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More than 2500 works of art, two floors and almost fifty rooms in the territory of a luxury villa of the turn of the 18-19th centuries - just so in a nutshell can be described the Gallery of Modern Art in Milan. The collection of this museum is truly impressive: there are Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Matisse and Modigliani, but the biggest collection is of course dedicated to Italians and their masterpieces of the cutter and brush of the 18-20th centuries.

The first thing that a curious tourist will have to face is the building of the museum, and to be precise - with the luxurious villa Beldjoyozo, which in itself is considered an outstanding landmark of Milan. At the beginning of the 19th century, this mansion was donated to a low emperor from France, so among the locals it is often called "the villa of Bonaparte."

In 1849 an important historical event took place within its walls - the signing of the Austrian-Lombard document "Milan World".
At the beginning of the 19th century, the mansion that the gallery occupies was donated to a low emperor from France, so among the locals it is often called the "villa of Bonaparte".

But back to the "stuffing" of the building, which, believe me, does not disappoint even the tourist who has seen the species. The beginning of the gallery was laid in 1868 by the collection of the Marquis of Fogliani, who left it in the inheritance of their beloved city. The museum was opened in 1921 and further grew and expanded with its display thanks to the donations of the Lombard patrons.

In time, from the abundance of exhibits, the Gallery of Modern Art became so swollen that it was forced to resettle part of the collection. Today it is in the Museum of the twentieth century in the Town Hall building on Milan's Cathedral Square. The magnificent relocation of hundreds of paintings and sculptures took place in 2010

But what can you see in the walls of the former villa of Bonaparte? Briefly, the works of Giovanni Fattori, Antonio Canova, Silvestro Lega, Domenico Induno, Giovanni Segantini ("Two washerwomen"), Mose Bianchi (again "Washerwomen"), Vincenzo Jamito ("Fisherman"), and "Maternity" Medardo Rosso, "Dynamism of the human body" by Umberto Boccioni, "The Fourth Estate" by Giuseppe Pellizza and Volpedo and paintings by two Giacomo-Favretto and Balla. Separate halls are dedicated to French painting: there are Gauguin, Renoir, Sisley, Van Gogh, Manet, Cezanne.

After enjoying the collection of the Gallery of Modern Art, be sure to leave 20-30 minutes for a leisurely walk in the charming green garden that surrounds the villa. In the center of it there is an elegant pond, inside here and there are scattered ruins of medieval buildings, giving this picturesque place an already charming view.


Contemporary art at Bonaparte's villa

Coordinates

Address: Via Palestro, 16. How to get there : the nearest metro station is Palestro (red line M1).

Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 9: 00-13: 00 and 14: 00-17: 30.

Admission is free.