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CURIOSITIES
The gloves worn by Napoleon at Waterloo

The gloves worn by Napoleon at Waterloo

Two hundred years ago, Napoleon Bonaparte, a personality, who certainly marked history between the end of the eighteenth century and the first decades of the nineteenth century, died in exile on the island of Sant’Elena. Not everyone knows that in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, in room 9, a curious relic linked to him is kept...

CURIOSITIES
Anthropomorphic figures

Anthropomorphic figures

Today we talk about a series of artifacts made of very curious materials...

CURIOSITIES
Parade saddle and two stirrups

Parade saddle and two stirrups

In this new video we talk about precious artifacts made by Milanese gunsmiths in the second half of the sixteenth century...

CURIOSITIES
Male figure made of shells

Male figure made of shells

Our journey through the wonders of the Ambrosiana today brings us to room 8 where, among precious coral specimens from the Settala collection, a curious statuette is on display…

WHAT’S ON

READING ROOM CLOSURE FROM SEPTEMBER 24 TO 29

Ambrosiana

READING ROOM CLOSURE FROM SEPTEMBER 24 TO 29

Reading room closed from September 24 to 29 included

24/09/2025-29/09/2025
ARE YOU IN LOVE? NO I'M IN MILANO

Ambrosiana

ARE YOU IN LOVE? NO I'M IN MILANO

19/09/2025-14/10/2025
Exhibition
SEPTEMBER 28: SPECIAL EVENING OPENING

Ambrosiana

SEPTEMBER 28: SPECIAL EVENING OPENING

From 18.00 to 19.30 (last admission) entrance to the Art Gallery and Crypt at the special price of €3.00

28/09/2025-28/09/2025
Natura morta<br>Jago and Caravaggio: two views on the transience of life

Pinacoteca