Italy · MUSEUM TOURS IN MILAN
The 15 best museum tours in Milan on sale today, with what each one costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is first for a reason, so start there.
Spend a full day at Milan’s Science and Technology Museum, housed in a Renaissance monastery on Via San Vittore. See Leonardo da Vinci’s 170-model gallery, steam trains, ships, aircraft, the Enrico Toti submarine, a Vega launcher, and Italy’s only moon fragment. Entry is self-guided.
“The museum was so nice and was valuable to go! Kids can really enjoy.”
Walk behind the scenes at San Siro with an Italian or English guide. See the AC Milan and Inter locker rooms, mixed zone, players’ tunnel, pitchside, stands, museum, and Italia 110 & Lode exhibit. Guided and self-guided formats may be available.
“I think the time scheduled for the visit to the museum could be extended - 15 minutes is too short.”
Visit Leonardo3 in Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II for more than 200 interactive reconstructions based on Leonardo da Vinci’s manuscripts. See working machines, study digital codex pages, explore a restored Last Supper, and let children build a bridge or print an inventor’s certificate.
“surprised my husband with this and we both walked out 2hours later even more amazed at DaVincis mind than ever before.Outstanding! The recreations were the perfect addition to any DaVinci exhibit”
Spend one hour inside Milan’s La Scala Theatre and Museum with a live guide in English, Italian, French, German, or Spanish. See the auditorium from third-level boxes, admire its chandelier, and explore costumes, instruments, and portraits linked to Verdi, Toscanini, and other musical figures.
“The quide was absolutely professional, she knew a lot of interesting things about Scala history and not only.”
Visit Milan’s Pinacoteca Ambrosiana for original Leonardo da Vinci drawings from the Codex Atlanticus, Raphael’s School of Athens cartoon, and works by Caravaggio, Botticelli, and Tiziano. Explore at your own pace, or add a €4 audio guide in six languages.
“This was far more than I expected! Not just books but a collection of art, pottery and artefacts centuries old. Not sure I would do a tour but we enjoyed moving at our own pace, reading the information with each display. Very well laid out and labelled. Amazing!”
Spend one hour at La Scala with an English or French-speaking guide. Explore the museum’s costumes, instruments, portraits, and stories of Verdi, Callas, Pavarotti, and Fracci, then look into the famous auditorium from a theater box when rehearsals allow.
“The tour guide was very friendly and excited to show us around. We enjoyed the place and we learned interesting things about La Scala’s past.”
This self-guided Duomo ticket gives you two days to visit Milan Cathedral, the Archaeological Area beneath it, the Duomo Museum, and the Scurolo di San Carlo. You scan your voucher at the cathedral security line, then visit the museum at Piazza del Duomo 12. The terraces are not included.
“Great experience! Definitely to do when in Milan! Three in one is totally worst the price!”
Spend about an hour at Casa Milan’s Mondo Milan Museum, where AC Milan’s trophies, Hall of Fame, Ballon d’Or winners, holographic theater, player statistics, and worldwide football story come together. The museum is wheelchair accessible, and you can take extra time with the interactive displays.
“Perhaps include ex-players (like Kaka or Ibrahimovic) or current players (like Giroud) to make a guest appearance at the museum - at an additional price of course”
Visit Milan’s La Scala Theatre Museum and view its grand auditorium when conditions allow. Explore costumes, set designs, instruments, portraits, and performance records with an app audioguide in seven languages. The $17 ticket is wheelchair accessible and fits neatly beside the Duomo.
“Best experience! Simona is the best, knows many information about the local history, you should follow her an listen to her. I recommend ! Enjoy !”
Meet your licensed English-speaking guide at La Scala Museum for a 90-minute tour of Milan’s famous opera house and its theatrical treasures. Guides such as Giorgio, Simone, Maria, Lara, and Lorella have brought the building’s composers, singers, acoustics, and backstage work to life. Theatre access can depend on rehearsals and private events.
“Our tour guide was not prepared and appeared not to know her material well at all. I would not recommend this guide.”
Visit Milan’s San Siro Stadium, home of AC Milan and Inter Milan, with access to the changing rooms, mixed zones, tunnel, pitch-side areas, and museum. Tours run every 20 minutes in English and Italian, though large crowds can mean a self-guided visit.
“My husband and my son went to see the stadium. They had the best time the tour was very informative and they saw everything they needed to see. I recommended a lot.”
Meet your English-speaking guide outside La Scala Museum for a one-hour tour of its musical treasures and, when rehearsals allow, a view from an opera box. Guides such as Martina and Serena bring stories of Verdi, Rossini, and Bellini to life. Add a two-day hop-on hop-off bus ticket if useful.
“I was lucky about this tour because I manage to see the stage theatre and viewers rooms with lights on. A few minutes later this wasn't possible because of the rehearsal. I was so nervous about being lucky or not. If I had paid this price and couldn't see anything would be very disappointing.”
Meet your English-speaking guide at La Scala Museum for a one-hour visit covering the foyer, boxes, auditorium, stage, and orchestra pit when production allows. The museum adds costumes, instruments, portraits, and videos. The tour may be a group of up to 25, despite the private-guide wording.
“Facade was covered and no lights were on in the auditorium for our tour(being tested out). Disappointing.Talk was informative. Luckily was able to wait after tour and auditorium lights were turned on so we could ‘see’ the theatre.”
Spend two hours with a live guide inside Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera, seeing works by Caravaggio, Raffaello, Hayez, and others. Then walk through Brera’s historic streets, art studios, perfume shops, and paint stores. Guides may include Giorgio, Laura, Simone, or Daniella, depending on your booking.
“The tour guide was very knowledgeable, we learned so much from him! The Pinacoteca Art Gallery is gorgeous, recommend anyone to visit it at least once! Also, they give you a ticket for the Art Gallery that you can reuse as many times you want for 2 or 3 months!”
Enter San Siro through Gate 8, visit the AC Milan and Inter museum, then follow an English or Italian guide through the changing rooms, mixed zone, tunnel, sidelines, and pitch. Tours leave every 30 minutes, and your ticket is valid all day until the 6 PM museum closing.
“TOTALLY WORTH A SITE SEEING DAY, RAIN OR SHiNE! CLEAN, AMAZING STADIUM, 🏟️ STAFF WAS EXCEPTIONAL! THE LEADER WAS A RETIRED, OLD SCHOOL VETERAN PLAYER, HE WASNT MODEST AT ALL AND THE WAY HE TOLD HIS STORY IF YOU HEARD HIM YOU WERE ABLE TO READ THREW THE LINES! THE EGYPTIAN MAN NEEDS TO BE IN A HIGHER SECURITY CLASS VERY NICE MAN …. GOOD LUCK TO “THE TREVISANA” THAT WILL MAKE THE PERFECT GUIDE … GRAZIE MILLE LA VISITA ERA PIU BELLA CHE HO PENSATO AND ACROSS THE WAY IS THE BEAUTIFUL RACETRACK GOING DOMENICA FORZE SAN SIRO ⚽️🔌Read more”
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