Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

One of the oldest museum in the world, from the will of Federico Borromeo, archbishop of Milan and Saint Charles Borromeo's cousin. This elegant and prestigious building contains works by masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Caravaggio.

During our guided tours our art experts like to mention that the Ambrosiana's collections contain some of the milestones of the world's history of art. We are talking about The Musician by Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most fascinating and mysterious works by the great master, the School of Athens' cartoon by Raphael, the only cartoon from Renaissance time that managed to reach us intact and the incredible Basket of Fruits by Caravaggio, one of the first works by the master that revolutionized art in 17^thcentury.

In the same building the visitor can find another important institution established by Federico Borromeo: the Ambrosiana Library. Here are preserved a manuscript of Aeneid with drawings by Simone Martini and notes by Petrarca, an Iliad from the 4^thcentury after Christ, the Perspectiva Pingendi by Piero della Francesca and the Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci.

Since 2010 we have the important exhibition of the Atlantic Codex by Leonardo da Vinci, the extraordinary collection of architecture's studies, engineering and the master's incredible inventions.

Address

Piazza Pio XI, 2

Opening Hours

Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00am - 7:00pm

Closed on Monday

Entrance fares

10 Euros (including the Atlantic Codex exhibition)