Antique Furniture & Wooden Sculpture Museum

The Antique Furnishings & Wooden Sculpture Museum of Milan is located on the first floor of the Sforza Castle ducal courtyard and it is part of the Sforza Castle's Civic Museum complex.^[1]

Antique Furniture & Wooden Sculpture Museum

An inner view of Sforza Castle.
Location	Piazza Castello 3, 20121, Milan, Italy
Director	Francesca Tasso
Website	www.milanocastello.it/ing/home.html

History

The museum was formed in 1908, thanks to the purchase of a large furniture collection from the Mora family, along with a number of other donations. During the 20th century the collection grew thanks to donations from a number of other families, and the addition of furniture from Savoy Residences.^[2]

Collections

The itinerary is chronologically arranged from the 14th century to the modern times with a particular attention for the Italian and lombardic furniture history. One of the most important artifacts exposed in the museum is the Chamber of Griselda: a wooden room reconstructed with fifteenth century detached frescoes to create a scale replica of how it looked in its original location in the Roccabianca Castle near Parma.^[3]

The Italian 20th century furniture and the italian design are well represented by furniture signed Alberto Issel, Carlo Bugatti and Ettore Sottsass, while the 18th-century Italian school of cabinetmakers are well represented by several cabinets signed Giuseppe Maggiolini. Are also exposed religious furnishing from 16th–18th century and furniture of the noble families of Milan.^[4]

Several wooden sculptures and various decorative items, such pottery or tableware including a tea set designed by Gio Ponti, are also displayed in the museum.^[4]

See also

• Antique furniture
• Sforza Castle

Gallery

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  Chest of drawers, Giuseppe Maggiolini, 1780−85.
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  Circular chair, Carlo Bugatti, 1902.
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  Writing desk, Alberto Issel, 1900.
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  Set of armchairs, 18th century.
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  Kneeler, start of the 18th century.
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  Ancient wooden automaton, 16th-17th century.