Milan Archaeology Museum

The Milan Archaeology Museum is dedicated to significant archaeological artifacts from several periods. It is situated in Monastero Maggiore’s former convent and the church of San Maurizio. The museum is said to have a “privileged location” as visitors get to look at the remains of the Roman city wall.

It has accurately reconstructed ancient structures like thermal baths, amphitheatres, basilicas, temples and palaces. Recently, the museum was renovated to include Etruscan, Roman, Greek and Medieval antiquities and remains. These were discovered in the 8th and the 9th centuries, respectively. It features the astonishing Coppa Trivulzio, an ancient blown-glass, fretwork-crafted relic. It is possessed by and named after an aristocratic Milanese family—an old Roman tower decorated with frescoes from as long ago as the 4th century BC. The entire building is segregated into different sections documenting different periods and cultures—one of the sections details how life was in ancient Milan. The section is titled “Living in Mediolanum”, Mediolanum being what Milan was previously called.