Ambrosiana
NOVEMBER 3: SPECIAL EVENING OPENING
Access to the Pinacoteca and Crypt from 18.00 to 19.30 with a special ticket € 3.00
An astrolabe is an ancient instrument used to locate the position of celestial bodies (sun, moon and stars): it represents the celestial vault projected on a plane. Astrolabes were used until the 17th century, when more precise astronomical instruments were introduced. However, they were included in scientific collections as a sign of cultural refinement. This astrolabe, dating from 1500, could determine the position of thirty eight stars.