VisitaMilano

 Casa Merini
The old tobacconist's located in Via Magolfa, near the Naviglio Grande canal, has been restored in remembrance of poetess Alda Merini, a woman of exceptional personality, sweet and magnanimous. On the first floor, one of the poetess' original rooms has been reproduced, following a poetic itinerary, 'I was born the 21st, Spring!' made of panels telling her biography and some of her poets. Poetry workshops and other events will take place downstairs thanks to the 'Atelier della Parola' association.

 Museo Ada Negri
In a room next to the Church of San Rocco, Ada Negri, who was later to be known as the "poetess of Italy", began teaching in 1888 when she was 18 years old. This is now a small museum of documentation related to her.

 The Bagatti Valsecchi House Museum
A residential fine building in a Renaissance style with many fascinating rooms where markable collections and rare objects are housed. It is possible to admire precious Lombard polyptychs of the 15th century, sculpture, terracotta, furnishings and ancient ornaments, bronzes, ivories, ceramics and miniatures.

 The Boschi Di Stefano House Museum
Thanks to the interest of Milan Municipality and the Boschi Di Stefano family, this private collection is now a precious museum. It hosts more than 200 paintings by De Pisis, Carrà, Fontana, de Chirico, Morandi and Sironi.

 The Mangini Bonomi House Museum
It is situated in an elegant Milanese building. The museum houses many collections: beyond the wonderful furnishing of the floors it reunites also unique pieces of cases, game cards, fans, weapons, games, archaeological items and more.

 The Poldi Pezzoli Museum
A rich and refined home-museum, it contains works of the highest quality and interest: paintings by the major artists of the Italian Renaissance (Piero della Francesca, Pollaiolo, Botticelli, Mantegna) and the 18th century (Canaletto, Guardi, Tiepolo); sacred jewellery and jewels from antiquity to the 19th century; a large collection of European porcelain; carpets and tapestries; Murano glassware; armour; clocks and sundials. Not to be missed the museum weapons room, designed by Arnaldo Pomodoro, the new Gold Room, and the Collectors' Room.

 Villa Necchi Campiglio
Built between 1932 and 1935 by Milanese architect Piero Portaluppi, Villa Necchi Campiglio ratified the the start of rationalism in the city's architecture, expressing, at the same time, the designer's whimsical creative fantasy and the persistence of elements from the previous Déco fancy. Ample internal volumes, the affectation of the materials and the vast space dedicated to performance rooms in this lavish house-museum contribute to tell the story of Milan during the first half of the 1900s, with its rites, worldliness and etiquette. At the same time, the zeal of daily domestic activities, and the life of those who contributed to these rites while working behind the scenes, are suitably presented by the sequence of service quarters, pantries, kitchens and bathrooms, still with their original decorations and furnishings. Two important donations enrich this visit even more: Claudia Gian Ferrari's extraordinary collection of art masterpieces from the early 20th Century, with works by Sironi, Martini, de Chirico and others, and Alighiero and Emilietta De’ Micheli's exquisitely refined collection of paintings and art decorations from the 18th Century, including works by Canaletto, Rosalba Carriera and Tiepolo.