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 […]
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Such a long time in and about Milan
Twenty years is a long time, for a person, and perhaps even more for a publication written in a foreign language for foreign people in a foreign country. Hello Milano first appeared two decades ago and it is still here, both in print and online, providing useful information about the city. Now it’s even read […]
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 […]
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Museums
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Running forwards, glancing backwards
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