Bagatti Valsecchi Museum

A visit to the historic Bagatti Valsecchi house museum in Milan is a step back in time to when every Italian palazzo was a private home. As a bonus, it also houses a nice art collection.
The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is in the Montenapoleone area of central Milan, and was once the home of the Bagatti Valsecchi brothers – Fausto and Giuseppe. They died in the early 1900s, and the palazzo stayed in the family until 1974, when one of Giuseppe's sons sold the palazzo to the region of Lombardy for use as a museum to house the brothers' impressive collection of decorative arts and paintings.
Among the items in the collection are furniture, tapestries, glassware, ivory, and ceramics. The paintings include works by Donatello and Bellini. The intention of the Bagatti Valsecchi Foundation was to create a reproduction of a 16th-century Italian nobleman's home, including period furnishings and décor.

Practical Info

The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is located near the Montenapoleone Metro stop on Via Gesu. It's open Tuesday-Sunday from 1 to 5:45pm, and tickets are €9 for adults, €6 for seniors and children ages 6-14 (children 5 and under are free). The museum is also €6 for everyone on Wednesdays.