Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore: accessibility

How to get there by public transport
The church of San Maurizio can be reached by underground M1 and M2 (Cadorna stop), by Tram n. 16 and 27, by bus 50, 58 and 94 and by train (Cadorna Station).
For more information on ATM public transport, please visit: https://www.atm.it/en/ViaggiaConNoi/Disabili/Pages/ATMperidisabili.aspx

Parking
The church is in a limited traffic zone and Area C. 2 parking spaces reserved for disabled pass holders are located in via Nirone.  
For more information on traffic and where to park, please visit: 
https://www.comune.milano.it/aree-tematiche/mobilita/servizi-per-le-disabilita

Entrance
The main entrance has 8 consecutive steps (15 cm high each) and a double-leaf door (118 cm wide each).
Alternatively, people with disabilities can enter the church from Via Luini 2. This entrance is generally closed and to use it you must get in touch in advance with the staff of the Archaeological Museum by dialling the following number: 0288445208.
The alternative path for people with disabilities has the following characteristics: a gate (110 cm wide);a ramp (20 m long, slope of 3%, handrail on the left side); a 50 m paved path; a double leaf door (105 cm wide each) leading to the Archaeological Museum. In front of the ticket office there is a lift leading directly to the choir of the church of San Maurizio.

Lift
The lift connects the ground floor of the Archaeological Museum to the mezzanine floor with direct access to the Aula delle Monache of the church of San Maurizio. It has the following characteristics:

• door width 88 cm, internal space 110x93 cm
• Elevator level buttons panel with embossed Braille printing (110 cm from the floor)
• acoustic signal on arrival at the floor
• emergency alarm bell (130 cm from the floor).

Interiors
The church was built in 1503 and was monastery of Benedectine nuns. It is also called “The Cappella Sistina of Milan” because all the internal walls are adorned with fine frescoes from the Sixteenth century, some of them by Bernardino Luini's school. The interior, with a rectangular plan, is divided in half by a frescoed wall.

The first half was opened to the faithfuls and can be accessed directly from the main entrance (Corso Magenta). The second half, the so-called “Aula delle monache” (the nuns' room) was at that time reserved to nuns and today we can still admire a precious wooden choir; it can be accessed using the secondary path for disabled people. To reach the “Aula delle Monache” from the open area, you find: an open gate on the left side of the altar; 1 step (16 cm high), a passage (75 cm wide) 2 steps (16 cm high each), another passage (88 cm wide) and a small ramp (slope of 3%).

Accessibility for people with sensory impairments
An information panel about the church (85 cm from the ground) contains a brief description in Italian, English, and in Braille. The central part of this panel contains a plan of the building in relief and a tactile and visual representation of the facade. By scanning a QR Code or NFC with a smartphone, it is possible to access contents in different operating modes: audio mode for people with sight impairment and video with subtitles and text translation into LIS sign language for persons with hearing impairment. A brief introduction to the history of the church is followed by a description of the building, of several works of art and of the facade.