Certosa di Pavia

The Certosa di Pavia was built between the late 14th and the 15th century at the behest of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, lord of Milan. The church and convent were originally entrusted to the Carthusian community, then to the Cistercians, and for a brief period also to the Benedictines.The idea to build a Museum of the Certosa originated in the late 19th century when restoration work began on the monument, directed by Luca Beltrami. The museum opened in 1911 with the installation created by Beltrami himself. However, it was closed the following year and permanently reopened only in 2008.https://museilombardia.cultura.gov.it/en/museums/museo-della-certosa-di-pavia/