In the center of Milan is the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, which is one of the most interesting and rich museums in Europe. It is located in the Poldi Pezzoli Palace, where the aristocrat Gian Giacomo from the Poldi Pezzoli family lived in the 19th century. It was his merit that the creation of this museum was created. Here is a large collection of weapons, armor, paintings of the XIV-XIX centuries, Italian classicist sculpture, Renaissance furniture, Persian carpets, Flemish tapestries, Venetian glass and antique ceramics.
The Poldi-Pezzoli family, especially the Count's mother Rosa Trivulzio, played an important role in the cultural life of Milan. The Trivulzio Salon was often visited by poets, writers and artists. Having reached adulthood, Gian Giacomo began to expand the family collection of works of art. To acquire interesting exhibits, he attended auctions in France, Germany and Italy. The interior of the palace was a mixture of different styles. The architects designed the staircase and bedroom in the Baroque style, the so-called “Black Room” - in the style of the early Renaissance, "Dante's Workshop" - in the style of the XIV century.
Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli died in 1879. He bequeathed the palace and the works of art stored there to the Breri Academy in Milan. The museum was opened in 1881. The exhibits are distributed in different rooms. Arsenals, weapons and flags are displayed in the armory halls.
The walls of “Dante’s Workshop” are decorated with frescoes, and the windows have stained glass windows with portraits of the poet.
The stairs deserve special mention:
This is what the so-called “Golden Room” looks like:
And this is the so-called “Black Room”:
"Clock":
The museum also presents works by famous artists of Northern Italy and Flanders, namely Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Polayo, Mantegna, Aitz, Canaletto, Lippi, Lotto, Moroni and others:
Address of the Poldi Pezzoli Museum: Via Manzoni, 12.
The museum is open every day except Tuesday. 10:00-13:00, 14:00-18:00. Non-working days: January 1, Easter Sunday, April 25, May 1, August 15, November 1, December 25.
Ticket price:
- for adults - 14 euros;
- for people over 65 years old - 10 euros;
- for adults 11-18 years old and students under 26 years old - 6 euros;
- for children under 11 years old - free.
How to get there:
- on the red M1 metro line - stop S. Babila/Duomo/Cordusio, or on the yellow M3 metro line - stop Duomo/Montenapoleone;
- by bus №94, 61 - stop Montenapoleone;
- by tram №1 - stop Montenapoleone.
To buy tickets online and for more information, visit the official website of the Poldi Pezzoli Museum: https://museopoldipezzoli.it/.
© 2019-2024 All rights reserved
Book your hotel cheaply!
Travel cheaply!
