Cinisello Balsamo is a comune of about 75,200 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Italian region of Lombardy, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Milan city center.
Location
Cinisello Balsamo is a city located in northern Italy (Lombardy region), in the northern part of the urban complex of Milan.
Cinisello Balsamo borders the following municipalities: Monza, Muggiò, Nova Milanese, Paderno Dugnano, Cusano Milanino, Sesto San Giovanni, Bresso.
Il Pertini – The Cultural Center Pertini
The Cultural Center Pertini in Cinisello Balsamo offers spaces catering to all age groups, including areas for games, study stations with great views, and a tranquil environment on the lower floor. Visitors appreciate the friendly and competent staff who ensure a pleasant experience. Additionally, the BiblYou restaurant within the center serves delicious food at reasonable prices.
Villa Ghirlanda Silva
Villa Ghirlanda Silva, located in the city center, consists of the homonymous residence with attached gardens. The natural component of the park consists of a large area of lawn surrounded by trees that thicken toward the perimeter walls. There are many examples of trees of large size, some of which are centuries old, while the paths still show some historic buildings and furnishings.
Museum of Contemporary Photography
Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea (Museum of Contemporary Photography) was opened in 2004 in Villa Ghirlanda. It’s the first public museum of photography in Italy. The mission is the conservation, cataloguing, study and promotion of photography, with a particular focus on the relationship between photography and other arts and the current technological transformations.
Campari Gallery
Galleria Campari (Museum in Sesto San Giovanni) – This is an interactive and multimedia space devoted to the relationship between the Campari alcohol brand and its communication through art and design, its history and evolution of the product and the world of bars. Galleria Campari owes its strength to the uniqueness and richness of its historical archive, a true cross-sectional cultural depository that houses over 3,000 works on paper, original posters from the Belle Époque period, posters and advertising graphics from the 1930s to the 1990s by artists such as Leonetto Cappiello, Marcello Dudovich, Fortunato Depero, Bruno Munari, Ugo Nespolo, carousels and advertisements of famous directors and objects created by renowned designers.
The first floor of the Gallery is dedicated to the evocative story of the brand’s history based on three directions (art, communication and production); while on the second floor, the product is presented in a world of bars, historic bottles and glasses, selected design items and vintage merchandising.
Church of Saint Ambrose
The parish church of Sant’Ambrogio, built in the 16th century on the ruins of an older one, which dominates the large Piazza Gramsci, is the main church of Cinisello Balsamo. Following the foundation of a new settlement around the current Piazza Gramsci, the new parish church was built at the end of the 15th century, built raised on an embankment to protect it from stagnant waters.
