After the death of Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, in 1466, his son Ludovico il Moro asked Leonardo da Vinci to create the largest equestrian statue in the world, in memory of his father. The commission was paid in advance by the court treasury superintendent, and Leonardo’s workshop, which was located where the Palazzo Reale […]
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A Streetcar Named “Carrelli”
This is a story with a happy ending, without any connection to the 1951 American drama film “A Streetcar Named Desire” directed by Elia Kazan, starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando! This article is about another international “star,” the timeless 1920’s-style white and yellow tram, with dark and shiny teak benches and the interior illuminated […]
Exhibitions
May 2022 To avoid any admission controversies at museums and art galleries it is advisable to carry your Green Pass, your ID and a FFP2 face mask. Calendar Duomo / Cathedral Piazza Duomo 12 • M1/3 Duomo 1) Cathedral and Archaeological Area Open: 09.00 -18.00. Tickets sold up to 17.00 every day; last […]
A Day with Dukes and Duchesses
Looking for a cool way to spend the day this summer without having to go all over Milan? Take a trip to the Sforza Castle, one of Milan’s most popular and prized monuments, located in the center of Milan. It offers a range of activities that will keep you entertained all day including museums, art […]
Enduring Legacy
As the city comes to life with the excitement of Expo, this month Hello Milano takes a look at the rest of Milan to see what changes the event has wrought on our museums, parks and public spaces. For centuries Milan suffered in her land-locked status and ingeniously used the Navigli to sail off through […]
Street Fights in Milan
On March 22nd we celebrate the anniversary of the Cinque Giornate di Milano (The Five Days of Milan), the pitch battle fought in 1848 throughout the streets of the city between Italian residents and the occupying Austrian troops. The trouble had been brewing for years. Nationalists were agitating for Italian unification, Catholics vied for Popish […]
Cleaning up Leonardo’s fancy room
The Castello Sforzesco’s walls have been hiding a secret for over five hundred years. It’s hard to believe that underneath up to thirteen layers of whitewash (in some places), lies a lost work of art by Leonardo Da Vinci. Finally, five hundred years later, the great master’s biggest Milanese project after the Last Supper will […]
Museums
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