Palazzo Morando Attendolo Bolognini belonged to the ancient family of Bolognini, from Pavia, whose founder, faithful to Francesco Sforza, in 1459 obtained the privilege to bear the surname Attendolo.
Morando and Attendolo families were bounded by the marriage of Alessandro and Clotilde in the mid-Nineteenth century. As often happened among the patrician families, a careful network of marriage alliances ensured the conservation of the heritage of buildings.
Structurally homogeneous to many mansions of Milan’s aristocracy rebuilt in the eighteenth century, the sobriety of the façade that looks quietly on via Sant’Andrea, contrasts with a noble colonnaded courtyard.
The inside of the Palace has the typical features of aristocratic residences in the Rococo style: in addition to the representation salons, there are more intimate rooms, decorations, gilded stuccos, mirrors with carved frames, fireplaces, chinoiserie. Two different exhibition paths characterize the Palazzo Morando’s halls. On the first floor there are the collections of the former Museo of Milan: a collection of paintings, sculptures, prints that had its origin in 1934 with the acquisition by the Municipality of Milan of the Luigi Beretta’s collection; in the adjacent spaces the boardrooms of the stately home have been rearranged, becoming a suggestive path that documents the eighteenth century’s taste for home decor.