Volandia is a park and museum of flight. Here you can take an unforgettable trip immersed into the history of aeronautics. In Volandia you can discover how occurred early pioneering balloon flights and also the latest technological innovations. Volandia’s experience is suitable for both adults and children. In the museum, in fact, are present large…
The Villa Necchi Campiglio Milan was built in the 1930s for the Necchi family, manufacturers of the famous Necchi sewing machines. The villa has conserved its original style inside and out, giving us a glimpse into the upper-middle class life of the period. The Villa Necchi Campiglio also contains a rich collection of art from…
Designed by Gio Ponti, the Branca Tower is considered to be a true work of art, “where modern architecture and new techniques find common ground.” Slender and transparent, a true architectural challenge, it was constructed in record time, just two-and-a-half months in 1933, for the V Triennial Exhibition, together with six large temporary “isolated arches”,…
The Leonardo da Vinci National Science and Technology Museum, founded in 1953, is the nation’s largest museum of science and technology, with collections devoted to transport, materials, energy, communications, the interpenetration of art and science, new frontiers in science and technology and science for children. The aim of the museum is to educate and engage…
WITH MilanoCard, FREE ADMISSION ON TUESDAYS TO THIS MUSEUM! Every other day with MilanoCard, – 50%. Saint Ambrose (Sant’Ambrogio) is the patron saint of the city of Milan. In the city center, just steps away from the Duomo, can be found the Basilica dedicated to the saint. The Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio was originally built in…
The Poldi Pezzoli house-museum is worldly well-known, created by the Milanese art collector Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli (1822-1879). Opened to the public in 1879, it shows great painting by master such as Mantegna, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli, Raffaello e Tiepolo and collections of works of art: arms and armours, glass, porcelain, clocks and sundials, textiles,…
