Below is a list of museums in Milan. The city of Milan is an important cultural, artistic, design and fashion center in the north of Italy and it has an excellent museum complex both civic (under the municipality of Milan) and private.

List of museums

Name Image Municipio Type Summary
Acquario Civico di Milano1BiologyFounded in 1906, is one of the oldest aquariums in the world. it is housed in a Viennese art nouveau building in the Parco Sempione area.
ADI Design Museum8DesignDisplays the historic collection of the Compasso d'Oro design award.
Armani/Silos6FashionHosted in a renovated grain storage warehouse, it is home to a selection of dresses that showcases the professional experience of Giorgio Armani. It also hosts temporary exhibitions.
Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano1Historic houseSelection of 300 paintings, mainly from the 20th century, displayed in eleven rooms in a 1930s building designed by the architect Piero Portaluppi.
Casa Manzoni1BiographicalHouse that Alessandro Manzoni purchased in 1813 and lived for some sixty years until his death.
Castello Sforzesco1MultipleWide museum complex of various civic collections and cultural institutions of the city:
Centrale dell’Acqua di Milano (CAMi)8IndustryPart of the Milan Aqueduct, focuses on environmental education.
Cimitero Monumentale8Historic siteInaugurated in 1866, it is the resting place of illustrious Milanese citizens: Alessandro Manzoni, Luca Beltrami or Dario Fo. It is characterised by an extraordinary collection of stles and artistic languages varying from Romanticism to contemporary abstractionism.
Civico Planetario "Ulrico Hoepli"1ScienceInaugurated in 1930 and continues to be Italy's largest planetarium as well as one of the most prominent in Europe and the rest of the World.
Civico Museo Archeologico di Milano1ArcheologyCivic collection of Ancient Greece, Romans, Etruscans and Early Middle Ages archeologic reperts.
Fondazione Prada5Contemporary artOpened in 2015, organized exhibitions of Italian and international artists with a permanent contemporary art collection.
Fondazione Luigi Rovati 1 Art Private collection of Ethruscan Art and contemporary art.
Galleria d'Arte Moderna (GAM)1ArtHoused in the Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte, hosts a collection largely of Italian and European works from the 18th to the 20th centuries.
Gallerie d'Italia - Piazza Scala1ArtHosts a paintings and sculpture collection of 19th and 20th century belonging to Intesa Sanpaolo international banking group. Alongside hosts temporary exhibitions.
GASC - Galleria d’Arte Sacra dei Contemporanei9Religious art20th century religious artworks collection housed in the historic palace Villa Clerici.
I Tesori della Ca' Granda 1 Art Portrait gallery of Policlinico of Milan's benefactors from the 17th century with a display of surgical tools.
La Vigna di Leonardo1HistoryMuseum which shows the historic Leonardo da Vinci vineyard housed in the garden of the 15th century historic house "Casa degli Atellani".
La Triennale di Milano1MultipleInternational cultural institution established in 1923, host exhibitions meetings and conferences. It showcases a permantent collection of Italian design and hosts the Triennale Teatro dell' Arte.
Leonardo3 Museum 1 Technology Leonardo da Vinci's 3D machines, physical reconstructions and restorations of artwork in virtual reality. Housed in the Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery.
MAPP - Museo d'Arte Paolo Pini1Contemporary artHosts a collection of over 140 pieces of artwork by contemporary artists to promote art as a therapeutic tool.
Memoriale della Shoah di Milano2MemorialShoah memorial built on the site where Jews and political opponents were deported during the German occupation of Italy.
MIC - Museo Interattivo del Cinema1MediaFounded in 1990, houses a collection of film memorabilia.
MUSA - Museo Universitario delle Scienze Antropologiche, mediche e forensi per i Diritti Umani 1 Science University of Milan museum, with the aim to spread the role of medical, anthropological and forensic sciences in the fight against violence and in the protection of human rights.
Museo Astronomico di Brera1ScienceHouses scientific instruments that were used by astronomers from 1760 to the middle of the 20th century, including the Merz telescope that was used by Giovanni Schiaparelli for his early observations of Mars.
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi1Historic houseOne of the well-preserved house museums in the world. Hosts a collection of 15th and 16th century paintings and artefacts.
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano1Natural historyOldest natural history museum in Italy, features a variety of galleries about mineralogy, paleontology, entomology and zoology.
Museo Collezione Branca9IndustryHistoric collection housed in the old factory of the 1845 founded Fratelli Branca distillery.
Museo d'Arte e Scienza1EthnicCollection of Buddhisth and African art. The museal institution uses a unique scientific method to determine if a piece of ancient artwork is real or fake.
Museo dei Cappuccini3Religious artMuseum run by Order of Friars Minor Capuchin mainly houses religious art from 15th to 20th century.
Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano1ArtMuseum of UNESCO World Heritage Site Leonardo's Last Supper, housed in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
Museo del Duomo di Milano1ArtMuseum of the Milan Duomo.
Museo del Novecento1Contemporary artDisplays works mostly of 20th century Italian Avant-garde.
Museo Della Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio1Religious artExhibition of artworks and liturgical furnishing dating from the 14th to the 20th century, coming from the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio.
Museo della Macchina da scrivere9TechnologyCollection of 2000 different models of typewriters and mechanical calculators that have been produced all over the world from 1880.
Museo della Permanente1ArtArt collection owned by the "Società per le Belle Arti ed Esposizione Permanente", a nonprofit organisation, of 400 artworks by artists from 20th century.
Museo delle Culture (MUDEC)6EthnicMultifunctional venue dedicated to the cultures of the world. Hosts a permanent collection of works from Asia, Africa and America.
Museo di Sant'Eustorgio1ArtIncludes the early Christian burial ground ruins, the Chapter house, the monumental sacristy of the ancient Dominican monastery, and the Portinari Chapel of the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio.
Museo Diocesano di Milano1ArtHouses a permanent collection of sacred artworks, especially from Milan and Lombardy area.
Museo Magnini Bonomi1Historic houseCollection of everyday objects for work and for entertainment.
Museo Martinitt e Stelline1HistoryMilan's history in the 19th and 20th centuries through the lives of the orphans who lived in the Martinitt and Stelline orphanages.
Museo Mondo Milan8SportsCollection of memorabilia about A.C. Milan housed in football club headquarters.
Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci1TechnologyOne of the biggest science museum in Europe. It is also home of the submarine Toti and Vega space vector.
Museo Poldi Pezzoli1ArtDisplays a collection of paintings and decorative arts from archeological times to 19th century, belonged to Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli.
Museo Popoli e Culture7EthnicHouses a collection of artwork and everyday objects from various continents.
Museo Teatrale alla Scala1LocalFounded in 1913, reopened in 2004 after restoration works. Showing a collection of artifacts, paintings and instruments related to the Teatro alla Scala opera house history.
Museo San Fedele1ArtSituated in the 16th century San Fedele church. Ancient and contemporary artworks are exposed.
Museo Storico dei Vigili del Fuoco8HistoryMuseum about Vigili del Fuoco, Italian institutional agency for fire and rescue service, history.
PAC - Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea1Contemporary artExhibition venue of Italian and international contemporary artists designed by architect Ignazio Gardella.
Palazzo Morando - Costume Moda Immagine1ArtExposition of artworks and period exhibitions of costumes as testimony of Milan between the 1600s and the early 1900s on the first floor. The ground floor hosts temporary exhibitions, events and meetings.
Palazzo Moriggia - Museo del Risorgimento1HistoryThe collection include works and antiques from the Napoleonic period to the annexation of Rome by the kingdom of Italy.
Palazzo Reale di Milano1ArtMilan's main exhibition venue from ancient to contemporary art shows.
Parco dell'Anfiteatro e Antiquarium Alda Levi1ArcheologyHighlights the remains of the Milan amphitheatre, one of the biggest of the Roman Empire.
Pinacoteca di Brera1ArtPainting collection from 13th century to Romanticism.
Pirelli HangarBicocca1Contemporary artExhibition venue of contemporary art established in 2004 from an old Pirelli factory, host a permanent work by Anselm Kiefer.
San Siro Museum7SportsAbout Inter Milan and A.C. Milan football clubs.
Studio Museo Francesco Messina1Historic houseFormer Francesco Messina's studio, host around 80 of his sculptures.
Studio Museo Ernesto Treccani1Historic houseRecords the artistic career of Ernesto Treccani, from the early "Corrente" period to Realism and present day developments.
Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana1ArtHistoric library founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, also housing a painting collection most from the Renaissance, one of the main in the city.
Villa Necchi Campiglio1Historic houseDesigned by architect Piero Portaluppi, hosts an art and furniture collection from 18th to 20th century.
WOW Spazio Fumetto4MediaDedicated to comics and illustrations. Also hosts temporary exhibitions.
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