The second room

The second room is dedicated to the Commedia dell’Arte that is the theatre between the 16th and 18th centuries. At the time, the actors improvised and mixed acting with acrobatics and singing. In the showcase in the centre of the room, you can see costume jewellery, original 19th-century playing cards found in some of the theatre boxes and donated to the museum as a memento, and again elegant librettos with precious personalised covers.

In the two showcases on the wall, you can see the admirable collection of fine china whose history is closely bound to La Scala.

In Europe, production of porcelain began in 1710 in Saxony in imitation of the wares that were imported from China and Japan by the various East India companies. Almost all of the pieces on display come from the Sambon collection. The main subject of inspiration is the Commedia dell’Arte, with masks, performing troupes, or musicians depicted with details of rare instruments or dance masks.