Teatro Manzoni

The Teatro Manzoni is a theatre in the northern Italian city of Milan, located on the Via Manzoni. Opened in 1870 it was originally called the Teatro sociale di Milano, before being renamed after Alessandro Manzoni following his death in 1873.

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Email: info@teatromanzoni.it
Type: Theater building
Description: theater, music venue and former cinema in Milan, Italy
Also known as: “Cinema Manzoni”, “Cinema Teatro Manzoni”, “Manzoni Theater”, and “Teatro di via Manzoni”
Address: Via Alessandro Manzoni 42, Milano

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pinacoteca di Brera and Bagatti Valsecchi Museum.

Pinacoteca di Brera

Museum

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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. Pinacoteca di Brera is situated 490 metres west of Teatro Manzoni.

Bagatti Valsecchi Museum

Museum

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The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is a historic house museum in the Montenapoleone district of downtown Milan, northern Italy. The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum's permanent collections principally contain Italian Renaissance decorative arts, some sculptures, and many paintings. Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is situated 180 metres south of Teatro Manzoni.

Museo Poldi Pezzoli

Museum

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The Museo Poldi Pezzoli is an art museum in Milan, Italy. It is located near the Teatro alla Scala, on Via Manzoni 12. The museum was originated in the 19th century as a private collection of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli and his mother, Rosa Trivulzio, of the family of the condottiero Gian Giacomo Trivulzio. Museo Poldi Pezzoli is situated 350 metres southwest of Teatro Manzoni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Via Borgonuovo and Brera.

Via Borgonuovo

Neighborhood

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Via Borgonuovo is a neighborhood.

Brera

Suburb

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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.