Memoriale Della Shoah Di Milano
Memoriale Della Shoah Di Milano
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
Il Memoriale della Shoah di Milano sorge in un'area della Stazione Centrale cui si aveva accesso diretta da Via Ferrante Aporti (oggi Piazza Edmond J. Safra 1), situata al di sotto dei binari ferroviari ordinari e originariamente adibita al carico e scarico dei vagoni postali. Tra il 1943 e il 1945 da questo luogo, lontano da occhi indiscreti, centinaia di deportati - perlopiù ebrei - furono caricati a forza su vagoni merci, diretti ai campi di sterminio. Il Memoriale della Shoah e delle Deportazioni Politiche è un luogo unico in Europa in quanto rimasto sostanzialmente integro rispetto a come era in origine. Il Memoriale è un luogo di commemorazione ma anche un luogo di studio ricerca e confronto, un memoriale è per chi c'era, per chi c'è ma soprattutto per chi verrà
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Neighborhood: Stazione Centrale
Central Station represents a bridge towards the future. Impressive skyscrapers and new age buildings stretch the skyline with the majestic Unicredit Tower cutting through. Surrounding it are large towers that define Piazza Gae Aulenti, where the fountain and the Monumento Trombe leave one breathless. A famous building of the district is the Vertical Forest, where the innovative materials and trees planted on the terraces are a unique mix of nature and man-made construction. In the district, there is the Monumental Cemetery, known for its antique tombs with sculptures portraying angels of commemorative scenes many will find touching.
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- Milano Centrale Station • 4 min walk
- Caiazzo • 5 min walk
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Danielle S
6 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
Our visit to the memorial was brilliant. Our guide Naomi was very knowledgeable and friendly. We asked lots of questions and were able to really feel the experience as it had been intended. Very moving. Give yourself time not to rush it. It seems quite unassuming from the outside where there are army guards but go inside and it becomes a striking experience and space. Would definitely recommend it.
Written August 13, 2022
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tapeterlee2015
Flushing, NY346 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
Very disappointing.
The mission of course is very important but the execution was lacking…
NOTHING in English (or any other language but Italian).
No (public ) WIFI , no “self-guide”, no literature.
It’s a very small place that looks like a work in progress: blank boards, empty showcases, open spaces.
The mission of course is very important but the execution was lacking…
NOTHING in English (or any other language but Italian).
No (public ) WIFI , no “self-guide”, no literature.
It’s a very small place that looks like a work in progress: blank boards, empty showcases, open spaces.
Written June 5, 2022
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travelsafer
7,176 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
Very touching visit to this memorial in the center of Milano near the central train station. This was the place where the Jews, once rounded up, were loaded into train cars and sent to concentration camps. There are some rooms where documentary videos play on loop, the platform where people were forced to board the train cars with the dates of when this trains left and the destinations, and the huge elevator which lifted the cars up to tracks level.
Written September 4, 2023
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Alexander Woywodt
Lancaster, UK345 contributions
Jun 2023 • Solo
I visited this memorial during a business trip to Milan. Not so easy to find - its at the back to the right of Milan’s huge central train station and part of the building. I found this memorial well presented. This is a former railways area that the Italian faschists requisitioned for the deportations to the camps. There is a lot of multimedia testimony which I found very moving but the lasting memory will be of me standing in front of the cattle waggons used for the deportations while trains roll overhead with all the noise and vibration (the railtrack is above the memorial). Also worth saying if you are interested in 20th century history: Piazzale Loreto where Benito Mussoulini’s corpse was hung from a tree is only a 10 min walk away
Written June 17, 2023
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roe15
Melbourne, Australia65 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
It was a bit difficult to find but someone at Milan Centrale Station directed us around the corner and down the street to the entrance which was guarded by two Soldiers. We have been to many Shoah Memorials as well as Concentration Camp sites. This one however was particularly harrowing and very moving. I have never been in a cattle wagon and walking into it was very emotional. My husband said Kaddish (prayer for the dead) to himself as he felt that if he said it out aloud he would break down. So I stood next to him as he did so. We lost many members of our family during the WW2 in Eastern Europe. However we understood what this Memorial was portraying. All the more poignant as this platform No. 21 is underground and away from people being able to see what was actually going on. Horrible. I recommend a visit by all. A must see.
Written July 7, 2017
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DecafSorry
Edinburgh, UK52 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
We learned about the history & memorial from a leaflet at our hotel. Our visit coincided with a large group of students. Their teachers were trying here & there to 'shuush' the talking of the youngers; but the chatter, again, evoked what must've been a cacophony of suffering. Most all the didactics (text panels) are in Italian. But if you do not read Italian, then perhaps your imagination can evoke the added sense of confusion that was surely the reality during WWII. The reflection space was is stirring. What a pity that the site requires armed guards. (And no, Tripadvisor, I don't know if there's free Wifi.)
Written April 5, 2018
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AdventureBiker21
Chappaqua, NY105 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
Although directly located below the Central Train Station, there is no mention of the museum at the Station. You must go outside the station and enter through a separate entrance guarded by armed soldiers. The museum show the original cattle cars and tracks used to send Italian Jews to their deaths. The trains would be raised from the basement area on elevators after the cars were packed with people. It is very sobering and sad. The museum is still being completed. The special exhibition on the role of Jews in Italian society before the war was fascinating. Not to be missed but not easy to find.
Written September 9, 2018
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SaraCorner
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK63 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
I found this museum to be be one of the saddest places I've ever been; I had no idea until we went to Milan that the railway station had been used to transport people to the concentration camps. The platforms are still there, along with the original carriage elevator which states clearly that it is not to be used for people. The were also renovated carriages so it really gave you an idea of how cramped and airless the spaces were.
It left a lasting impression on me, one that I still remember vividly.
It left a lasting impression on me, one that I still remember vividly.
Written March 18, 2018
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BruceSXM
New York City, NY211 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
It's difficult to rate this place. It is obviously an important part of history but it is also of limited value since 90% of the exhibits and audio visual materials are only offered in Italian. Just being there will, of course, give you a sense of foreboding as you try to imagine what it must have been like for the victims of Hitler's so called Final Solution who passed through here.
What makes this memorial so powerful is that it is located in the actual train station from which Jews and other victims of the nazis were sent to their deaths at Auschwitz. There are boxcars (real or replicas?) and train tracks and a giant wall of victims names on display.
What makes this place offensive is that you will be hard pressed to find the word "Jew" in more than a couple of mentions and it seems to equate all victims of the holocaust the same. Yes, many others were killed including Roma, the handicapped, homosexuals, political opponents and more but the holocaust was about the attempt to exterminate Jews and the museums failure to acknowledge this is offensive to their memory.
What makes this memorial so powerful is that it is located in the actual train station from which Jews and other victims of the nazis were sent to their deaths at Auschwitz. There are boxcars (real or replicas?) and train tracks and a giant wall of victims names on display.
What makes this place offensive is that you will be hard pressed to find the word "Jew" in more than a couple of mentions and it seems to equate all victims of the holocaust the same. Yes, many others were killed including Roma, the handicapped, homosexuals, political opponents and more but the holocaust was about the attempt to exterminate Jews and the museums failure to acknowledge this is offensive to their memory.
Written May 14, 2019
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Antonio8069
Los Angeles, CA185 contributions
Sep 2018 • Solo
During WW II, Jews, Roma and the disabled were deported to Nazi death camps from this hidden platform under Milan central train station. Yes, the exhibit is both stark and jarring. But disappointing? How can one describe this as disappointing?? What did you expect? This monument preserves a disturbing part of Italy's history.
To locate it, proceed to the train station and walk one block north.
To locate it, proceed to the train station and walk one block north.
Written September 12, 2018
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Sono disponibili audioguide? In caso quanto dura la visita? Grazie
Written February 13, 2022
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Buonasera, dove si può prenotare il biglietto per l’ingresso?
La visita della Domenica viene effettuata su prenotazione o è libera?
Written December 18, 2019
Hi, I will arrive on Monday to the Milano Station by bus from Bérgamo Airport. Wanted to visit this memorial so want to know where's the entrance (my bus stop is on one side of the station (Piazza Luigi Savoia). Also if there's a problem carrying a small suitcase inside and how long it's the usual visit. Thanks!
Written October 20, 2018
It is better to contact (directly) the Memorial.
Opening time Monday, self-guided tour (without reservation)
10:00 AM – 7:30 PM (last admission 7:00 PM)
Written October 21, 2018
Salve. Per studi storici mi occorrerebbe conoscere il numero dei deportati transitati da tale binario. Le informazioni relative, a tutt’oggi, variano da qualche centinaio a qualche migliaio, quindi assolutamente non veritiere. Grazie
Written September 23, 2018
Le consiglio per avere un dato certo di contattare direttamente il Centro solo loro sapranno fornirle il numero esatto.
Written September 24, 2018
Voglio SAPERE LE VERE orario di Memoriale Della Shoah Di Milano, perché ci sono informazioni diverse e confuse sul web. Saremo a Milano Centrale il 16 maggio alle 14:00 e lo stesso pomeriggio.
Written March 16, 2018
Buonasera,
Il Memoriale è aperto il lunedì dalle 9:30 alle 19:00, mentre dal martedì al giovedì dalle 9:30 alle 14:30, la prima domenica del mese dalle 9:30 alle 18:30.
Le consiglio di inviare una mail chiedendo se il giorno del suo arrivo è previsto un prolungamento d’orario. Il Memoriale è di fianco alla stazione e può raggiungerlo in pochi minuti
Written May 12, 2018
Scusatemi, vorrei visitare il
Memoriale nel mese di aprile, ho solo
Un giorno e vorrei sapere se è necessaria la prenotazione on Line, e se il museo è provvisto di un deposito bagagli e guardaroba...vorrei non portami la valigia durante la visita ... grazie in anticipo a chi risponderà
Written March 13, 2018
Carissima un’ottima idea. Il giorno migliore è il lunedì alle 18 ci sono visite guidate. Ma da qualche tempo il Memoriale può contare su una app gratuita che può essere scaricata dagli store IOS (Apple) e Android.
Cerchi Memoriale della Shoah di Milano.
La App è semplice, intuitiva e consente di avere una audioguida di alta qualità.
Written March 13, 2018
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