La Scala Theatre Museum
La Scala Theatre Museum

We are talking about a theatrical museum and library attached to the opera house La Scala which was opened in 1913. Although it has a particular focus on the history of opera and of La Scala, its scope extends to Italian theatrical history in general. Displays inside the museum instruments of historical interest, paintings of musicians and actors, a range of related paraphernalia including precious ceramic figures portraying characters from the Commedia dell’Arte and board games which used to be played in the theaters foyer.

Piazza Mercanti