There are many museums in Milan and we would suggest to have a look at www.comune.milano.it (section “cultura” – “musei e mostre”).

Let us mention just two of them:

Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia “Leonardo da Vinci”, via San Vittore 21 – tel. 02485551. Open Tuesday-Friday 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday and public holidays 9.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. Info: www.museoscienza.org – info@museoscienza.it

Il Civico Planetario “Ulrico Hoepli”: the planetarium is a projector that reproduces the past, present and future appearance of the starry sky observable from any part of the Earth.

The planetarium equipment is located in the centre of a room surmounted by a hemispherical dome which acts as a projection screen. A multimedia system enables images, shooting stars and animations to be shown.

Location: Corso Venezia 57 (inside the “Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli”) – tel. 0288463340.

For further information, write to: c.planetario@comune.milano.it

Until Expo 2015, the Atlantic Codex collection of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci will be on display in the Bramante sacristy in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, and in the Federiciana Room in the Ambrosiana Library. Every three months the drawings in the exhibition will be replaced in order to bring to the public the entire collection of 1,119 pages on military architecture.

Going to the cinema is a popular leisure activity in Milan, as evidenced by the number of  multiplexes which offer the most recent films in Italian.

Tickets (7.50 euro) can be purchased on the spot, either just before the “projection” or in advance by paying a supplement of 1 euro. They may also be booked via the web without extra charge.

English-language films

Teatro Derby, Via Pietro Mascagni 8 – tel. 0276016352 (448 seats)

Zelig, Viale Monza 140, tel. 022551774 (200 seats)

Teatro Nazionale  Piazza Piemonte 12 – tel. 02848448800

Palasharp  Via Sant’Elia 33 – tel. 0233400551

Blue Note, via P. Borsieri 37 – tel. 899700022

The most important theatres for plays are located in the centre and neighbouring areas of the city. Performances normally begin around 8.30-9 p.m.

Some theatres have reductions for students, and ViviMilano (the supplement published each Wednesday together with Il Corriere della Sera) as well as the Milan Municipality (Comune di Milano) offer free tickets. See www.comune.milano.it

 Show Milan's Theatres

Teatro alla Scala – Piazza della Scala – tel. 0272003744

www.teatroallascale.org

The Teatro alla Scala ticket office is located at the Duomo subway station (ground level), open every day from noon to 6 p.m.

Last minute: tickets which are not sold and not booked can be purchased with a 20% discount on the very same day of the performance; these tickets will be sold one hour before performance and only at the ticket office of the Teatro alla Scala (via Filodrammatici). The concert season includes performances by the Scala Philharmonic Orchestra and Scala Orchestra, as well as other orchestras of international standing.

The opera and ballet season starts on 7^th December and ends in November.

Performances usually start at 8 p.m.

For subscription and tickets, see www.lascalaunder30.org/abbonamento-under30/benefit.html

TEATRO DEGLI ARCIMBOLDI

www.teatroarcimboldi.org tel. 02641142212

This theatre hosts opera’s, classical music and ballet. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketone.it

CONSERVATORIO “GIUSEPPE VERDI”

Via del Conservatorio 12 – tel. 027621101.

The Milan Conservatory is an important temple of classical music, where famous names such as Maurizio Pollini and Claudio Abbado received their musical training. Concerts usually begin at 9 p.m. and tickets are sold directly by the association organizing the concerts or at the Conservatorio itself one hour before the concert.