Museo Mangini Bonomi is a house museum that reflects the distinctive features of a generous Milanese;passionate collector of everyday items ("private life;work;pastimes");from ancient up to recent times.
Following the paths of collecting;Emilio Mangini traveled all over Europe discovering those thousand of objects from the past;gathered together within the space of decades;that nowadays;thanks to his generous donation;constitute the "Emilio Carlo Mangini Foundation".
To his son Giuseppe Mangini;man of vast knowledge and passionate archeologist;is due the choice of the building where the foundation is based;at 20 via dell'Ambrosiana;and the enrichment of the collections.
The heterogeneous and varied set of objects and furnishings gathers together remarkable groups of cases;playing cards;ancient arms;shaving washbowls and more;layed out in a real private dwelling to be visited from basement (corresponding to the Roman period ground line) up to all upper levels.