Opening Hours:
From Tuesday to Sunday: 8.15 am - 6.30 pm; Closed: Monday; January 1, May 1, December 25.
Next Exibitions:
Brera incontra il PushkinAn exceptional selection of works by Cezanne, Gauguin, Monet, Matisse, Renoir, Picasso, Rousseau, Van Gogh, from the collection of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow can be seen in Brera Gallery.
"Il segreto dei segreti. I Tarocchi Sola Busca - I Tarocchi Bembo nelle collezioni di Brera"From November 13th to December 31st
Brera: "La collezione Zavattini. Gli autoritratti degli artisti"from May 7th 2013 to September 8th 2013
"Il Seicento Lombardo a Brera"from October 8th 2013 to January 12th 2014
Booking Terms:
It is no longer possible to visit the "Last Supper" by itself. It is now mandatory to purchase advance reservations to the Last Supper and the Brera Art Gallery. At this time the box office is releasing tickets only two months at a time. The World Is Mine is happy to accept your orders for later dates, but will not be able to process them until the box office releases the dates. All orders taken during this period will be processed in the order they are received. The World Is Mine will not charge
your credit card until your reservations are confirmed. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Entry to the Last Supper is available at fixed time. Entrance must be strictly at the admission time written on the voucher.
Available times are:
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 8:30am, 9:45am, 11:30am, 11:45am, 12:30am, 1:15pm, 1:30pm, 2:15pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4:15pm, 4:30pm
Tuesdays and Fridays: 8:30am, 9:45am, 11:30am, 11:45am, 12:30am, 1:15pm, 1:30pm, 2:15pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4:15pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm
Saturdays and Sundays: 8:30am, 9:45am, 11:30am, 11:45am, 12:30am, 1:15pm, 1:30pm, 2:15pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4:15pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm
Please note that if the time you request is sold out, the box office will automatically confirm the closest available time on the same date. This may be any time on the date you requested. You will receive a voucher for each museum, valid only for the date and time on the voucher. Purchase of these tickets is absolutely non-refundable, non-transferable and non-applicable, so please do not request tickets for a day when you cannot be a bit flexible.
We regret all these rules and restrictions! The Last Supper is the number one attraction in Europe these days so the demand is very high.
Reservation on line is allowed to 16 persons maximum. For groups of more than 16 persons : please send a specific email to info@theworldismine.it
Prices
In order to know the price of tickets for a specific date, please select date, time of visit, and number and kind of tickets.
Reductions
- European citizens (EEC) aged 18 to 25 : reduced prices
- European citizens (EEC) under 18 or over 65 : reduced prices
- Children under 6 years old: do require only the reservation
Ordering Information
The reservation must be made with a minimum of 3 working days notice.
To order your reserved tickets, please fill out the ‘reservation form’ and submit it to The World Is Mine using our secure server.
IMPORTANT: if you wish to visit the Museum with other person, please DO NOT SUBMIT SEPARATE REQUESTS for each person as the Museum will not guarantee that you can get the same time slot unless you submit one combined request for all people involved.
Process of the bookings
Your order will be processed by The World Is Mine, and the total charge will be billed to your credit card by The World Is Mine.
If The World Is Mine is not able to confirm the date or time you request, you will be offered an alternative and your card will not be charged until you approve the alternative.
After your reservation, The World is Mine will send to you two e-mails: immediately after submitting your reservation, the copy of your order; one working day after, the confirmation mail with your confirmation number and detailed instructions.
Cancellatio Policy
To cancel or change the reservation without penalty, please notify that at The World is Mine by email: info@theworldismine.it within 24 hours.
If you don’t do that, The World is Mine is allowed to proceed with confirming the reservations you have requested below and the non-refundable charge below will be billed to your credit card by The World Is Mine.
IMPORTANT: the tickets are absolutely NON-REFUNDABLE.
Modifications
For any modification you have to pay a ‘modification fee’ of 9.00 Euro if you must change the time and/or date after the confirmation has been issued.
Other important information
- In order to receive the email form The World is Mine, please make sure you insert your email address correctly and check that your anti-spam filter or antivirus are not blocking mails from our address info@theworldismine.it .
- If you do not receive any communication from The World is Mine within 48 hours from your reservation, please contact immediately The World is Mine at info@theworldismine.it
- We guarantee we will respond to your request within 48 hours but we cannot be responsible for the correct functioning of your email address and we regret that we will not be liable for any consequences resulting from having been provided the wrong email address.
- If you would like to book a ticket with less than 3 days notice, we regret that The World is Mine cannot accept your request. This is because if we email you the voucher and you are unable to receive it or download it or print it, the purchase for these tickets is still absolutely NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-APPLICABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE.
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper
Along with Michelangelo's David, Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces of Art in Italy. Everyone has heard that it was recently restored and finally unveiled after years and years during which the public was not allowed to see it. But did you know why Leonardo painted this particular subject? Did you know that it is one of the most popular subjects and that almost every Renaissance painter worth his salt has a cenacolo (as they are called in Italian) under his belt? The setting of this masterpiece may give you your best clue, for it is hanging on the wall of the refectory in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. What is a refectory? Why, it is the large hall where monks and nuns take their meals.
Traditionally, the good brothers and sisters were supposed to talk as little as possible during their repasts, and so it was very common to give them inspirational art to contemplate as they chewed. What better subject for a refectory than the most famous meal in the Bible?
In his best-seller The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown speculates about why the artist depicted his cenacolo the way he did, but we wager you already know all about that! Leonardo painted this jewel between 1495 and 1497. As great an artist as he was, Leonardo was not trained in the art of fresco, and so instead of putting the greatest emphasis on the correct techniques and materials, he concentrated on the artistic effect he wanted to achieve, relying on oil and egg tempera, a combination which never really melded with the dry gesso foundation.
Over the years, the colors faded, spotted and even fell to the ground. It didn't help, either, that the good monks later decided to cut a doorway right into a corner of the scene! In the 20th century, Leonardo's Last Supper became as famous for its pitiful state of disrepair as for its exquisite artistic rendering.
Today the fresco has been brilliantly restored, and we can see what all the fuss was about. Leonardo's painting stands out from so many others because of the intense and perspicacious way that he depicted the psyches of his subjects. He chose to portray them just at the moment when Christ is telling them there is a traitor amongst them, but before He singles out the culprit. Careful observation shows how each of the men reacts, some with shock, others with fear, others with anger. The only person in the room whose face seems utterly calm is Christ himself. It is said that Leonardo was able to achieve these subtleties thanks to the countless hours he had spent studying anatomy. Standing in front of the fresco, aided by the fact that the room in the picture is the refectory itself, and that the artist used the actual shape of the real walls to accentuate the dynamics of his artificial scene, one is able to understand why Leonardo Da Vinci is considered one of the greatest artists of all times.
Brera Art Gallery
Two kilometers away from the "Last Supper," easily reached by subway, Brera Art Gallery is one of Italy’s finest.
It offers an exceptional collection of Lombard and Venetian masters, including Lorenzo Lotto’s Pietà, Gentile Bellini’s St. Mark Preaching in Alexandria, Mantegna’s Virgin and the Cherubs and Dead Christ, Titian’s St. Jerome, and Giovanni Bellini’s Pietà.
There is also a Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints and Angels and the Kneeling Duke of Urbino in Armor by Piero della Francesca, a Christ by Bramante, a Wedding of the Madonna by Raphael, and a Last Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio.
