MUDA – Museo dell'assicurazione

About the museum

The Museum of Insurance, known as MUDA, was established in Milan from the donation of the library and historical archive of Francesco Mansutti, an insurer who for more than seventy years collected documents on the history of the sector. The project took shape in 2004 as the Fondazione Mansutti, a centre for study and documentation on insurance, and is today a third-sector body based in Via Rugabella.

The collections have grown over time with material donated by Vito Platania, consisting of fire plaques issued by companies operating in Italy, and by the Sacerdoti family. The holdings show how insurance has developed from historical, economic, legal, technical, artistic and cultural perspectives.

The museum occupies the old rooms of an 18th-century palazzo in central Milan. The Sala degli Assicuratori displays policies, shares and fire plaques; the Sala degli Artisti holds historic posters, the Sala degli Scrittori antique books and treatises, and the Sala degli Orologiai early 20th-century money-box clocks.

Besides guided tours, the museum organises events, temporary exhibitions, training and educational activities, also in collaboration with universities and museum networks.

Highlights

• Collection of policies and shares from insurance companies, including 16th-century documents
• Over 800 fire plaques, among the rarest collections in Italy
• Historic advertising posters from the insurance sector
• Library with over 6,000 volumes on the history of insurance, printed from 1500 to the present
• Money-box clocks given to clients in the early 20th century
• Historic rooms of an 18th-century palazzo near Piazza Missori

Permanent exhibition

• Sale storiche e collezioni del MUDA – Guided route through policies, shares, fire plaques, posters, antique books and money-box clocks documenting the history of insurance.

Founded

2004

Operated by

Museo dell'assicurazione ETS

Admission & discounts

Admission includes the guided tour and is by booking only. Admission is free with the Abbonamento Musei Lombardia e Valle d'Aosta card or Formula Extra.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum offers easier access for people with disabilities, a lift with Braille buttons and voice announcement of the floor, accessible toilets, and a free reserved parking space in the courtyard at Via Rugabella 10 during the visit.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is about 500 m from Piazza del Duomo.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

The historic rooms (Sala degli Studiosi, Sala degli Accademici) can be made available to members for meetings, conferences and presentations.

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