Best places: Art museums in Milan, Italy

Graceful palazzo used by Napoleon, with medieval and Renaissance art especially from Northern Italy.

Spacious art museum displaying Italian works from the 19th & 20th centuries in an elegant setting.

Museum consisting of an architect-designed villa with decorative arts, paintings & period furniture.

Elegant museum containing an extensive collection of Italian art & paintings by the Flemish masters.

Once-private collection of 20th-century Italian art displayed in the owners' art deco apartment.

16th-century townhouse with a sumptuous interior, housing Renaissance decorative arts & paintings.

Sweeping staircases, regal hallways and artistic masterpieces at a grand 18th century palace.

Contemporary art museum in former factory with monumental permanent installations & temporary shows.

Renowned art gallery housing a collection of Da Vinci drawings, plus works by Caravaggio & Titian.

Collection of 20th-century art in the Palazzo dell'Arengario, focusing largely on Italian works.

Museum in former monastery cloisters housing Italian religious artworks from the 4th-21st century.

Established in 1953, this Duomo-centric museum with statues & tapestries offers a gift shop & tours.

Restored factory now a sleek museum of art & culture, with rotating exhibitions & a restaurant.

Ornate 18th-century palace with period furnishings & paintings, plus exhibits on Milanese fashion.

Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, especially works that interact with the architecture.

👍👍 Fixed annual appointment with the photographic exhibition of the "Wild Life Photography of the Year" in the large premises of the foundation. Very easy to reach, a stone's throw from Milan's Sforzesco Castle, it organizes various events, especially on weekends, with award-winning famous photographe...

👍 In an excellent position, in Corso Garibaldi, a stone's throw from the green subway. The restaurant also has outdoor seating under a beautiful canopy. The dishes didn't wow me and arrived rather cold. The internal part, with exposed bricks, has just been restored and is available for exhibitions an...

Exhibits of contemporary art in a unique complex of buildings designed by Rem Koolhaas.

Sculptures from early Christian to Renaissance eras & a hall with frescoes by Leonardo da Vinci.

Landmark museum with Buddhist & African art displays & exhibitions on Leonardo da Vinci's works.