Museums in Milan - Italy

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Museums in Milan - Italy World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Milan - Italy Travel Guide, Vacation http://goo.gl/PbEjrR Museo d'Arte Antica, Castello Sforzesco (Museum of Historic Art, Sforza Castle) Three municipal museums compete for attention within the red-brick 15th-century Sforza Castle on the edge of the Parco Sempione, but the most venerable is the Museum of Historic Art. Visitors come to see Michelangelo's last work, the unfinished Pietà Rondanina , depicting the Virgin cradling the body of Christ, which was bought by the museum in 1952. The sculpture's rough surface and abstract sinuosity is strikingly modern. Upstairs, above the extensive sculpture galleries, there is a large collection of paintings, including notable works by Mantegna, Antonello da Messina and Leonardo da Vinci. Opening Times: Tue-Sun 0900-1730 (castle daily 0700-1800/1900). Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Piazza Castello, Milan, Italy Museo Teatrale alla Scala (Theatre Museum at La Scala) Opera lovers should visit this museum, crammed with rich mementoes of the celebrated opera house, La Scala. Two collections are devoted to Milan's darling Giuseppe Verdi, whose 'Slaves Chorus' from Nabucco remains the unofficial Italian anthem. Memorabilia include the spinet on which he learned to play, scores in his own hand and the jewel-encrusted baton presented to him after the triumphal reception of Aida . Rossini, Puccini and Toscanini are honoured alongside him. Opening Times: Daily 0900-1230, 1330-1730. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Largo Ghiringhelli 1, Milan, Italy Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci National Science and Technology Museum) In Milan, the city of The Last Supper , interest in the creative genius of Leonardo da Vinci is understandable. Most visitors come to this museum, devoted to the history of science, to see the Leonardo Gallery, with its host of models (both static and functioning) that illustrate Leonardo's intuitive genius. His designs for war machines, flying machines, architecture and production awaken admiration for a man whose ideas, even when not 100% successful (such as the rotating screw, claimed as a precursor to the helicopter), display incredible foresight. Opening Times: Wed-Fri 0930-1700, Sat and Sun 0930-1830. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: No Unesco: No Address: Via San Vittore 21, Milan, Italy Museo Poldi Pezzoli The Poldi Pezzoli Museum's varied and often exquisite collection of art, furnishings and historic arms was put together by the 19th-century aristocrat Gian Giocomo Poldi Pezzoli (1802-79). Milan's second favourite painting (after The Last Supper), Antonio Pollaiolo's Portrait of a Lady, hangs here. The profile portrait of an elegant and well-attired lady has since become an icon for Milan's own style and elegance. The museum also hosts paintings by Andrea Mantegna and Sandro Botticelli. Opening Times: Wed-Mon 1000-1800. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Via Manzoni 12, Milan, Italy ========================================== Milan Museums, Milan Transport, Milan Tours, Milan Introduction, Milan Attractions, Milan Hotels, Milan Restaurants, Milan Shopping, Milan Nightlife, world travel video, Milan video, Milan, Milan Travel guide, Milan Tourism, Milan Vacation, Italy, Italy travel guide, Italy tourism, Italy vacation, Italy Attractions, Europe === Milan - Italy Travel Guide, Vacation, Tourism, Travel Tips, Attractions

Museums in Milan - Italy

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Museums in Milan - Italy World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Milan - Italy Travel Guide, Vacation http://goo.gl/PbEjrR Museo d'Arte Antica, Castello Sforzesco (Museum of Historic Art, Sforza Castle) Three municipal museums compete for attention within the red-brick 15th-century Sforza Castle on the edge of the Parco Sempione, but the most venerable is the Museum of Historic Art. Visitors come to see Michelangelo's last work, the unfinished Pietà Rondanina , depicting the Virgin cradling the body of Christ, which was bought by the museum in 1952. The sculpture's rough surface and abstract sinuosity is strikingly modern. Upstairs, above the extensive sculpture galleries, there is a large collection of paintings, including notable works by Mantegna, Antonello da Messina and Leonardo da Vinci. Opening Times: Tue-Sun 0900-1730 (castle daily 0700-1800/1900). Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Piazza Castello, Milan, Italy Museo Teatrale alla Scala (Theatre Museum at La Scala) Opera lovers should visit this museum, crammed with rich mementoes of the celebrated opera house, La Scala. Two collections are devoted to Milan's darling Giuseppe Verdi, whose 'Slaves Chorus' from Nabucco remains the unofficial Italian anthem. Memorabilia include the spinet on which he learned to play, scores in his own hand and the jewel-encrusted baton presented to him after the triumphal reception of Aida . Rossini, Puccini and Toscanini are honoured alongside him. Opening Times: Daily 0900-1230, 1330-1730. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Largo Ghiringhelli 1, Milan, Italy Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci National Science and Technology Museum) In Milan, the city of The Last Supper , interest in the creative genius of Leonardo da Vinci is understandable. Most visitors come to this museum, devoted to the history of science, to see the Leonardo Gallery, with its host of models (both static and functioning) that illustrate Leonardo's intuitive genius. His designs for war machines, flying machines, architecture and production awaken admiration for a man whose ideas, even when not 100% successful (such as the rotating screw, claimed as a precursor to the helicopter), display incredible foresight. Opening Times: Wed-Fri 0930-1700, Sat and Sun 0930-1830. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: No Unesco: No Address: Via San Vittore 21, Milan, Italy Museo Poldi Pezzoli The Poldi Pezzoli Museum's varied and often exquisite collection of art, furnishings and historic arms was put together by the 19th-century aristocrat Gian Giocomo Poldi Pezzoli (1802-79). Milan's second favourite painting (after The Last Supper), Antonio Pollaiolo's Portrait of a Lady, hangs here. The profile portrait of an elegant and well-attired lady has since become an icon for Milan's own style and elegance. The museum also hosts paintings by Andrea Mantegna and Sandro Botticelli. Opening Times: Wed-Mon 1000-1800. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Via Manzoni 12, Milan, Italy ========================================== Milan Museums, Milan Transport, Milan Tours, Milan Introduction, Milan Attractions, Milan Hotels, Milan Restaurants, Milan Shopping, Milan Nightlife, world travel video, Milan video, Milan, Milan Travel guide, Milan Tourism, Milan Vacation, Italy, Italy travel guide, Italy tourism, Italy vacation, Italy Attractions, Europe === Milan - Italy Travel Guide, Vacation, Tourism, Travel Tips, Attractions