Piazza S. Maria delle Grazie • MM1 Conciliazione, MM1/2 Cadorna; tram 24.
€8.00, booking obligatory, discount for EU citizens under 18 or over 65, and for EU citizens between 18 and 25. Open Tues-Sun 8.00-19.00, closed on Mon. Opening times are variable.
Leonardo da Vinci's world-famous fresco, recently restored (restoration completed in 1999). Advance booking obligatory: places are limited. To book, phone 02.8942.1146: the number answers Mon-Fri 9.00 to 18.00, Sat 9.00-14.00. Operators speak English. (From abroad, phone +39.02.8942.1146). It is not possible to book direct at the Last Supper itself. The phone number is often engaged: you just have to keep trying. The operator will give you a code number and the time of the visit. It may be necessary to pay by credit card during this call, particularly in the case of larger groups. Otherwise you collect and pay for tickets on the day of your visit, at least half an hour before scheduled time. If you have to wait for this half hour, you could visit the church itself, Santa Maria delle Graze, with its lovely apse and dome by Bramante, and the little courtyard by the same architect.
As soon as you know when you are going to be in Milan, book a visit: at certain times of year it is hard to find slots even a week ahead.
The cenacolovinciano.it website seems to have a calendar showing availability but I don't think that the system is working properly. There doesn't seem to be the chance of booking and paying on-line.
All in all it is a tourist-unfriendly system. Large numbers of tickets are allocated to tour organisers, and often the only hope is that there will be some cancellations. The best day to call for cancellations is Monday.
If you don't manage to find a slot, you can try joining the queue in Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie, for places made available by people with bookings who don't turn up. There is a visit every 15 minutes for 25 people. At the end of the itinerary there is a shop selling cards, posters and books on the Last Supper (restored state) and Leonardo da Vinci. It is well worth reading something about this painting before your visit, as there is the risk that such a famous sight becomes something of an anticlimax: if not, the audio guide provides a lot of good information. The audio cassette guide (in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese) are available at the ticket desk: E 2.50 single, E 4.50 double.
The "A Friend in Milan" service can book your visit for you in combination with a guided tour that includes a visit to the church Santa Maria delle Grazie, Bramante's cloister, and other sights in the vicinity. But this organisation doesn't have privileged ticket availability.
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Based on what I have read on a website, the institution of the Lord's Supper is recorded in the three Synoptic Gospels and in Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians. The words of institution differ slightly in each account, reflecting a Marcan tradition (upon which Matthew is based) and a Pauline tradition (upon which Luke is based). In addition, Luke 22:19b-20 is a disputed text, which does not appear in some of the early manuscripts of Luke. Some scholars therefore believe that it is an interpolation, while others have argued that it is original.
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