Free admission to the municipal museums

Ludovico il Moro (Piero della Francesca)

From April 7th to 14th, during the week of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile (Design Week), admission to all the municipal museums in Milan will be free.

The range of choices is wide, so here are our tips for your visit:
- spend some time in the Ansperto tower inside the Museo Archeologico, decorated with misterious XIV century frescoes.
- meet the first dinosaur found in Italy, nicknamed Ciro, at the Museo di Storia Naturale: one of the most important findings in the history of paleontology, since it still has traces of its liver and intestine.
- in the Sforza Castle, visit the rooms where Ludovico il Moro spent 15 days mourning his beloved wife, the beautiful Beatrice d'Este.
- discover Palazzo Morando and its collection of historical dress.
- enjoy the recently restored Acquario civico, housed in an elegant Art Nouveau building.
- admire the masterpieces of Galleria d’Arte Moderna and the magnificent rooms where they are on dispay. Don't forget to go for a stroll in the English landscape gardens of the museum.
- discover the history of Italy's struggle to conquer independence at the Museo del Risorgimento.