Top Milan Art & Culture Classes

Milan is an inspiring city, so it’s no wonder it attracts so many artists. This private painting and wine workshop not only gives you a glimpse into its creative culture, but results in a personalized souvenir that’s far more unique than anything you’d find in a store. Create your masterpiece in either a park, bar, or café with the help of a local artist who can offer tips for exploring afterwards, too.

The La Scala Theater in Milan’s city center is one of the world’s most famous opera houses, inaugurated in 1778. Join a small group and a guide to explore the temple of music and learn about its secrets and history. See a collection of set designs, musical instruments, and costumes that have been used for some of the greatest performances during your tour.

Explore Milan from a unique angle on a Navigli Canal cruise. Learn about landmarks with an audio guide. Start at Alzaia Naviglio Grande 4. Pass "case di Ringhiera" and San Cristoforo church. Discover where Marscarpone cheese originated. See Canottieri Milano Olona and Vicolo dei Lavandai. Reach Darsena for bars and clubs. Cross Scodellino bridge to Trophy bridge and Conchetta by Leonardo da Vinci. Experience 14 navigation basins connecting Milan and Pavia, operational for five centuries.

This isn't just an art class; it is the ultimate Milanese "vibe" experience that combines high-end Italian design with a professional content-creation session.

Shop 'til you drop (and save money while doing it) on this day trip to Serravalle Designer Outlet from Milan, with round-trip transfers. Board a comfortable coach in Milan for the 60-mile (100-kilometer) ride to the outlet center. Once there, go wild popping into as many of the 200 shops that your time there will afford. Take advantage of discounts of 70% off name brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Adidas, Versaci, Timberland, and more. For more benefits, upgrade the tour to the VIP Shopping Pass and get a 10% discount and fast-track coach boarding.

Instead of remembering your time in Milan with a standard souvenir, take home something that represents your time in the Italian city after a visit to a ceramic painting studio. Learn more about Milan’s creative culture with a local artist as you paint a handmade bowl or plate according to your own unique style.

Get to know more about Italy’s fashion capital, Milan, on this exciting tour. Alongside a private guide, walk through the fashion district, the “Quadrilatero della Moda” and feast your eyes on the beauty of the luxury brands. Then, step into the atelier of a fashion designer to learn how quality designs are made and labeled with the “Made in Italy” designation.

Let your guide take you inside the old refectory of an ancient monastery where you can admire the Last Supper painting for 15 minutes. Learn all about the incredible history behind it. Enjoy skip-the-line entry privileges on this English guided tour of Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Leap back in time to the painting's origins to learn about how this famous mural came to be. Get the most out of your visit with a local and licensed art historian guide. After meeting your English speaking guide outside of the UNESCO Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, skip the ticket lines to enter the museum. Step inside the ancient refectory to discover one of the most important mural paintings in the world, painted between 1494 and 1498. Get an up-close look at the gestures and expressions of Christ and his twelve apostles. Listen as your guide points out details regarding the perspective and the innovative and modern techniques of the time.

On this tour, you’ll have the rare opportunity to get up close and personal with Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper—one of the world’s most celebrated artworks. Meet your guide, a trained art historian, outside of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Following their in-depth introduction, you’ll skip the lines and head straight inside to discover the painting for yourself.

Cruise through the streets of Milan on this Segway tour of one of Italy’s most popular cities. Once you’ve mastered the self-balancing, 2-wheeled machine, take off and explore the landmarks of this fashion and commerce capital. Your guide takes you past the Sforzesco Castle, Piazza del Duomo, and La Scala opera house. And you even have a chance to scope out the top street for shopping as you make your way down Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. With a cap of eight people, this Segway tour is guaranteed to offer a personalized experience to travelers who want to explore Milan.

For a Lake Como day trip from Milan, look no further. A great way to discover the timeless beauty of the Italian lakes, this experience includes a walking tour of the chic lake town of Como plus a Lake Como cruise to see snow-peaked mountains and luxury lakeside villas from the water. Dock in the village of Bellagio for free time to eat and explore.

Don’t waste your time in tourist trap snack bars in Milan; discover the best of Milan’s cuisine and neighborhoods on a food tour of the Navigli canal district and Porta Ticinese. Visit bars and restaurants to learn about northern Italy’s famous aperitivo culture. Sample local wine, Milanese risotto, and more treats as you explore with a guide. Even better: Numbers are capped at 12 for a more sociable small-group tour.

Do you want to learn the Italian language in a stimulating way and, at the same time, visit a dynamic and avant-garde city? You have found the right one for you! The best way to learn Italian is to immerse yourself completely in the language and culture of the country. During your Italian course in Milan with the Leonardo da Vinci School, your goal will be to truly learn Italian. It will be a natural and very rapid learning. You will be immersed in the culture and will listen, read and speak only Italian throughout the day. In this way you will make rapid progress, both in the classroom and out.

Take a break from an unforgiving sightseeing schedule to unleash your creative side during a private life drawing workshop with a local artist in Milan. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, this private class promises one-to-one guidance to improve your drawing skills with a live model to work from.

Led by a Master Artist: Your session is guided by a professional, classically trained artist and exhibitor at the Venice Arsenale. You get professional-tier insights adapted for a relaxed setting. Curated & All-Inclusive: We provide a premium experience from start to finish. High-quality materials included, immersive soundtrack, and curated Aperitivo of wine and artisanal bites. Trilingual Host: Experience the session comfortably in English, Italian, or Spanish, making it perfect for international visitors who want a local connection.

You will learn to paint with colors and tools like brushes, spatula, canvas, cotton paper with acrylic, watercolor and oil. According to you personal choice of a theme you will develop your artist experience creating your artistic project. You will need to tell me which technique you would like to experience: - Oil painting - Water color - Acrylic painting - Drawing

Navigli is a Milan district renowned for its creative edge, so there’s no better place to unleash your artistic side than here. This *kokedama* (moss ball) workshop draws on the neighborhood’s diverse culture by teaching you the basics of the Japanese art form rooted in bonsai. This relaxing artistic experience is the perfect antidote to a busy sightseeing schedule.

Unwind with unlimited wine, a paintbrush in hand, and Milan’s Parco Sempione as your backdrop. No skills needed—just good vibes, great company, and your own masterpiece to take home!

Step into the fashion world with a half-day personal styling course for women in Milan. Learn about the fashion industry and how to style your clothes with a professional stylist. Study color theories and understand how to style clothes for your body type. Sit down with your teacher over drinks and discuss what you learned during the course.

The experience will guide future spouses in the world of craftsmanship and creativity by creating their own wedding rings in a historic Milan laboratory together with a professional goldsmith. Together we will choose the model, we will merge the gold, we will shape and weld the rings, we will clean and engrave them. The experience gives the possibility to the spouses to recycle their own "family gold", maybe old and closed in a drawer, which always has a very strong emotional meaning and to which we will give a new sustainable life. The experience includes the workshop for creating wedding rings, which will last from 2 to 3 hours depending on the model to be made. Engravings, a photographic reportage of the most beautiful moments and the aperitif at the end are included, while any gold costs (if the spouses did not have it and we had to provide it) are extra. The experience provides a style of faith on the classic: for more complex models we will have to agree first.

If you’re feeling inspired by Milan’s world-renowned fashion and design scene, now’s your opportunity to create your very own work of art. Under the guidance of professional ceramic artists in their atelier, learn the art of coil-building, a unique way of sculpting pottery using hand-rolled ropes of clay. Get hands-on as you practice different techniques and use traditional tools, all while adding your own creative touches.

This cityscape drawing experience in Milan helps you see the city’s streets and sights from a brand new perspective. Under the guidance of your urban artist guide, you’ll hone in on details you’re likely to miss if just snapping photos of top attractions, learning useful creative techniques such as perspective, shading, and composition.

Go beyond Italian culture while in Milan and take part in a unique and unexpected experience—the Japanese art of Kokedama. During this small-group workshop in Milan’s Navigli district, learn all about the traditional method of plant-growing by wrapping the roots in a dome-shaped ball of soil and moss. Get hands-on as you create your own plant, practice time-honored methods, and receive plenty of tips on how to care for your plant sculpture.