Museo Astronomico di Brera

The Brera Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Brera district of Milan, Italy. It is currently operated by the National Institute for Astrophysics and the Institute of Applied General Physics of the University of Milan.

Opening hours:
Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
Friday: 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Museum
Address: Via Brera 28, Milano, 20121

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pinacoteca di Brera and Biblioteca di Brera.

Pinacoteca di Brera

Museum

Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.

The Pinacoteca di Brera is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera.

Biblioteca di Brera

Library

Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense or Braidense National Library, usually known as the Biblioteca di Brera, is a public library in Milan, in northern Italy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Via Borgonuovo and Brera.

Via Borgonuovo

Neighborhood

Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Via Borgonuovo is a neighborhood.

Brera

Suburb

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brera is a district of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 1 and it is centred on Via Brera. The name stems from Medieval Italian "braida" or "brera", derived from Old Lombardic "brayda", meaning a land expanse either cleared of trees or naturally lacking them.