🔱 Milan Off-the-Beaten-Path Spot | The Abode of the Sea God 🌊

I hereby announce that I have discovered the Milanese abode of the Sea God. This residence has some details that are strikingly similar to Gaudí's architecture. The star lights feel as if they were carved from the same mold as the newly renovated star-topped spires of the Sagrada Familia, and the stained glass windows give me the illusion of being in Casa Batlló. 🌟 🚌 Transportation: Red line metro to San Babila, yellow line metro to Montenapoleone Operating Hours: Closed on Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday 13:00-20:00, Thursday-Friday 13:00-17:45, Saturday-Sunday 10:00-17:45 🎫 Admission: Regular ticket 12💶, student ticket 9💶, free with museum card 🆓 🌟 Introduction: This is a 16th-century townhouse with luxurious interior decoration, featuring Renaissance decorative art and paintings. It is a collection dream crafted by brothers Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi, who drew inspiration from 16th-century Lombard manors and decided to transform their family palace into a luxurious manor at the end of the 19th century. Over time, meticulous research assisted them in collecting precious furniture and handicrafts commonly used during the Renaissance. If they could not find items from this period, they would choose works in the same style. This created a dialogue between the past and modern comfort. Despite exuding ancient charm, this noble residence was actually one of the earliest houses equipped with electricity and running water. 📖 History: The building housing the museum was originally a private residence built in the 1880s by Milanese nobles Fausto and Bagatti Valsecchi brothers. Influenced by the neo-Renaissance art trend at the time, the two collected a batch of 15th to 16th-century Italian artworks for the decoration of their home, including interior decorations, paintings, and sculptures. In 1974, the descendants of Bagatti Valsecchi established the 'Bagatti Valsecchi' foundation to protect and collect the artworks in the building, and later sold the building to the Lombardy regional government on the condition of 'preserving the original appearance of the artworks'. In 1994, the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum was officially opened to the public. #UnforgettableLandscapes #CheckIn #Milan #Architecture #MuseumsWorthVisiting #ThoseThings #ArchitecturalDesign #Gaudí #Museum #ArchitecturalPhotography