2h30

With guide

About this activity

With The Timeless Beauty of Paper you will visit the seventeenth-century Biblioteca Ambrosiana, one of the first libraries founded by a private patron open for public reading, to introduce you to the art of bookbinding. This art is well-represented in Milan with an historical workshop: here discover that everything is done by hand using age-old techniques handed down from one generation to another.

The guided visit will start at 2:30 PM from the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Piazza Pio XI, 2 Milano). Admission ticket included. Transfer between the museum and the historical workshop by a short walk in the ancient 5Vie neighborhood.

Timeless Beauty is part of Milano Grand Tour, a set of itineraries dedicated to the excellence of Arts and Crafts in Milan, organized in collaboration with Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d'Art.

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Included

Guided visit of the Museum
Earphones to hear the guide clearly
Souvenir postcard
Professional art historian guide
The guide will accompany you between the Museum and the workshop
Entry/Admission - Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

Not included

Food and drinks
Hotel pick up and drop off
Tailor-made requests

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Most travelers can participate

Features

Tourism

90%

Cultural

80%

Original

30%

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