Ambrosiana

Hidden Treasures

For conservation reasons, the oldest and most precious volumes in the Library and the most fragile works of art in the Gallery are kept and protected in specific areas and are therefore normally invisible to the public. On extremely exclusive occasions, it is possible to organize special and reserved visits to the most hidden places and works that the Ambrosiana
holds

• Manuscripts viewing
• Access to the vault, sala del tesoro

MANUSCRIPT VIEWING
In addition to the wonderful museum itineraries proposed, there is the possibility of showing to guests some ancient
manuscripts of the Library funds, normally not accessible to the general public. The viewing of the manuscripts is possible subject to authorization and availability by the College of Fellows of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Private viewing of the manuscripts is held in the following rooms: Room XXIII of the Pinacoteca; for a maximum of 30 participants Sala della Rosa, in the Library; for a maximum of 15 participants

ACCESS TO THE VAULT, SALA DEL TESORO
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana houses more than a million printed volumes and tens of thousands ofmanuscripts, drawings and engravings. Among its funds we find works and authors who have made the history of Western culture, from Galileo to Petrarch, from Plautus to Pacioli, from Rubens to Dürer, from Piero della Francesca to Boccaccio, from Macchiavelli to Cesare Beccaria. But also works that tell us the history, art and culture of peoples and areas of the world far away from us: Hebrew, Arab, Armenian, Chinese
and Indian manuscripts, and again: nautical charts, papyri, incunabula, sixteenth-century books, etc… The most precious and fragile manuscripts are kept in special places, where temperature and humidity are controlled and where therefore the human presence must be monitored. Precisely in these spaces, among the most secret of the entire structure, it is possible to host some guests on rare occasions (maximum 4 people, no more than 4 times a year), to give them an absolutely exceptional experience.

WHAT’S ON

GUIDED TOUR THE MAGNIFICENT AMBROSIANA<BR>APRIL-JUNE 2023

Ambrosiana

GUIDED TOUR THE MAGNIFICENT AMBROSIANA
APRIL-JUNE 2023

Every Saturday at 15.30 a guided tour of the masterpieces of the Pinacoteca, together with professional guides of our official partner AdArtem

01/04/2023-24/06/2023
PINACOTECA AND SAN SEPOLCRO CRYPT: OPENING HOURS FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS

Ambrosiana

PINACOTECA AND SAN SEPOLCRO CRYPT: OPENING HOURS FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS

Opening hours of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana and of the San Sepolcro Crypt for the upcoming holidays

16/03/2023
NEWS
OLIVIERO RAINALDI: 2023 AD

Ambrosiana

OLIVIERO RAINALDI: 2023 AD

From April 6 to May 9 2023 the Crypt of San Sepolcro hosts the exhibition “Oliviero Rainaldi. 2023 AD”, an exhibition that traces the life of Christ in five episodes, birth, infancy, martyrdom, death and resurrection.

06/04/2023-09/05/2023
Exhibition
Mons. Marco Navoni is the new Prefect of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Ambrosiana

Mons. Marco Navoni is the new Prefect of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana

The Archbishop of Milan, His Excellency Mons. Mario Delpini, has appointed Msgr. Marco Maria Navoni Prefect of the College of Fellows of the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana with effect from 27 February 2023.

27/02/2023
NEWS
SECRET AMBROSIANA: CURIOSITIES FROM THE COLLECTIONS

Pinacoteca

SECRET AMBROSIANA: CURIOSITIES FROM THE COLLECTIONS

Rooms 2 and 3, the exhibition is the first in a series dedicated to showing us what is not normally displayed, for a wider enhancement of the Institution's heritage.

02/02/2023-02/05/2023
Exhibition
SAN SEPOLCRO CRYPT OPEN DURING WEEKENDS UNTIL APRIL 2

San Sepolcro

SAN SEPOLCRO CRYPT OPEN DURING WEEKENDS UNTIL APRIL 2

Crypt of San Sepolcro open until April 2 2023, every Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 to 17.30 | last access 17.00

14/01/2023-02/04/2023