Museo Bagatti Valsecchi
House museum in Milan's Quadrilatero della Moda, with furnishings and decorative arts of the 15th and 16th centuries collected by the Bagatti Valsecchi brothers.
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About the museum
The Museo Bagatti Valsecchi is a house museum arising from the collecting story of two brothers, the barons Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi. From the 1880s they devoted themselves to the renovation of the family home, a palace between via Gesù and via Santo Spirito, today in the heart of the Quadrilatero della Moda. At the same time they collected paintings and decorative arts objects of the 15th and 16th centuries, with the intention of displaying them in the house and creating a residence inspired by the aristocratic homes of sixteenth-century Lombardy.
The project was based on close coherence between the rooms and the works they contain. The brothers drew on a rich library of volumes on architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts, which served them as a vast visual repertoire. While the residence was still private, the so-called Casa Artistica attracted scholars, collectors and simple curious visitors: over 10,000 signatures, collected in three volumes from 1886 to 1975, are kept in the guest book and can now also be consulted in digital form.
The house is now run by the Fondazione Bagatti Valsecchi and open to the public as a museum, which celebrated thirty years of activity in 2024. Since 2008 it has been part of the circuit of the Case Museo di Milano together with Casa Boschi di Stefano, Villa Necchi Campiglio and Museo Poldi Pezzoli. The route passes through the historic rooms, from the entrance staircase to the library, from the bedrooms to the gallery of arms, and also offers digital tools such as the app with audio guides and an augmented-reality route through the archives.
Highlights
- Late nineteenth-century house museum inspired by sixteenth-century Lombard residences
- Entrance staircase, Sala dell'Affresco, Library and Camera del Letto Valtellinese
- Gallery of arms and collections of decorative arts of the 15th and 16th centuries
- Guest book with over 10,000 signatures from 1886 to 1975
- Free app with audio guides, audio descriptions and videos in Italian Sign Language (LIS)
Permanent exhibition
- Le stanze della casa museo – The route passes through the historic rooms of the residence, from the entrance staircase to the library, the bedrooms and the gallery of arms, with furnishings, paintings and decorative arts objects of the 15th and 16th centuries.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Fondazione Bagatti Valsecchi
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €14 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €10university students with student ID and adults over 65 |
| Children & teens | €6free up to age 5 · “Giovani” ticket for ages 6 to 17; free admission up to age 5. |
| Seniors | €10Reduced rate for over-65s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
| Students & apprentices | €10Reduced rate for university students with student ID. |
| Families | €26Rate valid for two adults with two children. |
| Guided tour for adults | €18Reduced to €10 for Friends of the Museum; the admission ticket must be purchased separately. |
| Guided tour for children and families (up to 17 years) | €10Adults €18; activated with at least 8 participants. |
| Silent Book (add-on to the visit) | €3Available at the ticket office. |
Free admission also for ICOM members and Friends of the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi. Online booking is recommended; holders of the Abbonamento Musei Lombardia do not need it. Visitors who buy the city escape experience “Il furto degli astri gemelli” on the Garipalli website enter with the reduced ticket.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description
On request at the ticket office the lift can be used to reach the rooms on the first floor. Equipped toilets are available; the maximum width of a wheelchair is 70 cm. The museum's app offers audio descriptions of the works and videos in Italian Sign Language (LIS); guided tours in LIS take place on scheduled dates. Small dogs are admitted, to be carried in a bag or in the arms.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | €26 · Rate valid for two adults with two children. |
- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Stroller-friendly: not available
Guided tours dedicated to children and families, an audio route for the youngest, a Silent Book for finding details in the rooms and educational workshops for schools. Pushchairs are not permitted inside the museum.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Montenapoleone (M3)
Metro line M3 (yellow line), Montenapoleone stop; M1 and M4, San Babila stop; buses 54 and 61, San Babila stop; bus 94, Piazza Cavour stop; tram 1, Montenapoleone (M3) stop.
By car
Parking available
Car parks in via San Pietro all'Orto and via Marina.
Nearby are the BikeMi stations no. 80 (Manzoni) and no. 13 (via Senato, corner of via Marina).
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Lockers
Lockers for backpacks and bags at the entrance. Pushchairs and suitcases are not permitted inside and must be left at the ticket office under staff supervision.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (IT, EN, ZH, JA, DE, FR) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The audio guide, produced by Acoustiguide and narrated by an heir of the family, is free on your own phone; there is also a children's route in Italian and English. The free Museo Ba·Va app uses beacons to signal points of interest along the route. The Wunderkammer web app offers an augmented-reality route through the museum's archives. Guided tours take place on scheduled dates; for groups of up to 25 people a guided visit on request costs €120 in Italian and €150 in a foreign language, plus the admission ticket. For groups with their own guide, booking is compulsory. |
