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** Communication to visitors **

The Booking Office will be CLOSED from Saturday, July 11th to Sunday, August 3rd, 2026.
For bookings, please call 0039-039326383

NOTICE OF WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE MUSEUM
From June 22nd until the end of July: Museum partially accessible – Treasury visible, Gaiani Section CLOSED

Reservations are always required for Theodolinda’s Chapel and Iron Crown.

Tours are also available in English by reservation only and subject to availability.

Send an email to [email protected] to book a visit for any date and don’t forget to write how many people you want to book for.

The Booking Office is open from Monday to Friday.

On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the only way to book a tour is to call +39 039 326 383 during Museum opening hours.

General information

Tours for Theodolinda’s Chapel and Iron Crown are always regulated also for individual visitors.

The tour is always accompanied by our qualified staff and includes an explanation of the pictorial cycle of the Zavattari and the Iron Crown.

Due to the religious services that take place inside the church every day, availability in the morning is always limited.

Please arrive at the Ticket Office 15 minutes before your visit. The entrance is in via Lambro 2, on the left side of the Duomo.

Within the entire Monumental complex (Duomo, Cloister, Museum and Theodolinda’s Chapel):

PHOTOGRAPHS: it is possible to take photographs (without flash or easels) only in the Museum and in the Duomo, but not in the Theodolinda’s Chapel.

RESPECT: in respect of the sacredness of the church, we invite you to observe silence and not disturb people in prayer. Do not forget to turn off the ringtone of your mobile phone.

CLOTHING: during the visit of the Duomo and the Theodolinda’s Chapel, it is recommended to dress appropriately and respectfully for sacredness of the place.

BAGS AND BACKPACKS: in the Ticket Office there are lockers where you can deposit backpacks and bulky bags.

FOOD AND DRINKS: it is not possible to eat or drink in the monumental complex, nor to introduce food or drinks.

STAFF: the Staff of the Gaiani Foundation will be at your disposal. We invite you to strictly follow the instructions given.

TIMING: the visit of Theodolinda’s Chapel and Iron Crown lasts 30 minutes. The average time to visit the Museum is approximately 45 minutes. To manage visitors flows, permitted stay time inside the Treasury Room is 15 minutes.

TUTELAGE AND CONSERVATION: the works on display deserve attention and care: do not touch them and avoid behaviors that may harm them.

RESTRICTIONS: smoking (including electronic cigarettes) is prohibited in the monumental complex and animals of any size are not allowed.

The visit

The tour for Theodolinda’s Chapel and Iron Crown is always accompanied by our qualified staff. Duration: 30 minutes (see all the tickets here).

You can also request a GUIDE SERVICE for Museum and Duomo (available in various languages).
The service is external: we will put you in touch with qualified tour guides to get a quote and define the details of your request.

For more information, please write an e-mail to [email protected]

Accessibility and people with disabilities

The museum complex is only partially accessible to to visitors with physical/mobility disabilities. Please inform the Booking Office of the presence of any visitors in wheelchairs or with other mobility limitations, so we can better organize your visit.

To access our Ticket Office from Via Lambro, you can use a mobile ramp (152x72cm, payload 300 kg), which our staff can position upon request
To access the Theodolinda’s Chapel, it is possible to use a mobile ramp (285x70cm, payload 300 kg), which our staff can position upon request

Museum and Treasury: consisting of 3 underground floors.

Treasury Room: located on level -1, accessible only via a flight of stairs consisting of 16 steps, equipped with a handrail, with a width of 110 cm
Inside the Treasury area: there are two short flights of stairs consisting of 2 and 3 steps respectively, without handrails. The steps are 15 cm high and approximately 2 meters wide
Connection to level -2 (Gaiani Section): To continue beyond the Treasury Room and reach the lower floor, it is necessary to walk down 2 additional flights of stairs:
- A flight of 10 steps, equipped with a handrail, with a width varying between 187 and 238 cm, and 15cm high
- A flight of 8 steps, equipped with a handrail, 130cm wide and 18cm high
Gaiani Section: Levels -2 and -3 are served by an elevator (140x80cm, payload 630kg), which can only be used when accompanied by our staff

The Museum participates in the Accessibility4all project. See our profile at this address: https://www.easygoout.it/museo-e-tesoro-del-duomo-di-monza

Payment

For individual visitors (up to 14 pax) the payment of the tickets must be made on the day of the visit, with cash, debit card or credit card.

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From the Museum’s Bookshop

GLI ALABARDIERI DEL DUOMO DI MONZA
300 anni al servizio della Corona Ferrea

A cura di Roberto Cassanelli
Ed. Fondazione Gaiani (gennaio 2018)

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The Cathedral of Monza, together with the chapel of Teodolinda and the Museum, is a small gem to discover (and rediscover) in the heart of Lombardy. Exhibition rich in late-antique and Lombard artifacts (if you studied art history, half of the illustrations of your book will see them live here), the small museum of the Cathedral is worth a visit, given the overall negligible cost to access it.
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Giorgio Alfredo Spedicato

Absolutely recommended

I visited this museum during a weekend in early January. The museum is not very large, but it shows with skill various paintings and ancient artifacts of mainly religious theme. Absolutely recommended for lovers of the late Roman and early medieval period.

Fabio Mini

Truly unique treasures

The museum is well stocked with well-preserved medieval finds. Truly unique treasures. To see the crown, wonderful iron, you must book the visit with a guide as it is located inside the cathedral in the chapel of Theodolinda that I recommend visiting.

Mariantonia Ronchetti

Chapel of Theodolinda: wonderful

Chapel of Theodolinda: wonderful. Excellent guide and its directions. The museum is very well set up and preserves treasures worthy of note. With the purchase of the ticket you will receive “your passport” with all the artistic sites of the city of Monza.

Cristy Giuliani

Fourteen centuries of history art among unique masterpieces

Quando si visita il duomo di Monza bisognerebbe visitarne anche il museo e la cappella di Teodolinda.
Quattordici secoli d’arte di storia tra capolavori unici al mondo, dall’eredità Longobarda all’arte contemporanea, mentre nella cappella Teodolinda ci sono 45 splendide scene dipinte dagli zavattari e la Corona ferrea custodita dentro la cappella. La guida alla cappella viene fatta ogni mezz’ora ed è quasi obbligatoria la prenotazione.

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