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💡 The Short Version: The Last Supper is the only Leonardo painting in Milan you book weeks ahead: €15, 15 minutes, named tickets, closed Mondays. The Pinacoteca Ambrosiana holds his Portrait of a Musician (€20, closed Wednesdays), Museoscienza has the Leonardo da Vinci Galleries of machine models (€13, closed Mondays), and Leonardo3, entered from the Galleria side of Piazza della Scala, has working models (€16). The Sforza Castle’s Sala delle Asse, his painted room, is under restoration and shown only in digital exhibitions. Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday are the days everything is open. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the Last Supper guided tourad is from €79 and the Leonardo3 ticketad from €16 (GetYourGuide).
Where to see Leonardo
| Where | What | Price | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Supper | The mural, in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie | €15, booked | Monday |
| Pinacoteca Ambrosiana | Portrait of a Musician | €20 with the Crypt of San Sepolcro | Wednesday |
| Museoscienza | The Leonardo da Vinci Galleries | €13 | Monday |
| Leonardo3 | Working models of his machines and digital restorations of his paintings | €16 | See the museum’s site |
| Sforza Castle | The Sala delle Asse, under restoration; digital exhibitions | €10 for the museums | Monday |
The Last Supper
€15 · booked · 15 minutes · closed Mondays · Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie 2
Leonardo painted it on the refectory wall of the convent beside Santa Maria delle Grazie. Booking is compulsory, tickets are named and a visit is 15 minutes for at most 40 people. Tickets are released in batches and every Wednesday at 12:00 for the following week. The Last Supper page has the release dates and the guided options.
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
€20 · closed Wednesdays · Piazza Pio XI 2
The Ambrosiana names Leonardo’s Portrait of a Musician among its three masterpieces, with Caravaggio’s Basket of Fruit and Raphael’s cartoon for The School of Athens. The ticket includes the Crypt of San Sepolcro, and the ticket office closes at 17:15. The Biblioteca Ambrosiana’s reading room is for registered readers and is not a ticketed visit. Best museums in Milan has the prices and the discounts.
Museoscienza
€13 · closed Mondays · Via San Vittore 21
The Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci has the Leonardo da Vinci Galleries and an Interactive Lab, on a ticket that also covers the Space exhibition, the Enrico Toti submarine and the locomotives and aeroplanes. It is open Tuesday to Friday 9:30 to 17:00 and weekends 9:30 to 18:30, and booking is recommended.
A model of Leonardo’s mud dredger at the science museum. Photo: Alessandro Nassiri, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leonardo3
Adult €16 · Piazza della Scala, Galleria entrance
Leonardo3 is a museum devoted to Leonardo, with working models of his machines and digital restorations of his paintings. Adults pay €16, students up to 26 and over-65s €12, and ages 6 to 18 €10. Children of 5 and under are free. An evening ticket, €8, is sold at the ticket office from 18:00.
The monument to Leonardo da Vinci on Piazza della Scala. Photo: NahidSultan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sforza Castle
€10 for the museums · closed Mondays
Leonardo worked for Ludovico il Moro, and the Sforza Castle keeps traces of the stay. The Sala delle Asse, the ground-floor room he decorated with a trompe-l’oeil canopy of sixteen mulberry trees, is under restoration and closed, and the castle shows it in four digital exhibitions. The castle’s Archivio Storico Civico e Biblioteca Trivulziana keeps an autograph notebook in which he drew war machines and listed words, and its Gabinetto dei Disegni keeps the preparatory drawing for the head of Leda.
The vineyard
Ludovico il Moro gave Leonardo a vineyard of more than a hectare in 1498, and part of it lay in the garden of the Casa degli Atellani on Corso Magenta, close to Santa Maria delle Grazie.
What to see
- The Last Supper. The only work here that needs an advance booking.
- The Portrait of a Musician. The Ambrosiana’s Leonardo.
- The Leonardo da Vinci Galleries. Models of the machines at Museoscienza.
- Leonardo3. Working models and digital restorations in the Galleria.
- The Sala delle Asse. Closed; the digital exhibitions at the Sforza Castle stand in for it.
The order that works: book the Last Supper first and fit the rest round its slot. What to skip: the Sala delle Asse until its restoration ends. Which day: Tuesday or Thursday to Sunday, when the Last Supper, the Ambrosiana, Museoscienza and the Sforza Castle are all open.
What to book in Milan has the closed days for every sight. The Milan historic centre walk ends 800 m from the Last Supper. Milan with kids covers Museoscienza by age. The Duomo is open on Mondays, when the Last Supper is shut. Milan walking tours compares the guided walks that include the Last Supper. 3 days in Milan puts the slot round the closed days. For a bed, see where to stay in Milan.
Common questions
Where can I see Leonardo da Vinci's work in Milan?
The Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie, booked in advance at €15, and the Portrait of a Musician at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, €20. Museoscienza has the Leonardo da Vinci Galleries with models of his machines, and the Leonardo3 museum has working models and digital restorations.
Can I see Leonardo's painted ceiling at the Sforza Castle?
No. The Sala delle Asse, his tree-canopy room, is under restoration and closed to the public. The castle shows it in four digital exhibitions.
Is there a day when all the Leonardo sights are open?
Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday. The Last Supper, Museoscienza and the Sforza Castle are closed on Mondays, and the Ambrosiana is closed on Wednesdays.
Which Leonardo painting is at the Ambrosiana?
The Portrait of a Musician. The Ambrosiana names it with Caravaggio's Basket of Fruit and Raphael's cartoon for The School of Athens as its three masterpieces. A ticket is €20 and includes the Crypt of San Sepolcro.
How much is the Leonardo3 museum?
€16 for adults and €12 for students up to 26 and over-65s. Ages 6 to 18 pay €10, and children of 5 and under are free. It is entered from the Galleria side of Piazza della Scala.
Where was Leonardo's vineyard in Milan?
Ludovico il Moro gave Leonardo a vineyard of more than a hectare in 1498. Part of it lay in the garden of the Casa degli Atellani on Corso Magenta, close to Santa Maria delle Grazie.
