The historic center of Milan is unusually rich in sights. Some of them, the gallery of Vittorio Emanuele II and the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, cannot be overlooked. Others are hidden from human eyes. One of these secret treasures is the Museo del Novecento. Within the walls of the Arengario Palace, you can enjoy not only a fantastic view of Cathedral Square and the Duomo, but also the masterpieces of Picasso, Modigliani, Kandinsky and other masters of the 20th century – this is the time that Novecento specializes in.
The museum, founded in 2010, contains about 400 works, exhibited in chronological order.
The collection begins with paintings from the first half of the 20th century – Picasso, Braque, Modigliani, Kandinsky – and continues with futurists: Boccioni, Depero, Severini, Soficci. The Hall of the Era of the 20s and 30s, bordering between New Art and abstractionism, presents works by Morandi, Melotti and de Chirico.
On the third floor there is a hall dedicated to Alberto Burri and the Italian artists Vidova, Capogrossi, Novelli. The Apennine artistic theme also develops at the 4th level – here the work of the 50-60s. from Manzoni, Castellani and Bonalumi. The uppermost floor of the Arengario Palace is entirely devoted to Lucho Fontano, famous for his “cut” paintings. It is from here, from the giant windows of the Fontana Hall, that the very breathtaking view of the Duomo opens.
Address: Milan, Piazza Duomo, 8.
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