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Welcome to the Pinacoteca di Brera

Brera Masterpieces

Guided Tour – Teens and adults

Brera Masterpieces

February 23, 2025

8 € + entrance fee

Room with a view

Event – Eventi

Room with a view

February 23, 2025 – 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Included in the entrance fee

Talks in the Gallery

Guided Tour – Teens and adults

Talks in the Gallery

February 26, 2025

Included in the entrance fee

Visit the Pinacoteca di Brera

The Pinacoteca di Brera was officially established in 1809, even though a first heterogeneous collection with educational purpose existed already from 1776 – and then increased in the following years – alongside the Accademia di Belle Arti, requested by Mary Therese of Austria to offer the students the opportunity to study lofty masterpieces of art close up.

Grande Brera

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Grande Brera

The Project

In December 2024, the opening of Palazzo Citterio finally realizes the dream of the Grande Brera, expanding the Pinacoteca and enriching Milan’s artistic and cultural offerings. With historical collections, exhibition spaces for modern and contemporary art, and a wide urban garden, the Grande Brera establishes itself as the cultural heart of the city, a symbol of an avant-garde project.

Restoration laboratory

What We Do

Conservation and restoration

Thanks to the restoration laboratory, conservation activities have become an integral part of the visit to the Pinacoteca. The luminous transparent structure, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 2001 and placed in the center of the exhibition itinerary (room XVIII), offers visitors a unique opportunity: to follow up close and “live” the various phases of restoration, being able to observe the works from new points of view (such as the back, usually hidden). The laboratory, which participates in the organization of exhibitions and displays, also carries out intensive research and diagnostic work devoted especially to the paintings in the Pinacoteca.

Support Us

Your support is vital to enable the Museum to fulfill its mission: to protect and share its collection with the world.
Every visitor to the Pinacoteca di Brera deserves an extraordinary experience, which we can also achieve thanks to the support of all of you. Your generosity allows us to protect our collection, offer innovative educational programs and much more.

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