Milano in TRAM

The Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1776.
In 1801 a new secretary was elected, Giuseppe Bossi, who committed to enrich the Pinacoteca with new copies of gypsum and since 1806 he organized art exhibits open to the public. As other museums even the Pinacoteca there’s a problem: the lack of spaces to exhibit works of art. So in 1808 it was decided to sacrifice the ancient Santa Maria church. During the Second World War the works of the Gallery were put in a safe place. In fact, the building had to face serious damages, and between 1946 and 1950 the works were completely rearranged. Indeed, the palace was bombed and the bombing caused the collapse of the vault in 30 of 38 rooms of the Gallery, and they sank into the floor. The Pinacoteca began its slow resurrection from the ruins in February 1946. The ’70s and ‘80s were characterized by lack of space, lack of practicability of the rooms, security and theft problems.
So in 1974 the closure was decided by the superintendent Franco Russoli.
Today Brera offers a complete pictorial history of Lombardia and has been reorganized into a new location and preparation.

Other Informations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinacoteca_di_Brera