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Pinacoteca AmbrosianavsPinacoteca di Brera
Both are endorsed by those who travel for a living. Overall, Brera Picture Gallery ranks significantly better than Ambrosiana Library & Picture Gallery. Brera Picture Gallery scores 95 with recommendations from 7 reviews like Michelin Guide, Concierge and Frommer's.
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
Fodor's
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
U.S. News & World Report Frommer's
Piazza Pio XI, 2, 20123 Milan
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Fodor's "A wealth of charmingly idiosyncratic items on display include 18th-century scientific instruments and gloves worn by Napoleon at Waterloo." Full review
Frommer's "Much to the appreciation of art lovers who waited through the late 1990s for the museum to reopen, this exquisite collection is housed in newly restored galleries." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Europe’s first public library, built in 1609, the Biblioteca Ambrosiana was more a symbol of intellectual ferment than quiet scholarship." Full review
Time Out "Founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, this 400-year-old project began life as one of the first ever public libraries." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The palace of Cardinal Federico Borromeo has one of the world's richest libraries, and an art gallery founded on the collections of the Cardinal." Full review
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Plus a fascinating Basket of Fruit Still Life by Caravaggio.
Afar Magazine "The Ambrosiana Library is an oasis for book lovers." Full review
U.S. News & World Report6.0
"The Biblioteca and Pinacoteca Ambrosiana holds a vast collection of artwork, most of which were donated by a single person." Full review
Frommer's "Founded in 1609 to display the private collections of the pious Cardinal of Milan Federico Borromeo, this gallery is housed in the world’s second-oldest public library (after the Bodleian in Oxford, U" Full review
Pinacoteca di Brera Fodor's
Concierge Lonely Planet Time Out Michelin Guide Afar Magazine
Monocle
Travel + Leisure Frommer's
Via Brera 28, 20121 Milan
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Fodor's "The collection here is star-studded even by Italian standards." Full review
Concierge "Milan's most worthwhile picture gallery is housed on the upper story of the city's still-functioning art academy."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Located upstairs from the centuries-old Accademia di Belle Arti (still one of Italy’s most prestigious art schools), this gallery houses Milan’s most impressive collection of old masters." Full review
Time Out "A stupendous collection of fine art from Caravaggio to Bramante, often considered Lombardy's finest art collection." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"After visiting the Jési collection dedicated to the great movements of the 20C... there awaits the largest collection of Venetian paintings outside Venice." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Pinacoteca Brera is Milan's public painting gallery with an enviable collection of early Renaissance to late Baroque paintings by the very best of 15th, 16th and 17th centuries." Full review
Monocle "The huge statue of Napoleon in the courtyard hints at this museum’s past – in 1809 the French emperor exhibited Italian art looted by his armies here"
Travel + Leisure "This is one of Italy's big-hitter galleries, up there with the Vatican Museums and Florence's Uffizi...it includes works by Mantegna, Tintoretto, and Raphael. "
Milan Travel Guide
July 7, 2021
Frommer's "This 17th-century palazzo houses one of Italy's finest collections of medieval and Renaissance art; it's inarguably the world's finest collection of northern Italian painting." Full review
