Thirty rooms with masterpieces of Painting, Sculpture, Carpets, Lace and embroidery, Weapons and armor, Jewelry, Porcelain, Glass, Furniture, Sundials and mechanical clocks: over 6,000 extraordinary objects, from antiquity to the 19th century, immersed in a magical atmosphere.
The Poldi Pezzoli Museum, an elegant and intimate venue in the heart of the Fashion District, houses treasures from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. century.
Inaugurated in 1881, the museum was created by the Milanese nobleman Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli (1822-1879), who donated his precious collections of paintings, sculptures, and applied arts to make them accessible to everyone.
It enchants not only for the charming rooms, which evoke the eras of the past from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, up to the Armoury reinterpreted by the contemporary artist Arnaldo Pomodoro, but also for the variety and richness of the collections
You can admire masterpieces by great Artists such as Pollaiolo, Mantegna, Botticelli, Raphael, Piero della Francesca, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Hayez, Arms and Armor, Jewelry, Porcelain, Tapestries, and Period Furniture.
The museum’s main feature is its multi-room structure, each decorated in a different historical style.
Among the collections present
Portrait of a Lady
(or Lady of Pollaiolo, ca. 1470) Piero del Pollaiolo. Perhaps the museum’s most iconic work, a symbol of the Florentine Renaissance for its elegant lines and attention to detail.
Self-Portrait by Hayez is not a simple self-portrait, but rather a true cultural manifesto.
Madonna and Child, Sandro Botticelli (ca. 1475) A painting of rare beauty and tenderness.
The Knight in Black (Giovanni Battista Moroni), Madonna and Child (Andrea Mantegna), Imago Pietatis (Giovanni Bellini), Allegory of Virtue and Nobility (Giambattista Tiepolo)
The Armoury
Over 400 medieval and Renaissance pieces, including helmets, swords, and armor.
The Studiolo Dantesco
In neo-Renaissance style, created to house Pollaiolo’s “Portrait of a Woman.”
Golden Hall
A recently restored masterpiece, with breathtaking jewel details and fabrics.
The Hall of Clocks
One of the most important collections of its kind in the world
Porcelain
(especially Meissen and Sèvres), Murano glass, carpets, and lace.
Secret Garden and Orangery
Romantic green space for an outdoor break.
Nearby Attractions
Due to its central location, the visit can easily be combined with: A stroll through the Fashion Quadrilateral (Via Monte Napoleone, Via della Spiga), or the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum (another splendid house-museum just a few minutes’ walk away).
Poldi Pezzoli Museum
Via Alessandro Manzoni 12
Milan
Lombardy – Italy
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