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Pinacoteca di BreravsGalleria Civica d'Arte Moderna
Both Brera Picture Gallery and Civic Gallery of Modern Art are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Brera Picture Gallery is the choice of most reviewers compared to Civic Gallery of Modern Art. Brera Picture Gallery is ranked #1 in Milan with endorsements from 7 sources such as Afar Magazine, Michelin Guide and Concierge.
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
Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna Frommer's Lonely Planet Michelin Guide Michelin Guide Afar Magazine
Via Palestro 16, Milan
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Frommer's "This sumptuous palazzo, where Napoleon and his stepson, Eugene de Beauharnais, lived, houses a collection that is "modern" in the true 19th-century sense." Full review
Lonely Planet "Napoleon’s temporary Milanese home, the 18th-century Villa Reale, now houses the Civica Galleria d’Arte Moderna." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The Neoclassical Belgiojoso Bonaparte villa is home to this gallery."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This museum of modern art is housed in the handsome Villa Reale. Built in the late 18C for Prince Belgiojoso, it was the residence of Eugène de Beauharnais" Full review
Afar Magazine "GAM bridges the gap between Baroque and Modern art with a collection of Italian and European artwork from the 18th to the 20th century" Full review
