Fondazione Prada
Milan venue of Fondazione Prada in a former distillery reimagined by OMA, with permanent installations such as Atlas, Processo Grottesco and Haunted House, and temporary exhibitions.
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About the museum
The Milan venue of Fondazione Prada, on Largo Isarco in the south of the city, was designed by the studio OMA led by Rem Koolhaas. It was created by transforming a distillery dating from the 1910s: three new buildings, the Podium, the Cinema and the Tower, were added to the existing structures, for a total area of 19,000 square metres.
The project is neither a restoration nor a new architecture; it brings the two together, keeping them distinct and in continuous dialogue. This articulation of spaces, heights and light makes it possible to show art in very different settings.
The Tower, 60 metres high and in exposed white concrete, completes the complex with nine floors whose plans alternate between trapezoidal and rectangular, and with ceilings rising from 2.7 to 8 metres; the top level is lit from above. Besides temporary exhibitions, the venue presents permanent projects: the installation Atlas in the spaces of the Tower, Processo Grottesco by Thomas Demand, Haunted House by Robert Gober with Louise Bourgeois, Le Studio d’Orphée by Jean-Luc Godard and Die Geburt des Buches aus dem Geiste der Natur by Andreas Slominski. The Foundation has other venues in Milan (Osservatorio, in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II) and in Venice (Ca’ Corner della Regina).
Highlights
- Atlas, permanent installation in the spaces of the Tower
- Haunted House by Robert Gober with Louise Bourgeois
- Processo Grottesco by Thomas Demand
- 60-metre Tower with nine exhibition floors
- Bar Luce and Ristorante Torre
- Architecture by OMA and Rem Koolhaas
Permanent exhibitions
- Atlas – Permanent installation in the spaces of the Tower.
- Haunted House – Permanent project by Robert Gober with Louise Bourgeois.
- Processo Grottesco – Permanent installation by Thomas Demand.
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Fondazione Prada
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €15 |
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| Reduced | €12Students under 26, visitors over 65, holders of the FAI membership card, companions of visitors with disabilities |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under 18s. |
| Seniors | €12Reduced rate for over-65s; free on Thursdays for over-65s resident in the municipality of Milan, with an identity document. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for visitors with disabilities; companions with a reduced ticket. |
| Students & apprentices | €12Students under 26; €7.50 for students of schools and universities in the municipality of Milan up to the age of 26. |
| Milan residents | €7.50Students of schools and universities in the municipality of Milan up to age 26, and residents of the municipality of Milan over 65. |
| Guided tour for groups (1–25 people) | €150One hour, in Italian or English; admission ticket not included. |
The standard ticket at €15 is valid for 30 days for the Milan venues and Osservatorio. Also free for accredited journalists and teachers with a pass. Advance online sales carry a booking fee of €1 per person (free tickets excluded). The ticket allows one entry to each exhibition space; the outdoor areas, the bookshop, Bar Luce and Ristorante Torre are accessible without a ticket.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
All areas of the venues are accessible to people with disabilities and mobility difficulties; wheelchairs are available at the reception desks. Guide dogs are allowed; other animals are not.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Pushchairs are allowed in all spaces except the permanent installations Processo Grottesco and Haunted House; baby carriers are provided free of charge.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Lodi T.I.B.B. (M3)
Metro line M3, Lodi T.I.B.B. stop (exit Piazzale Lodi / Viale Isonzo); tram 24 (stop via Ripamonti / via Lorenzini); bus 65 (stop Largo Isarco). BikeMi station at the junction of via Lorenzini and via Adamello.
By car
Free parking
Free parking for visitors, with access from Largo Isarco 1; 75 spaces.
Address: Largo Isarco 2.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
- Coat check
Bar Luce and Ristorante Torre are open to everyone without a ticket; bookshop. Free cloakroom.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photographs and filming for personal use with hand-held cameras are allowed; flash, tripods and selfie sticks are prohibited. |
| Good to know | One-hour guided tours in Italian and English by reservation (to be submitted within 7 days of the visit). Free tours with admission ticket: Atlas on Saturdays at 15:00 in English and on Sundays at 11:30 in Italian; Haunted House on Saturdays at 11:30 in Italian and on Sundays at 15:00 in English. Entry to some spaces is limited. Luggage larger than 40×30×20 cm, helmets, scooters, folding bicycles and skateboards are not allowed in the exhibition spaces. |
