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Palazzo Reale vs Museo Poldi Pezzoli

Palazzo Reale and Museo Poldi Pezzoli are both rated highly by experts. Overall, Museo Poldi Pezzoli scores significantly better than Palazzo Reale. Museo Poldi Pezzoli comes in at 87 with recommendations from 5 reviewers such as Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.

Palazzo Reale
Palazzo Reale
7 / 10
Piazza Duomo 12, 20121 Milan
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Time Out Time Out
"A mansion of utter opulence, and host to a swath of world class art shows." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Functions as one of Milan's major art exhibition spaces, with a focus on modern artists." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"A cultural museum that exhibits more than 1,500 works of art each year." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"It’s also perhaps the only place in the world you can see the ceiling friezes, opulent mirrors, and faded tapestries of a palace in the same room as a preserved bird carcass (it’s art, we promise). " Full review
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
8 / 10
Via Manzoni 12, 20121 Milan
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The gem is undoubtedly the Portrait of a Lady by Antonio Pollaiuolo (1431–98), one of the city's most prized treasures and the source of the museum's logo." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli also inherited his mother's love of art and during extensive European travels he was inspired by the 'house museum' that was later to become London's V&A." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"It's the curious touches that make the Museo Poldi Pezzoli so memorable." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Among the collections (weapons, clocks, fabrics) of this museum, the famous Portraits of Luther and his wife by Lucas Cranach." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"The ornate rooms of the ground floor feature Oriental rugs, weapons, ancient armor, and rare books...the stars of this wonderful show are the intricate Armillary Sphere" Full review