The city of Milan preserves a rich and prestigious artistic and cultural heritage within its walls. Among museums dedicated to ancient and contemporary art, museums on the scientific world and historical ones, there is really spoiled for choice.
On some particular days of the month the collections of numerous museums can be admired for free . On the first Sunday of the month, for example, thanks to the initiative promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage “Domenica al Museo”, it is possible to access many museums for free whose works and masterpieces are absolutely worth seeing.
In Milan there is also a particular initiative that allows you to visit the civic museums for free on Tuesday afternoons and during the last opening hours on other days of the week.
For those interested in visiting the main museums of Milan in a few days, we remind you that the Milano Card is also available , a card that allows access at a very affordable rate and which also includes numerous other advantages including the possibility of using free transport.
In short, for art and culture lovers, Milan offers an incredible number of attractions and, very often, completely free. Take a look at our list and choose the next destination to satisfy your thirst for art and beauty. Here is the complete list of free museums in Milan .
Museums always free in Milan
- Museum of the Risorgimento
- House of the Arts – Spazio Alda Merini
- Boschi di Stefano House-Museum
- Brera Astronomical Museum
- Costume Fashion Image – Palazzo Morando
- Pirelli HangarBicocca Foundation
- Mudec – Museum of Cultures (free admission to the permanent collection)
- Casa Verdi – Nursing home for musicians (an offer is welcome)
- Mangini Bonomi Museum
- Study Museum of Francesco Messina
- Park of the Roman Amphitheater and “Alda Levi” Antiquarium
Free museums every first and third Tuesday of the month from 2.00 pm
- Sforza Castle Museums
- Gallery of Modern Art
- Civic Museum of Natural History
- Civic Archaeological Museum
- Civic Aquarium
Free museums on the first Sunday of the month (from October to March)
- Brera ‘s picture gallery
- Sforza Castle Museums
- Leonardo’s Last Supper Museum
- Gallery of Modern Art
- Civic Museum of Natural History
- Galleries of Italy
- Civic Archaeological Museum
- Civic Aquarium
- Armani / Silos
For information on the remaining months of the year and for the list of participating museums throughout Lombardy, you can refer to the article: Free museums on the first Sunday of the month in Milan and Lombardy: the complete list .
Free museums for under 18s
- Brera ‘s picture gallery
- Sforza Castle Museums
- Gallery of Modern Art
- Museum of the Risorgimento
- Civic Museum of Natural History
- Galleries of Italy
- Civic Archaeological Museum
- Civic Aquarium
Museum Week
Once a year there is also a museum week with free admission to state museums. This year, Museum Week will take place from 5 to 10 March 2019 . In addition, during the year the state museums will have the possibility to propose another 8 days of free admission to be chosen at their discretion. To find out more.
Are you undecided on which museum to visit? Read our article on the most beautiful museums in Milan . If, on the other hand, you prefer a temporary exhibition, discover in this article the exhibitions not to be missed this month .
If you are an art lover and want to discover the museums and the many artistic and cultural beauties present in Milan and Lombardy, we recommend the Museums Subscription which will allow you to visit all these wonders for 365 days at an absolutely negligible cost.
COVID-19 EMERGENCY UPDATE – SUSPENDED EVENT:
At the end of September 2020, the ordinance of the Ministry of Health that suspends free Sundays at the museum was published in the Official Journal . The ordinance of the Ministry of Health is motivated in consideration of the evolution of the epidemiological situation at the international level and the particularly widespread nature of the COVID-19 epidemic.
