The city of Milan contains several cultural institutions,The Pinacoteca di Brera is one of Milan's most important art galleries. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Brera Academy. It contains masterpieces such as the Brera Madonna by Piero della Francesca.The Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, (Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera) also known as Brera Academy (Accademia di Brera) is a public academic institution located in the city center of Milan - Italy, in via Brera 28. It was founded in 1776 by HIM Maria Theresa of Austria.