Milan Natural History Museum — Attraction in Milan

Seriously? The staff at the ticket counter is probably the rudest and the most uneducated people I have encountered in my life. It was like going to a cafe, a company of four old ladies are hanging around a table and just chatting. Probably, having no clue what they are doing there; just killing time. I guess, they knew someone and hired them in those positions. Someone send them home, they are way over their retirement age

We asked for two tickets, one as a student, the old lady didn’t give the slightest f* and just gave us another normal ticket. Her face got an annoyed look and she even started ranting in Italian when we told her that she made a mistake. The old guy serving as a guard, tour guide whatever, showed us where the entrance is without the appropriate greeting. Manners, please... We know this is public service but keep it classy. If you expect to communicate in there using English, forget about it. The last time they heard someone speaking English was probably in a Spaghetti Western movie from the late 60s; assuming their age.

As for the museum, imagine an outdated early 80s mausoleum that has never been taken care of. The content is good, you can see and learn stuff but it’s more like some weirdo Safari’s freak collection of embalmed hunted down animals. Still no English in the exhibit labels, only on a few exhibits. Don’t be surprised if your children are getting nightmares after visiting here. The highlight of the museum, for me at least, was the 7 ft ostrich hanging in the middle of a room, with the feeling of terror...

You gonna have a literal field day when you ever want to visit! This museum contains everything you want to see about natural history on display: Minerals, expansive collections of insects & other critter specimens; Small& big every kind of aquatic, avian, mammal and reptiles on display, inspection or posed in wicked cool dioromas...

(I simply adored the themed dioromas, they are spot on! No visible lines, great transitions between the terrain and the matte background, amazing underwater displays wich are completely dry...)

My honest exeprience is to attending a zoo frozen in time. Their taxidermy displays are out of this world. 3 full floors of great displays it's mesmerising. Not to mention just plain awesome dinasaur fossils. If you want to study anathomy but your subjects just never stand still, this is the place for you. If you have a favourite animal of any kind, they probably have it on display somewhere.

For summer time visitors, it has A/C! Great way to beat the heat during mid day heatstrokes! (With the exception of glacier themed exhibits being globally warm. I've find the irony amusing.)

Bring your newphews for looking at cool stuff, bring your kids to have that one unforgettable memory before a messy divorce, discuss about fossils with your friends and hear them ramble about they could take out the american brown bear in combat if it wasn't stuffed, go alone or go on a date, go casually or academically...

This place's a 100% must-go if you got tired of only visiting art...

One of the most quietly amazing museum visits I’ve experienced in recent memory. The moment that’s stayed with me is the gigantic Japanese spider crab 🦀 — if you don’t know, look it up 😆! Its limbs were impossibly long and alien!

The entomology collection, with its meticulously arranged pinned insects, brought back memories of my own time working in natural sciences at the Field Museum in Chicago. There's something deeply meditative about the precision and beauty of these displays. The craftsmanship is exquisite, and the reverence for the natural world is evident in every case.

We were lucky to visit when it was nearly empty. The quiet only heightened the atmosphere, making the experience feel even more intimate.

Design-wise, the museum blends classical architecture with carefully curated lighting and display design that lets each creature—prehistoric or modern—speak for itself. The mood is hushed, slightly surreal, and immersive. Each hall unfolds like a new chapter, offering windows into time, evolution, and the quiet poetry of life on Earth.

We’ll absolutely return with our children when we visit Milan again! It’s the kind of place that leaves an imprint, not just for what you see, but for how it...