Photo: Mauro Mariani at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Historic villa / palace, 1906
Civic Aquarium of Milan
Aquarium in Milan, Italy
At a glance
- Period
- Modern era, 1906
- Style
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Area
- 1,000 m²
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°28′26″ N, 9°10′51″ E
- Address
- Via Gerolamo Gadio, 2
About
The Civic Aquarium of Milan (Acquario Civico di Milano in Italian) is an aquarium in Milan, Italy, and the third oldest aquarium in Europe. Built in 1906 on the occasion of the Milan International, it is the only surviving building from the event. Sited on the edge of Sempione Park, the aquarium has over 100 different types of underwater life located in several tanks with a particular attention for the fishes and aquatic vegetation of the Italian seacoasts, lakes, and rivers.
The facade of the aquarium includes a Neptune statue, the Roman god of water and the sea, created by sculptor Oreste Labò.
The aquarium library, which was opened to the public, had one of Italy's most prestigious collection of marine biology publications, and it was absorbed by the Library of the Civic Museum of Natural History of Milan in 2015.
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Timeline
- 1906Built and opened
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Milano CadornaTrain, nearest
700 m as the crow flies
Civic Aquarium of MilanVia Gerolamo Gadio, 2
Aeroporto di Milano-Linate7.7 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Civic Aquarium of Milan?
Civic Aquarium of Milan is in Milan, in the province of Milano (Lombardy), Italy. Address: Via Gerolamo Gadio, 2. GPS coordinates: 45.47402, 9.18071.
How old is Civic Aquarium of Milan?
Wikidata dates it to 1906.
What else is there to see near Civic Aquarium of Milan?
Nearby you’ll find: Teatro Fossati (200 m away), Pusterla delle Azze (300 m away), Porta Comasina (300 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- 0116 Acq Brunetti — Mauro Mariani at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain
- Acquario Civico di Milano, Giardino d'inverno — Margherito1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dettaglio interno acquario civico di Milano 3 — Cristian Buda, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ingresso principale Acquario Civico di Milano, in stile liberty 01 — Fiorenzo Milano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Milano - Acquario Civico (Parco Sempione) - 1906 - architetto.Sebastiano Locati — Simone Cappai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Milano acquario civico — Yorick39, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ACQURIO CIVICO MILANO (1) — Alberto albertini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Acquario civico (6) — Pietrofederico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Acquario milano 2 - statua di nettuno — Stefano Stabile, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences