Duomo Museum

Explore the masterpieces of the Duomo Museum and discover the history and treasures of Milan’s iconic symbol

A visit to the Museo del Duomo is almost a prelude to a visit to the cathedral: a quiet, silent place where sculptures can be admired from close up, enjoying the colours of the marble and the details of unique works of art which had been placed on the monument, often at dizzying heights.
Although it tells a story unfolding over six hundred years, the museum is quite young and has been the protagonist in the course of its history of three important exhibitions. Always located in the rooms on the ground floor of the Royal Palace, the museum was inaugurated in 1953 with an installation by Ugo Nebbia, in 1974 it was curated by Ernesto Brivio and it finally reopened in 2013 with an installation by Guido Canali. The museum has grown and enriched its rooms and collections thanks to the painstaking work of replacing damaged art works which for various reasons and particularly after the vicissitudes of war were taken from the cathedral.
The tour opens with the Treasure, owned by the Metropolitan Chapter. It then continues by telling the history of the Duomo through the centuries: statues, stained-glass windows, paintings, tapestries, architectural models, terracottas and plaster casts. All of them are original elements taken from the Monument.
What emerges is the fact that the cathedral was a collective enterprise built as a result of slow and patient work, for centuries, with the contribution of famous and not famous artists, of workshops with different styles that harmonised to create with their mastery the cathedral’s decorations.
Here is why Museo del Duomo is so important. It is a living place, a place to discover to learn the history of the monument and the work of the Veneranda Fabbrica.The Museum maintains its freshness and tells the history of Milan cathedral also through the constant activity of its Educational Services, with schools, families and guided tours, through exhibitions in the renovated Gian Galeazzo Room and activities of in-depth analysis and study.

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Prices: 
From €8 standard admission; €4 reduced admission

Visit duration:
From 60 minutes

Please note: the Museum is closed on Wednesdays.

Free admission to the Duomo Museum of Milan on the last Sunday of each month, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm (last admission at 6:00 pm), starting from 27 September 2026, unless otherwise indicated. Advance booking is required via duomomilano.it from the Tuesday preceding each Sunday. 

Entitles the holder to one admission to each area included in the selected itinerary. 

Please refer to the Urgent Notices section for any updates or changes to opening hours.

Some ticket options include routes with limited accessibility. For further information, please visit the Accessibility section.