more We visited prior to another tour so only explored the campus itself not any of the museums- impressive! Many many various courtyards that all have a different purpose & feel. I am sad we did not have more time here to explore but we had not researched the area enough to... shame on our loss

29OCT2025 This…read moremuseum is 50.000 square meters. There are days worth of exhibits to see. They provide a very useful "Top 20" brochure/guide. Which we used, but also got sidetracked. We got museum fatigue at the 1-1/2 hour mark. + Not crowded. A very quiet Wednesday. - The submarine was closed. Sad. €15 admission (ridotto) for 2

Hot take, this museum is overwhelming. I feel like I was shown every piece of technology that EVER…read morepassed through Italy. Seriously, there are 1800s naval ships, a space ship, a playstion, a basement dedicated to steel making, a wing on cultivating food, a piece of the moon, a jet fighter, a room dedicated to the entire Italian gas transmission pipeline network, a floor for da Vinci tech, a particle physics wing, a population growth wing, a global warming wing, an aluminum production wing, the telephone and telegraph, etc etc many more etc. The must have forgotten to add cars because it's the only tech missed. I think it's fair to say there is too much covered in this museum because every room/wing/floor is something TOTALLY different than the last one. I appreciate the thoroughness, but you can't focus attention on 19,000 different pieces that don't relate and expect guests to constantly shift focus. They need to at least try to transition exhibit sections and not throw you into a brand new education. You could spend a entire day here, or weeks reading and watching and playing everything. There are a couple of fun art installation pieces but it's otherwise just too much varying info. At least you get to see a ton for the price. Exhibits are in English and Italian.

Another two hours with modern art (not contemporary art, which is different). This is classic art…read morefrom the last century or so and was a wonderful time. The museum offers free lockers for storing your stuff and they permit photography though no selfie sticks, tripods or flash. Standard museum stuff. They also have a free wifi that worked quite well. Culptures, paintings, artworks and more. Major focus on Italian works, which is understandable. I specifically enjoyed the works I've uploaded. Emilio Longoni (1859-1932) "Glacier" (1912), Guglielmo Giardi (1842-1917) "Laguna" (1891) and Pablo Picasso (1892-1973) "Tete de Femme" (1957). But there was so much more including sculptures by Rodin and the Parnassus (on the ceiling) and the walls in the Ballroom. Corot, Cezanne, Marquet, Gauguin, Van Gogh. Too many to list. Make the time to visit this museum. Totally worth it and in addition to touring the Duomo, one of the MUST DO in Milan. I only wish that the gift shop in the museum offered some of these prints, but they do not. [Review 10721 overall, 489 of 2019.]

In late November of 2025,I spent a delightful five hours enjoying its fine collection of late 18th…read moreCentury,19th Century,and very early 20th Century Paintings produced primarily by Italian Painters.The second floor which featured French Impressionist Art and Post Impressist Art was closed,due to renovation. Painters with noteworthy paintings included Andrea Appiani("Queen Elizabeth of Hungary Helping The Poor"),Francesco Hayez("Mary Magdalene"),Guisseppe Pellizza de Volpedo("Fourth Estate"),Federico Zandromeneghi("Young Girl Reading")iGuisseppe de Nittis("Place des Pyramides"),Andreas Aschenbach("Rough Sea Under Stormy Sky",German Realist),Emilio Longoni("Glacier"),Giovanni Boldini("Blonde Bride"),Plinio Nomellini("First Reading")and Gino Severini("Angel of Life"),among others.This art museum is close to the Palestro Metro Station in Milan.

Minimalist architecture along a tree-lined street. I was excited to check out this museum since the…read moreproliferation of fashion exhibits in recent several years in major cities has provided fantastic insight into garments from these high end and often couture design houses. Upon entry, you are greeted by very tall, well-groomed men--it seemed a little too specific that there were barely any women and the exhibit attendants all looked like male models that needed side gigs. Nothing against good looking people (and modeling is not the easiest industry to get into, so not detracting from them needing work), it just felt excessively deliberate and superficial though I suppose that's the image they want to portray as an old school high end fashion company. The first 2 floors of the museum were basically photographs blown up larger than life poster size from various shoots and campaigns through the years. Nice shots though it felt a bit self-congratulatory and pretentious--like I understand maybe one floor dedicated to photos,--two just felt like too much, also it was just a lot of photos of beautiful people looking beautiful, which is really not that impressive. Any better than decent photographer with a good eye for composition could shoot these given the right resources. I guess it's supposed to make you want to aspire to that impression of beauty, contrasting images of both the girl/boy next door and high fashion shots, both with that sort of unobtainable perfection, exoticism or sex appeal displayed by alternatively a super casual or aggressive pose, or a carefree or mysterious smile, or intense expression. I would've appreciated the photos more if they were about the clothes but really the way a lot of the compositions were framed the clear focus was on the people's faces, bodies/poses and emotions they evoked while they just happened to be wearing Armani which honestly detracted from my appreciation for the fashion itself. On to the top 1.5 floors with actual garments--it looks like they switch up what's on display since from the photos posted several years ago I'm pretty sure not all of these were on display when I visited. I appreciated that you could walk around the exhibit and see the garments and some accessories up close, there are a lot of details you can't see from behind a glass display case! Overall enjoyed the variety and creative design elements. There is an archive "research" area where they have computers and desks set up on the top floor for visitors to look thru archive collections which was nice. Bathrooms were clean and lowkey tastefully designed. There were elevators but not accessible to the general public bc they made you walk up 3 flights of stairs and back down (I tried pressing the elevator button/touch pad but couldn't get it to work?). Aside from top floor, not really any place to sit on the first 3 floors, I saw a couple ladies sit down on the stairs between the floors bc they wanted a break.

Loved this! The gowns are presented as art and the intricate design, fabric, and construction are…read morevisible. I was able to get close (Not touch!) the gowns and really see the artistry. This was a very welcomed surprise enjoyment. Spent about 2 hours going through the four floors. Layout is very well done - with arrows pointing the way around each floor, which helps with flow and crowd control. We went on a Sunday, so it was free (another bonus). The staff was very friendly and helpful and kept an eye on everyone to make sure no one touched anything. Nice variety of colors, fabrics and styles made each section interesting in itself. The videos were good too, although in Italian, so I did not understand them except for the English parts. Very well worth the time for fashion and non-fashion people.

Everybody heads to "The Last Supper" while in Milan but I liked this museum much more. For fans of…read moreda Vinci here are some reasons to head here: 'Portrait of a Musician": unfinished da Vinci painting, his only known male portrait and to me has a similar emblematic and mysterious facial expression as the Mona Lisa. There was a printed Last Supper mural in this room that everyone was taking photos of and ignoring this real da Vinci! Codex Atlanticus: Collection of writings and drawings by da Vinci. There are scans online but they have been recolored blue so you could see them better but nothing can beat the well-lit originals where you can see finer details, erase marks, and small mistakes. The pages rotate every 6 months so you can see new pages. Whole I was visiting there were oages on mayh, machinery, and gears. Museum was founded in 1618 and has 24 rooms. You can easily spend an hour and a half here minimum. If you buy the dual ticket there is a crypt right at the museum exit you can also go to though that is much faster than the museum. Here are some other things I enjoyed: Caravaggio Basket of Fruit: painted on an empty background, I'm not sure if this was the intent but it makes the painting more timeless and draws the eye to the detail on the plate of fruit. The apple is rotting and the leaves have bits of decay, the grapes are opaque but have an amazing translucent quality to them. Napolean Bonaparte gloves: made from buckskin and worn by Napolean at his definitive defeat at Waterloo. I love how casually these are displayed in the box they were gifted to the museum in. Dolce and Gabbana da Vinci clock recreation: mechanical and functioning, created from a da Vinci sketch. The building itself is red brick and stunning from the outside. You can see different masonry techniques from different eras and the imperfections in alignment and depth give it a nice human touch.

Good amount of art, sculptures, and some frescos. Really enjoyed the experience and would recommend.read more

An art and design museum founded in the 1930s, the thing I loved most about it was a lot of it was…read morefree though I regret not paying for the special exhibit on Italian design on the first floor. The layout is interesting with a linear entryway that gets broken up by stairs on one side that leads you up to the free exhibits. There were furniture designs and modern art pieces displayed here. The most interesting parts during my visit were the "free" playground pieces outside by Naoto Fukasawa. My friends kid loved playing on these and nice to see such humble objects displayed right outside the museum. Upstairs they had a special section dedicated to Emeco, an American furniture maker, which was interesting to find in Italy. They are most known for the all aluminum "naval chair" in continuous production since 1940s. It's pure utilitarian and interesting to see it respected as museum-worthy.

The main (paid) exhibition of the Triennale tells the story of modern design (pre-dominantely…read moreItalian). They have many interesting and famous pieces of furniture. What is fun and unique about this exhibit is that you can try almost all the chairs! Some are more comfortable than others and they aren't always the ones that you expect. They offer a special program/game for kids who are going through the exhibit to help make it more entertaining. They also almost always have an exhibition or two that is free for you to explore as well. In addition to the bookstore, there is a design library downstairs and a section for workshops/study near the entrance. I've enjoyed the cafe here more than once and although I've not attended, they also offer an apertivo in the evening. Once you are done, it's great to stroll through Parco Sempione.