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Museo Teatrale alla Scala
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#54 of 1,631 things to do in Milan
Speciality Museums • History Museums
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9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Friday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Neighborhood: Centro Storico
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Laura D
5 contributions
Really great experience
Feb 2022 • Family
I thought taking young children to this museum would be challenging, but I was quite wrong. My 5 year old was absolutely enchanted by the costumes, the instruments, the music, and above all the time we spent in the theatre itself watching a rehearsal (included as part of museum ticket). A real treat for both of us.
Written February 17, 2022
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Traveller
New York City, NY2,978 contributions
Great museum if you love opera
Dec 2019
I visited the La Scala Museum in December 2019. I had visited it twice in July 2018. The price of the ticket has increased to 9 euros. The core exhibit was just as interesting as when I visited in 2018. There were paintings, busts, costumes and many other artificats. You also get the opportunity to view the inside of the La Scala. This time they were setting up the stage for a performance. Near the viewing place, I noticed a lot of photos that I did not notice last time. Photos of famous people such as Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth, Charles De Gaulle, etc. And a bust of Puccini. Even though I have been to this museum several times I always enjoy my visit.
Written February 19, 2020
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Nik R
Varna, Bulgaria6,679 contributions
Charming, small museum with priceless collection
Mar 2019
We went to this museum because my wife is a big opera fan (wouldn't say so about me). She really loved it and even my son and I were amazed.
It is a small museum about La Scala and the opera in general with a priceless collection of musical instruments, original music-books, costumes, paintings and statues of many famous opera singers and composers, posters of operas conducted at La Scala over the years. When you visit the museum, you can also get access to one of the stages and see the opera house inside (provided there are no rehearsals). We combined the museum with a guided tour of La Scala and both were simply amazing.
A charming museum, not only for opera lovers!
Written February 19, 2020
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l0ve2travel93
London, UK229 contributions
Theatre was dark so didn’t even get to see it properly :(
May 2022 • Couples
What a disappointment!

The main (and only reason) for visiting was to get a decent view of the theatre. It does note when you buy the tickets at the desk that you view it from a box with a plastic screen due to some practice which is fair enough. But when you get upstairs, you queue to go in a box and see the theatre but all the lights were off and they were doing a rehearsal! We didn’t even get to see the theatre with the lights on in its proper glory.

So disappointing felt like we might as well have googled the image rather than wasting €9 each. Also you don’t actually get to se wit for very long due to the queue.

The museum part of the trip is pretty average. There is some info on the plays/operas but some is only in Italian and the parts translated to English didn’t seem to mean much to use anyway. Seeing a few costumes was okay but didn’t recognise many of the parts and felt like most of the museum was just filler to try and justify the high price tag.

Definitely wouldn’t recommend.
Written May 7, 2022
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Marieka86
United Kingdom269 contributions
Grand Theatre, Cosy Museum
Dec 2019
Worth visiting if you're at all interested in opera or La Scala history. I couldn't figure out any clear progression/organisation to the artefacts but the touchscreens in each room were an easy to use and interesting source of information on each of them. There's also a museum mobile phone app that looks well designed, but I couldn't follow where it was referring to in the museum so simply used the touchscreens.
Written January 27, 2020
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ParoleAnima
Milan, Italy279 contributions
for opera enthusiasts, history buffs, and music scholars
Nov 2013 • Business
The La Scala Museum and library celebrated its 100th birthday in 2013 and still resides at the same address. It houses more than 350 paintings and sculptures, 50 miniatures, over 150 porcelain figures, a mixture of puppets, musical instruments, and artisanal objects, and 150,00 books and related items. The latter include 10,300 letters from composers, directors, and singers, 2,255 sketches of theater scenes, 3,000 posters, 6,000 libretti, 30 complete opera manuscripts, and 7,000 photographs.

Curiosities include Puccini’s watch, Rossini’s glasses, locks of Mozart’s hair, a cast of Chopin’s hand, and – among many items of Verdiana – his first spinet, his grand piano, and 200 personal letters written by him. The building was renovated between 2001-2004 (along with La Scala itself) and the decor recreates the original Belle Époque architecture. But never fear -- the bathrooms have all been modernized, and digitalization is improving the visitor experience and the research of serious scholars.
Written May 10, 2014
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Avi L
Jerusalem, Israel79 contributions
Go when there are no rehearsals
Sep 2019
We had three days in Milan. When we went to La Scala on the first day, the gentleman at the ticket booth advised us to come back on Sunday where there were no rehearsals planned so that in addition to seeing the museum, which was quite interesting, we could go into the boxes and actually see the concert hall itself
Written October 20, 2019
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MsEllen88
Ocean View, DE114 contributions
Don't miss it!
Jan 2013 • Business
For 6 euros you get to walk through the museum plus a few of the fancy rooms in the theatre and finally, you get to stand in one of the fancy boxes to view the stage (if there is no performance taking place). La Scala is one of the most perfect architechtural gems in the world. Do not miss it if you love opera, ballet or classical music.
Written January 21, 2013
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Maria M
Moscow, Russia127 contributions
How to See La Scala Inside Without a Ticket
Sep 2012 • Solo
If you want to get a quick look at the legendary opera house without having to listen to an opera or a ballet, go to the La Scala Museum. It's incorporated into the theater building, it's easy to find. The main attraction is a chance to see the theater hall - but you won't see much from a box, there are almost no lights and you wouldn't be allowed to walk along the rows.
Costumes, portraits and some musical instruments are on display, but it's hardly a bargain to pay 20 EUR just to see them.
In the end, I had a feeling that I could have found a better value for my money.
Written October 10, 2012
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Eli T
Argostoli33 contributions
Music lovers would love it
Jun 2019 • Solo
Whoever loves music and opera would love it. It is a beautifully set museum that leaves you a romantic sense of years past. So, with the same tickets you can enter certain hours in the main theatre and see the opera house, stage and hall....but this is only a 5 minutes thing to do, you enter and get out :)
Written June 25, 2019
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