How to experience a Golden Day at Villa Arconati? Come on Sunday 30 June and you will find out! From sunrise to sunset….
6.00 am | VILLA ARCONATI FESTIVAL | CONCERT AT DAWN
CECILIA
“Prairie”
Single seat: €10.00 + presale
Info and Reservations: https://festivalarconati.com/
GUIDED WALK AFTER THE CONCERT
Come and discover the stories that the beautiful Monumental Garden of Villa Arconati still tells us today! An exclusive guided walk in the enchantment of the sunset in one of the very few Italian and French gardens in all of Lombardy: sheltered from the summer heat among classical statues and gushing fountains, listening to the stories that have made this place “the little Versailles of Lombardy”.
Duration: approximately 45 minutes
Departure: 7.45am
Cost: €5.00 online at www.villaarconati-far.it or on site
BREAKFAST IN THE VILLA
After the concert, the refreshment point will be open under the portico of the Corte Nobile of Villa Arconati. A unique place to enjoy a breakfast like true gentlemen!
From 11.00 to 18.30 | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
A DAY AT VILLA ARCONATI ON A FREE VISIT
What is the best way to visit Villa Arconati? Imagine experiencing it like the Guests of the Milanese aristocracy visiting in the eighteenth century, “at the court” of Giuseppe Antonio Arconati!
This is why the entrance ticket is daily, meaning it allows you to stay at the Villa for the whole day, with ever new cultural, social, artistic and entertainment options. Visitors can choose a free tour of the complex, or opt for a guided tour accompanied by FAR volunteer guides, who make their knowledge and above all their passion for this enchanting place available every Sunday.
In the Garden you can enjoy the coolness of the berceaux, the water games and the water games, for a walk in nature. In the past, the garden was also home to wild animals in the Deer Menagerie, and exotic birds such as ostriches. Today, at the bottom of the flowerbed, visitors will find the Enchanted Woodland Cottage, which is home to our peacock family.
The Palace, devoid of ancient furnishings, is very rich in history and the “stories” narrated by the sumptuous decorations, the result of the finest Lombard baroque style. In addition to a visit to enjoy the imposing trompe l’oeil frescoes, the stucco and gilding, the quadratures and perspective openings that open onto serene painted skies, it will be possible to experience some environments just like the ancient guests: enjoying a delicious lunch in the Sala Rossa, or sipping a tea or a refreshing drink under the loggia.
“ARCONATI GARDEN” APP: THE NEW (FREE!) WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE GARDEN
From today there is a new, immersive and multimedia way to experience the Garden of Villa Arconati, thanks to the brand new “Arconati Garden” App, downloadable for free on your device from the Google store and Apple Store! An App designed specifically to be able to enjoy the Garden in full autonomy, with content to support the visit: in-depth texts, audio guide, exclusive photos and videos and much more.
A special section of the App is designed for families with children with a treasure hunt to discover the architectural, artistic and botanical treasures of the Garden: the young guests and their families will be accompanied by Argo, the peacock mascot of the Garden, to answer the riddles posed by three of the ancient Masters of the house… to discover all the secrets of Villa Arconati!
GUIDED TOUR BETWEEN CLASSICAL ART AND MYTHOLOGY
The 2024 Guided Tour has a totally renewed itinerary, which will lead Visitors to discover the art and classical myths so dear to the Arconati: approximately 90 minutes, accompanied by the passionate FAR Volunteer Guides, to admire the beauties of the Palace and the Garden, among including the statue of Tiberius, the Theater of Pompey the Great and the Apartments of the Seasons; to learn the stories of those who made Villa Arconati become “the little Versailles of Milan”.
Rates:
Full admission €11.00
Reduced entry €8.00 (children aged 11 to 17 and disabled people)
Free for children up to 10 years old and companions of disabled people
Entrance + Guided Tour €16.00 (reduced €13.00)
We recommend purchasing tickets online at www.villaarconati-far.it
TASTE | Lunch at Villa Arconati
Caffè Goldoni, the Villa’s elegant refreshment point that takes its name from the famous Venetian playwright, a guest at the villa at the court of Giuseppe Antonio Arconati in the summers of the mid-eighteenth century, offers visitors a rich selection of food, drinks, sweet and savoury snacks.
It also offers Lunch every Sunday, from 12.00 to 15.00, for a “taste” experience like true gentlemen from times gone by.
Info and reservations +39.393.6638140
Access to the Lunch is permitted upon purchase of the entrance ticket
_ ART | Current Exhibitions
USELESS PERFORMANCE by Silvano Repetto
Silvano Repetto is an artist who loves to play with art, he himself defines his performances as useless, moments of everyday life reversed, with a pinch of madness and poetry. His performances often arise from sudden inspiration and are immortalized by the artist through makeshift means. With his works, Repetto aspires to create amazement in the viewer, bringing him back for a moment to the innocence of childhood.
With humor and without the desire to provide intellectual or symbolic interpretations, Silvano Repetto offers playful visions born from sudden inspirations and linked, in some cases, to the Arconati palace and garden, which overturn the logic and obviousness of things.
USELESS PERFORMANCE
by Silvano Repetto
Seasons Rooms of Villa Arconati
Until November 24, 2024
It can be visited every Sunday in conjunction with the opening to the public of Villa Arconati
Entrance included in the entrance ticket to Villa Arconati
TOMORROW. Jacques Martinez at Villa Arconati
Four exhibitions to show more than fifty years of my paintings, sculptures, drawings, until 2024 to let you guess what 2025 will be. To try to show how I try to continue, modestly – not always – proudly often! the story of a world that is mine. How I tried to “navigate” between what I call the 4 cardinal points of this story: Abstraction; Man, figure, body; Landscape; Still life (I make a concession to English because I refuse the word “dead” in Still life). Thus, we will see Arconati with the “A” as Atlantic, Venice with the “V” as Living, Nice with the “N” as Nostalgia, Ciani with the “C” as Classical.
Arconati / Atlantic
The surprising beauty, the dimensions, the perfection of its facades did not escape the young English visitors on their “grand tour”, when they defined Villa Arconati as the “Versailles of Milan”.
It is only at Arconati, in its Library, that one could discover Leonardo da Vinci’s Atlantic Codex. Even though it is now preserved at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan, its memory still illuminates the walls and the visit of the Arconati Palace.
TOMORROW by Jacques Martinez
edited by Martina Bortoluzzi and Valeria Foglia
Exhibition Wing of Villa Arconati
Until October 13, 2024
Open every Sunday in conjunction with the Opening to the Public of Villa Arconati
Entrance included in the entrance ticket to Villa Arconati
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at the number +39.393.8680934
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