Aperitivo at the museum

The Fresco Room in Museo Poldi Pezzoli

The Museo Poldi Pezzoli is an extraordinay art museum in the heart of Milano, originated in the 19th century as private collection of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli and his mother, Rosa Trivulzio, of the family of the condottiero Gian Giacomo Trivulzio.
Every Wednesday in July, the museum will be open after the usual opening hours and offer an aperitivo to its guests. In addition, at 7.30 pm, in the Fresco Room, all guests can listen to a concert of jazz or classical music.
The aperitivo is included in the admission ticket, which costs 9 euros.
The program for the next weeks:
July 10: Classical music of the Duo Fratelli Lega (guitar and clarinet): klezmer, tango, Italian song.
July 17: Jazz music of the Elena Bozzon Quartet (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums): electric and free jazz.
July 24: Classical music of the two winners of the Restelli award, 2013 (guitars): the Twentieth Century Guitar.
July 31: Jazz music of the Hermetico Jazz Quartet (guitar, keyboard, bass, drums): latin jazz and contemporary.

Art patrons in via Jan

From 1927, when they got married, to the end of the Eighties, Antonio Boschi and Marieda Di Stefano spent their life collecting works of art in their elegant apartment on via Giorgio Jan 15.
They were mainly interested in modern art, and became friendly with promising young Italian artists, many of whom were living in poverty and were literally fed by Antonio and Marieda. Some of them would become the great masters of the 20th Century.

Collectors are often victims to their hobby, and the golden couple was no exception. In 1975, when Antonio donated to the city of Milano his apartment and all its content, the collection included more than two thousands works. Now a selection of over two hundred pieces is on display, yet every wall in every room in the house is literally covered with paintings.
The Boschi Di Stefano museum-home still resonates with the laughters and chats and music played in the vast living room, where visitors may sit in the comfortable sofas and lose themselves in the simphony of colours that fills the air.

Enjoy!
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