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Grande Brera Opens Its Doors to the Public: A Partnership Is Formed to Promote the Pinacoteca and Palazzo Citterio

A special public-private partnership promoted by the Pinacoteca di Brera was unveiled today. This project—the first of its kind to involve a state-run museum in the city of Milan —aims to enhance the spaces of the Pinacoteca and Palazzo Citterio by p...
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Milan: The Pinacoteca di Brera Acquires Two Works by Liu Bolin Inspired by *The Last Supper*

Two photographs by Chinese artist Liu Bolin will become part of the permanent collection of the Pinacoteca di Brera. The donation was formalized today in the sacristy of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, next to Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper...
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Brera: Restoration of the monuments to Parini and Beccaria Begins with the Botticino School

At the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, a project to restore and enhance the monuments dedicated to Giuseppe Parini and Cesare Beccaria, located on the Grand Staircase of Palazzo Brera, is getting underway. The project, supported by the Barbara Berlusco...
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Valentine's Day, at Brera, Hayez's Kiss is also celebrated with taste

On the occasion of February 14, Valentine's Day, the Brera Art Gallery presents a special project that puts art and taste in dialogue: It's Not Just a Kiss! Come and Taste the Beauty. The initiative aims to pay homage to one of the collection's most ...
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Milan, Grande Brera presents exhibition season: old masters, digital art and memory

In Milan, the new Grande Brera exhibition season kicks off in September 2025 with a rich program that extends until the summer of 2026. A path that embraces the many souls of the Milanese institution, articulating between the Pinacoteca di Brera, the...
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Great Brera, Makno research estimates 1.5 billion cultural induced for Milan

The Brera Picture Gallery presented Makno research analyzing the economic, social and cultural impact of the so-called Grande Brera, the cultural and scientific system that has been consolidated in Milan since the opening of Palazzo Citterio. The com...
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The first room of the Pinacoteca di Brera with the 12 busts of Canova restored by Banca Ifis has been rearranged

As of May 16, 2025, the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Room 1, an introductory area to the narrative of the museum collections and "La grande Brera, has set up the exhibition La bellezza e l'ideale. The Canova Collection of Banca Ifis and the Traveling Pict...
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Milan, Palazzo Citterio officially opens, inaugurating Grande Brera

In Milan, Palazzo Citterio officially opens its doors, realizing the dream of Franco Russoli, visionary director of the Brera Art Gallery from 1957 until his death in 1977, who had envisioned what he called "La Grande Brera." An aspiration cultivated...
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