Overview
The Pinacoteca is the main museum of Milan, and one of the most important of the world for its prestigious collections of ancient and modern painting. Collections come from the concentration in this building of painting required to churches and convents during Napoleon government. As in Venice and Bologna, this art gallery had specific didactic purposes under Fine Arts Gallery direction.
Tour details
Reservations must be made with a minimum of 1 day notice.
Before making your reservation, please, read the Ordering Informations
IMPORTANT NOTICE: After succesfully completing a reservation, you will receive two e- mails: the copy of your order (immediately after submitting your order) and the confirmation mail (one working day after). In order to receive them, please make sure you insert your e-mail address correctly and check that your anti-spam filter or antivirus are not blocking mails from our address reservations@waf.it. Special attention for AOL mailbox users.
PLEASE NOTICE: Confirmed time is not always the same time you requested; museum automatically confirms the closest available time on the same date if requested time is sold out.
Cancellation Policy:
Once confirmed, a visit cannot be modified or canceled
Opening hours: from Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 a.m to 7.15 p.m (last admission 6.30 p.m). The museum is closed on Monday, 1st January, 1st May and 25th December.
Exhibition for the celebration of Bicentennial of Brera:
Caravaggio ospita Caravaggio ( January 17th - March 29th 2009)
Raffaello, Lo sposalizio della Vergine. Presentazione del restauro (March 2009 19th)
Brera com'era: Paesaggi di Lombardia. 1817-1822, la Sala dei Paesaggi ( April 7th - June 2nd 2009)
Il restauro del gesso della statua di Napoleone (May 5th 2009)
Brera com'era: Il "Gabinetto dei ritratti dei pittori" di Giuseppe Bossi (June 11th - September 20th 2009)
Festa per Brera (August 15th 2009)
I Crivelli che arrivarono a Brera (October 15th 2009 - February 15th 2010)
Brera e la guerra. L'archivio Fotografico della Soprintendenza: documenti sul primo e sul secondo conflitto mondiale a Milano (11th November 2009 - January 10th 2010)
Convegno sui musei napoleonici (December 2nd and 3rd 2009)
How to get there:
tube: linea 2 (Lanza) - linea 3 (Montenapoleone)
tram 1-4-8-12-14-27
bus 61-97
Prices
In order to know the price of tickets for a specific date, please select date, time, and number and kind of tickets and click on Check button on the order form
Tickets:
Full price
Reduced price #1:
European Union citizens and from the Switzerland Federation aged 18 to 25
European Union and Switzerland Federation teachers with permanent contact
Reduced price #2:
Valid for those who come to the box office with an ATM ticket validated.
Free tickets bookable only through the CALL CENTER OF THE MUSEUM:
* European Union and EES citizens (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) under 18 or over 65 years of age
* I.C.O.M. members (International Council Of Museums)
* Ministry for Arts and Cultures employees
* Secondary school students with Student Card
* European Union teachers and students teaching or attending Architectural Studies, Preservation of Artistic and Cultural Heritage, Arts Faculties and Classical Studies
* European Union teachers and students of Arts Academies
* Pupils from Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, Opificio delle Pietre Dure and Scuola per il Restauro del Mosaico;
* Journalists on the national register;
* European Union disabled people accompanied by a family member or escort
* Volunteer employed in cultural promotion and information activities as regulated by the Ministry art.12 comma 8 of the Code
* Amici di Brera Association Members
* Student Groups from European Union private and public schools, accompanied by their teachers. The booking is compulsory
* European Union Tourist Guides with professional licence
* European Union Tourist Interpreters when requested to support the Tourist Guide
Service fee is due for all the ticket categories and on gratuity days; an id document will be requested to prove the price reduction reason
