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Essential events in the district, selected by our staff.
Concerto Sinfonico
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Concerto Sinfonico
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
The Teatro Dal Verme orchestra enters the museum, creating a suspended moment of music in an unconventional space.
I Pomeriggi Musicali, a Milanese orchestral institution founded in 1945 and recognised by the State, combines the classical repertoire with a constant focus on contemporary music.
Mozart, Symphony No. 35 in D major, K 385 “Haffner”
Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11
Conductor: Alessandro Mazzocchetti
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali
Conductor: Alessandro Mazzocchetti
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Conductor: Alessandro Mazzocchetti
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Conductor: Alessandro Mazzocchetti
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Concerto Sinfonico
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Concerto Sinfonico
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
The Teatro Dal Verme orchestra enters the museum, creating a suspended moment of music in an unconventional space.
I Pomeriggi Musicali, a Milanese orchestral institution founded in 1945 and recognised by the State, combines the classical repertoire with a constant focus on contemporary music.
Haydn, Symphony No. 104 in D major “London”
Schubert, Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
Conductor: Roberta Peroni
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali
Conductor: Roberta Peroni
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Davide Romano. Moments
Until 13/07/2026
Via Ciovasso, 17
Davide Romano. Moments
Via Ciovasso, 17
A solo exhibition by Davide Romano presents works created between 2020 and 2026, reflecting his hyperrealist research. The artist explores the illusion of photography through drawing, using pencil, charcoal, and graphite.
The black-and-white works combine Italian drawing traditions with influences from Japanese prints, portraiture, and tattoo art. The highly expressive faces convey emotions and memories through a strong visual and emotional intensity.
Sougwen Chung. Body Machine (Meridians)
Until 14/07/2026
Via Brera, 12
Sougwen Chung. Body Machine (Meridians)
Via Brera, 12
A large-scale immersive installation by artist and researcher Sougwen Chung.
The project combines motion data captured from Chung’s own body, environmental recordings, machine learning systems, and a soundscape within an environment of light, movement, and transformation.
Volumes and Shadows
Until 17/07/2026
Via Brera, 2
Volumes and Shadows
Via Brera, 2
Max Rohr. Somewhere/Sometime
Until 17/07/2026
Via Solferino, 44
Max Rohr. Somewhere/Sometime
Via Solferino, 44
Max Rohr’s solo exhibition marks the artist’s return to the exhibition circuit after a hiatus of several years.
On view is a new series of works on canvas and paper created between 2024 and 2026, presented for the first time alongside works from earlier cycles, in an exhibition that highlights the continuity and evolution of his painterly practice.
Franco Mazzucchelli at Plan C
Until 19/07/2026
Via Manzoni, 21
H. 10:00 - 19:00
Franco Mazzucchelli at Plan C
Via Manzoni, 21
An exhibition dedicated to Franco Mazzucchelli presents two large sculptures and a selection of mirror-like works that directly engage the viewer, reflecting their image and activating a dialogue with the surrounding space.
The installations transform the environment into a dynamic perceptual field where form, light and human presence intertwine. A journey that expresses the artist’s poetics, centered on the artwork as a participatory experience and a mirror of reality.
Marcel Duchamp & Sturtevant. Dialogues are mostly fried snowballs
Until 23/07/2026
Piazza Belgioioso, 2
Marcel Duchamp & Sturtevant. Dialogues are mostly fried snowballs
Piazza Belgioioso, 2
This first exhibition dedicated to two inimitable and provocative artists highlights the forward-thinking nature of their practice in the age of digital reproduction and the replicability of artificial intelligence.
Arseny Zhilyaev – Absolute Faith Made
Until 24/07/2026
Foro Buonaparte, 48
mar – ven | h. 10:00 – 18:00
Arseny Zhilyaev – Absolute Faith Made
Foro Buonaparte, 48
The exhibition presents Arseny Zhilyaev’s recent research through works that explore the relationship between memory, information, and contemporary reality. At the heart of the project is the series Behind the Fog of War There Is Always Pain, in which newspapers marked by current events are progressively covered with layers of white paint, transforming into suspended archives between documentation and erasure.
Through the act of concealing and revealing, the artist reflects on the fragility of truth, the weight of war, and the responsibility of the viewer’s gaze. The exhibition offers a journey through history, language, and imagination, inviting visitors to engage with the contradictions of the present.
Agent of Birth
Until 24/07/2026
Foro Buonaparte, 48
Agent of Birth
Foro Buonaparte, 48
The exhibition explores the dynamics of reproduction and motherhood in contemporary society through intense, surreal paintings. The human body becomes a site of tension between intimacy, technology, and economy, between autonomy and commodification.
The works move between beauty and unease, offering a critical reflection on how life and identity are represented and controlled today.
Paladino
Until 26/07/2026
Via Brera, 12
Paladino
Via Brera, 12
Mimmo Paladino returns to Milan with a new public exhibition, hosted at Palazzo Citterio, years after his show at Palazzo Reale.
Conceived for the Sala Stirling, the project brings his iconic Dormienti into dialogue with the architecture, alongside a selection of works on paper from 1973.
Giovanni Gastel. Rewind
Until 26/07/2026
Via Brera, 12
Giovanni Gastel. Rewind
Via Brera, 12
The exhibition pays tribute to a leading figure in contemporary photography, through more than 250 images that trace his entire career, from his first fashion covers to still lifes, portraits, advertising campaigns, and his most cherished projects.
Nicol Vizioli. The Half Light/ Forms of Apparition
Until 31/07/2026
Via Goito, 7
Nicol Vizioli. The Half Light/ Forms of Apparition
Via Goito, 7
Nicol Vizioli presents a body of work focused on exploring various artistic media: photography, video, and, for the first time, the physical presence of bronze sculptures.
To mark the opening of the exhibition, at 7:30 p.m. artist Yen-Ching Lin will present a live performance that will bring the gallery spaces to life through interaction with the exhibition.
Dalla materia all’infinito
Until 31/07/2026
Foro Buonaparte, 67
Dalla materia all’infinito
Foro Buonaparte, 67
An exhibition dedicated to Luciana Matalon, retracing more than fifty years of her artistic research, from her early experiments with materials to works inspired by memory, origins, and cosmic visions.
Through an ever-evolving visual language, the exhibition reveals the journey of an artist who explored the relationship between matter, time, and knowledge, turning art into a reflection on the meaning of existence.
Depero Space to Space
Until 02/08/2026
Via Gesù, 5
Depero Space to Space
Via Gesù, 5
The exhibition explores an unprecedented dialogue between the creative universe of Fortunato Depero and the historic space of the Bagatti Valsecchi House Museum. Curated by Nicoletta Boschiero and Antonio D’Amico and organized in collaboration with Mart – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, the exhibition is part of the Milan Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympics.
Kaleidoskop Freiburg
Until 02/08/2026
Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, angolo, Corso Garibaldi, 89/A
Kaleidoskop Freiburg
Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, angolo, Corso Garibaldi, 89/A
An exhibition launching an international exchange project between Casa degli Artisti and Kulturwerk T66 in Freiburg, bringing together artists, practices, and communities from two European cultural institutions.
Through a range of contemporary artistic languages, the project fosters dialogue, creative exchange, and new connections between Milan and Freiburg.
Users, Unfriendly
Until 29/08/2026
Via Marco Formentini, 14
lun – ven h. 10:00 – 18:00
sab h. 10:00 – 13:00
Users, Unfriendly
Via Marco Formentini, 14
The group exhibition by the School of New Technologies of Art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera brings together twenty artists and collectives reflecting on how the visual arts have responded to the rise of digital technologies over the past twenty-five years.
The title reworks the idea of “user-friendly”: the participating artists are “users” of digital technologies, but in a critical and deliberately “unfriendly” way. Rather than passively adopting tools as designed, they question, bend and expose their hidden mechanisms, developing autonomous and resistant forms of expression.
The exhibition will be closed from August 9 through August 15
Feeling of things
Until 29/08/2026
Via Brera, 28
lunedì - venerdì 9:00 - 19:00
sabato chiusura alle 12:30
Feeling of things
Via Brera, 28
A group exhibition featuring artists from the Brera Academy’s School of Sculpture, exploring sculpture as an experience of listening, relationship, and imagination.
Through works centred on the dialogue between matter, the body, and perception, the exhibition invites visitors to slow down and rediscover objects as living presences capable of opening new ways of relating to reality.
VOID di Attilio Solzi
Until 31/08/2026
Corso Como, 10
VOID di Attilio Solzi
Corso Como, 10
An immersive photographic installation exploring the concept of emptiness as a space of transformation and creative potential.
Through large-scale images where light, materiality, and transparency merge, the exhibition investigates the relationship between the body and nature, inviting visitors to reflect on metamorphosis, perception, and the artistic process.
Francesco Clemente. In Between
Until 06/09/2026
Viale Alemagna, 6
Francesco Clemente. In Between
Viale Alemagna, 6
A major retrospective dedicated to Francesco Clemente explores his painting practice from the late 1970s to the present, bringing together a selection of approximately 70 works, including rarely exhibited pieces as well as new paintings.
Lella and Massimo Vignelli. A Language of Clarity
Until 06/09/2026
Viale Alemagna, 6
Lella and Massimo Vignelli. A Language of Clarity
Viale Alemagna, 6
This major retrospective is dedicated to the work of Lella and Massimo Vignelli and traces their significant contributions to the evolution of international design and graphic culture.
Summer at the Castello Sforzesco 2026
Until 09/09/2026
Piazza Castello
Summer at the Castello Sforzesco 2026
A pagamento
Piazza Castello
The Cortile delle Armi is transformed into an open-air stage, hosting a rich and diverse musical programme. Established singer-songwriters and emerging voices from the Italian and international music scenes take turns on stage, alongside tributes to some of the greatest icons of the past.
A journey where music engages in dialogue with dance, cinema and the spoken word, creating artistic experiences that transcend genres, cultures and boundaries.
The opening night will feature the vibrant energy of the Civica Jazz Orchestra and the Choir of the Civic Jazz Courses of the Claudio Abbado Civic School of Music, with the special participation of Maestro Enrico Intra.
MilanoVetro-35
Until 13/09/2026
Piazza Castello
Mar – Dom, 10:00 - 17:30
MilanoVetro-35
Piazza Castello
The exhibition showcases the finalist works of the fifth edition of MilanoVetro-35, an international competition dedicated to contemporary artistic research in glass.
Through the projects of emerging artists and designers, the exhibition highlights the expressive and innovative potential of glass, bringing together craftsmanship, experimentation, and contemporary artistic languages.
Cieli Rosa e Luci d’Acqua
Until 13/09/2026
Viale Gadio, 2
Mar – Dom, H10:00 - 17:30
Cieli Rosa e Luci d’Acqua
Viale Gadio, 2
A photographic exhibition by Daniela Cavallo that reinterprets Milan through its visual heritage and waterways.
Drawing from late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century postcards, the artist creates digital images that weave together memory and contemporary sensibilities, offering a poetic and unexpected vision of the city through reflections, colours, and urban landscapes.
Oman and Italy
Until 13/09/2026
Via Brera, 28
Oman and Italy
Via Brera, 28
The exhibition traces the history and cultural identity of the Sultanate of Oman through artworks, artefacts, manuscripts, and maps spanning from the Iron Age to the present day.
It highlights Oman’s role as a crossroads of trade, culture, and human exchange, revealing the long-standing connections between the Mediterranean, Italy, and the major routes of the ancient and modern world.
Giovanni Agostino da Lodi
Until 13/09/2026
Via Brera, 28
Giovanni Agostino da Lodi
Via Brera, 28
A traveling painter between Leonardo and Giorgione. For the first time, an exhibition traces the career of one of the most original artists working in Italy during the decades spanning the 1500s.
The exhibition captures the complexity of this artist through 46 works by him and by artists such as Bramantino, Alvise Vivarini, Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, and Dürer, housed at Brera and on loan from museums including the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the Galleria Borghese in Rome, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, and the National Gallery in London.
AriAnteo 2026 – Open Air Cinema
Until 13/09/2026
Via Milazzo, 9
AriAnteo 2026 – Open Air Cinema
Via Milazzo, 9
The open-air cinema programme that lights up Brera’s evenings from early June to late August, offering a rich and diverse en plein air selection of acclaimed European and international films, the best titles of the season, premieres and special events featuring guest appearances.
Summer at the museum
Until 21/09/2026
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Summer at the museum
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
A multidisciplinary cultural programme that transforms ADI Design Museum into a space for participation and exchange, featuring events dedicated to design, architecture, music, cinema, performance, publishing, and collaborative practices.
Through the involvement of local institutions, associations, and cultural organizations, the project fosters dialogue between the museum and the city while creating opportunities for shared experiences and discussion.
Candidi come colombe, astuti come serpenti
Until 25/09/2026
Via Maroncelli, 12
Candidi come colombe, astuti come serpenti
Via Maroncelli, 12
An exhibition bringing together around forty small-format naïve works from the Dino Menozzi collection. Featuring 28 artists, each distinct in style yet united by a remarkable originality of expression.
Passione Disegno
Until 27/09/2026
Piazza Castello
Mar – Dom, H10:00 - 17:30
Passione Disegno
Piazza Castello
An exhibition celebrating the Drawings Collection of Castello Sforzesco, one of Italy’s most significant collections dedicated to drawing, through a selection of works spanning from the fifteenth to the twentieth century.
The exhibition highlights drawing as a tool for study, design, and artistic experimentation, while also tracing the history of the collection and its connection to the city of Milan.
Vincenzo Castella. Timeless Archaeology
Until 03/10/2026
Via Monte di Pietà, 23
mar-sab, H10-19
Vincenzo Castella. Timeless Archaeology
Via Monte di Pietà, 23
Bellezza e Bruttezza. Ideale, reale, caricaturale nel Rinascimento
Until 18/10/2026
Piazza della Scala, 6
Bellezza e Bruttezza. Ideale, reale, caricaturale nel Rinascimento
Piazza della Scala, 6
An exhibition exploring the evolution of beauty and ugliness in the Italian and Northern European Renaissance through works by masters such as Botticelli, Michelangelo, Titian, Dürer, and Cranach.
The exhibition examines the relationship between nature, artistic ideals, and creative invention, revealing how artistic representation gradually expanded the boundaries of beauty to embrace the grotesque, the unusual, and the concept of “beautiful ugliness.”
Arnaldo Pomodoro. Una Vita
Until 18/10/2026
Piazza della Scala, 6
Arnaldo Pomodoro. Una Vita
Piazza della Scala, 6
A major retrospective dedicated to Arnaldo Pomodoro, tracing more than sixty years of artistic research through a selection of sculptures, works on paper, and archival materials.
The exhibition highlights the evolution of the artist’s visual language, exploring the themes and forms that shaped his work, from early experiments to the monumental creations that established him as a leading figure in contemporary international art.
Arnaldo Pomodoro. Una Vita
Until 18/10/2026
Piazza della Scala, 6
Arnaldo Pomodoro. Una Vita
Piazza della Scala, 6
Gallerie d’Italia and Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro pay tribute to one of the most important figures in Italian and international contemporary art of the late 20th century.
The exhibition, curated by Luca Massimo Barbero and Federico Giani, features a selection of over 40 works from the collections of Intesa Sanpaolo and Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, tracing, decade by decade, the most significant milestones in Pomodoro’s career.
Anila Rubiku – Hues of Delicacy
Until 18/10/2026
Via Solferino, 48
Anila Rubiku – Hues of Delicacy
Via Solferino, 48
The opening of Hues of Delicacy, a new project by Anila Rubiku in collaboration with Ncontemporary Gallery.
Antarctica Melting Beauty. Aurora
Until 08/11/2026
Viale Gadio, 2
Antarctica Melting Beauty. Aurora
Viale Gadio, 2
A photographic exhibition featuring a selection of works by Paola Marzotto created in glacial and polar environments, where the beauty of ice becomes a starting point for reflecting on environmental change and humanity’s relationship with nature.
Through a dialogue between photography and scientific research, the exhibition explores ice as an archive of the planet’s memory, addressing issues related to pollution, climate change, and possible paths toward conservation and regeneration.
Verso il 1946
Until 08/11/2026
Via Borgonuovo, 23
Mar – Dom, 10:00 - 17:30
Verso il 1946
Via Borgonuovo, 23
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the 1946 institutional referendum, the Museo del Risorgimento presents an exhibition divided into two complementary sections, featuring archival documents, artworks, and objects from its collections that are usually not on public display.
The exhibition explores, on the one hand, women’s contribution to the Risorgimento struggles, highlighting their involvement in movements for freedom from the early conspiracies through to the campaigns leading to Italian unification; on the other, it examines the theme of women’s suffrage through historical materials, original documents, and objects from the museum’s storerooms, offering also an opportunity to reinterpret the history of the museum and its collections.
Per filo e per segno. Percorsi di arte tessile in Italia
Until 07/01/2027
Via Monte di Pietà, 23
Per filo e per segno. Percorsi di arte tessile in Italia
Via Monte di Pietà, 23
An exhibition project curated by Alberto Fiz involving twelve Italian artists from different generations, invited to reflect on the theme of contemporary textiles.
Achille and Bruno, free to play
Until 16/02/2027
Piazza Castello, 27
Achille and Bruno, free to play
Piazza Castello, 27
Achille Castiglioni and Bruno Munari, two friends in dialogue between toys and curious design intuitions.
Objects, experiments, photographs, and archival materials reveal the affinities, wit, and design insights of two leading figures of the 20th century.
