In Milan you never get bored. The city offers an infinite number of activities, exhibitions, events and places to visit in any season, a perfect way to spend a day immersed in art and culture. And if you can do it for free, why not take advantage now?
Here is a list of museums with free admission (valid for permanent collections) that we recommend:
- MUDEC – MUSEUM OF CULTURES🌍(Via Tortona 56)
A large exhibition center with more than 7,000 pieces including works of art, everyday objects, fabrics and musical instruments from all continents of the world.
- PALAZZO MORANDO👗(Via Sant’Andrea 6)
A noble palace with eighteenth-century halls and paintings dedicated to the history of Milan and which also houses a rich collection of Costume and Fashion from the seventeenth century to the early years of the second millennium.
- PALAZZO MORIGGIA📜 (Via Borgonuovo 23)
A route through 16 exhibition rooms that tell the Italian Risorgimento through ancient relics, sculptures and historical documents.
- CASA MUSEO BOSCHI – DI STEFANO🖼️ (Via Giorgio Jan 15)
A collection of over 2000 works of art, from the early 1900s to the 1960s, in the historic home of Antonio Boschi and Marieda Di Stefano.
- SPAZIO ALDA MERINI📚 (Via Magolfa 30)
A house-museum dedicated to the famous poet, it houses a reconstruction of the bedroom and some of its most iconic objects. A place of memory but also an opportunity for social and work reintegration for women victims of violence. Free admission (by reservation) from Thursday to Sunday, 16:00-19:00.
- CASA VERDI🎼 (Piazza Buonarroti 29)
A “Retirement Home” for retired musicians, former residence of Giuseppe Verdi and his wife Giuseppina Strepponi. Here you will find their personal objects, furniture, art collections and their respective tombs.
- MANGINI-BONOMI MUSEUM⚔️(Via dell’Ambrosiana 20)
A journey into the past, between objects of everyday life and vintage tools.
- PIRELLI HANGAR BICOCCA🎨 (Via Chiese 2)
A former factory now transformed into an exhibition space with installations of contemporary art.
The church of Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa has become home to the work of the American artist Dan Flavin, founder of the so-called Neon Art. A luminous path that guides the visitor between the aisles in a journey “from night to dawn” among green, blue, pink, yellow and purple led lights.
- MONUMENTAL CEMETERY🪦 (Monumental Cemetery Square)
Among the most important in Italy and Europe, it is a real open-air museum: 250,000 square meters with imposing tombs and sculptures in Gothic, Romanesque and Byzantine style, hosts several prominent figures such as Manzoni and Cavour.
(For more detailed information on prices and timetables, please consult the official websites of the places mentioned above.)
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Ph by Klaudia Piaskowska
