A Trip to Milano to See a Museum for the First Time

Wednesday, 22 January, 2020

I had the desire to do a little traveling today but I had no clear cut idea what to go and see.

I headed down the street to the Bar al Semaforo for my morning cappuccino and to peruse the daily La Gazzetta dello Sport still looking for some clarity to my problem. 

Voilà, problem solved . . .

The lead article was all about

planned improvements to the

historic San Siro stadium

San Siro is the home to both of Milano's Serie A teams, Inter Milan and AC Milan.

Last year I had read about AC Milan's gleaming Casa Milan headquarters and museum but had not visited the facility. Inspired by the San Siro story, I opted to visit Casa Milan today.

Sun bathing in January in Milano

is never a good idea

A spiral hilltop just made for

a physical fitness test

I opted to keep walking on flat ground.

Casa Milan did indeed gleam

Of course they had a merchandise

store begging me to shop

Why not take a peek?

The men running out of that

pillar were worrisome

But enough about the store, I was not in a buying mood and wanted to see what would prove to be the most interesting AC Milan . . .

. . . the Museum was that-a-way

It held 121 years of AC Milan history

When founded by an Englishman,

Herbert Kilpin, in 1899, it was a

Cricket Club as well as a football club

Good reasoning in deciding

on the new club's colors

No word on how old this

particular banner might be

Entering the time chamber

of AC Milan history

Year-by-year seasons listed on the floor with information about each year on the left wall. The better the season, the more elaborate the season recap.

Don't you just hate it when a

World War interferes with your season

Maybe this game helped fill the void

Another World War, another

of those pesky interruptions

Again it happened

The first step back to normalcy

There were many of these

medallions on display

Winning a National Championship

is a great way to celebrate your

100th year of existence

The end?

The 2013/14 season was the last one described in the museum's time room, I guess not much has happened in the last six seasons of AC Milan history.

Actually, there was really no more space in this room for more seasons to be added over time. A bit of poor planning in an otherwise excellent museum.

A listing of the many championship

trophies that AC Milan has won

Let's check out a few of them.

1993 Italian League Super Cup

1951 Latin Cup

2004/04 Italian League Champions

1968/69 European Champion Clubs' Cup

A futuristic design fit right

in with the city of Milan's vibe

The Pallonne d'Oro is awarded
annually to the World's Best Player

I was enjoying my visit

Interesting old school cleats

A bit closer to today's cleats

Milanello
AC Milan's impish mascot

I was pleased with today's museum experience but it was time to move on.

In front of Milano's

Cadorna Train Station

Given Milano's long standing leadership in the world of fashion, this huge needle and thread statue makes a lot of sense.

I opted to walk over to the nearby Sforza Castle to see if it was still standing.

This side wall still looked
solid to me

This entrance is the closest
one to the train station

The inside of the castle
looked serene as usual

Looking out through
the castle's main entrance

The Sforza Castle's entry tower

The Sforza Castle looked great
on this beautiful day

Via Dante is the main street
leading away from the Sforza Castle's
main entrance

I just had to stop in to

see if there was a new book

that I needed to purchase

There was, it was a good day.