The Duomo Museum of Milan is certainly one of the most representative collections in the history of Milan and its inhabitants, an immense custodian of art and devotion in all the centuries-old phases of the construction of the city’s most imposing monument. Hosted inside the Palazzo Reale, during its history it has been the protagonist of three important exhibitions. In 1953 it was inaugurated with a project by Ugo Nebbia, in 1974 curated by Ernesto Brivio and in 2013 it was finally reopened with a layout by Guido Canali. The museum presents an extraordinary variety of works illustrating the centuries-old gestation of the cathedral’s construction: the 27 exhibition rooms divided into 13 themed areas, which also include the very precious Treasure of the Duomo, retrace the entire history of Milan Cathedral, from the Visconti inauguration in 1386 to the important interventions of the Borromeo family, up to the construction of the last 20th century bronze doors.
The exhibition of the Duomo Museum of Milan is a real journey through time, which collects and presents the artistic evidence of six centuries of the city’s history in which, among masterpieces of art, wooden models, spires, stained glass windows, sculptures, tapestries and archival pieces, you can find the Evangeliary of Ariberto (XI century), the Madonna of the Idea by Michelino da Besozzo (XIV century), the paintings of Cerano with the Miracles of San Carlo, the Dispute of Jesus in the Temple of Tintoretto.
The Duomo Museum, with its more than 200 works on display, is an essential key to understanding the history of Milan and becomes a true " illustrated chronicle " of the art of the cathedral from the 14th century to the present day.
