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Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi
Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi is the former home and atelier of Milanese artist Lodovico Pogliaghi, set along the Sacro Monte di Varese. Conceived in the early 20th century as both residence and working environment, the house brings together art, architecture, archaeology, and applied arts within a deeply personal museum setting
Pogliaghi’s practice moved across painting, sculpture, scenography, design, and architecture, with his best-known commission being the central door of Milan Cathedral, represented in the museum by its full-scale plaster model
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The house contains a wide-ranging collection of artworks, antiquities, religious objects, decorative arts, and historical fragments gathered throughout Pogliaghi’s life. Rather than a neutral museum arrangement, the interior reflects the mind of an artist collecting across periods and disciplines, using history as material for artistic thought
Within the UNESCO-listed landscape of Sacro Monte di Varese, Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi remains a rare example of a private artistic world preserved through object, architecture, and atmosphere.
Exhibitions
Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi remains open seasonally, with its permanent collection, artist’s atelier, and selected cultural events, including concerts held within the museum setting
Open Season at Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi
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Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi
March 14 - November 15 2026
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At the Sacro Monte di Varese, the Milanese artist’s former home and atelier gathers art, archaeology, architecture, and the monumental plaster model for Milan Cathedral’s central door
Gallery Contact
Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi
Via Beata Giuliana, 5
21100 Varese VA, Italy
Entrance from Via del Santuario
March 14 – November 15 2026
Wednesday to Friday 10am to 1pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am to 6pm
Weekday group visits and school visits are available by reservation.