Calendar
Essential events in the district, selected by our staff.
Paladino
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.
Paladino
Piano City 2026
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Piano City 2026
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
ADI Design Museum is pleased to renew its participation in Piano City Milano festival for the 2026 edition, presenting a programme of concerts, talks and guided listening sessions that journey through different eras, musical languages and new perspectives.
The Chemistry of Design. Designing Matter
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
The Chemistry of Design. Designing Matter
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Federchimica, in collaboration with ADI Design Museum, presents an exhibition exploring the relationship between design and chemistry, starting from the role played by the transformation of matter in the development of modern and contemporary design.
The Chemistry of Design. Designing Matter
Speednews. L’arte scritta veloce
Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, angolo, Corso Garibaldi, 89/A
Speednews. L’arte scritta veloce
Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, angolo, Corso Garibaldi, 89/A
The talk starts from the experience of “speednews” to explore how art journalism has evolved under the pressure of social media, algorithms, and artificial intelligence.
Blending critical reflection with personal narrative, it presents art writing as an increasingly fragile yet necessary practice: an act of resistance against speed, homogenization, and superficiality, still capable of preserving a genuine critical value.
Gabbianelli. Ceramics, Art, Design
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Gabbianelli. Ceramics, Art, Design
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
The first volume to bring together the figurative works of Gabbianelli: a company founded in 1939 to revitalize the language of ceramics through the dialogue between art and design.
Speakers: Giampiero Bosoni, Andrea Gabbianelli, Francesca Picchi
Moderator: Alberto Saibene
Nicol Vizioli. The Half Light/ Forms of Apparition
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.
Nicol Vizioli. The Half Light/ Forms of Apparition
Gianfranco Frattini. Design 1953-2003. Catalogo ragionato
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Gianfranco Frattini. Design 1953-2003. Catalogo ragionato
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Silvana Editoriale and the Gianfranco Frattini Archive/Studio are pleased to announce the publication of a comprehensive catalog dedicated to Gianfranco Frattini (1926–2004), a leading figure in Italian and international design of the late 20th century.
Le Rouge et le Noir à Brera
Via Ciovasso, 17
Le Rouge et le Noir à Brera
Via Ciovasso, 17
A group exhibition featuring works by Biagio Battaglia, Hans März, Miriam Selvetti, and Marilena Visini.
Amid contrasts, harmonies, and emotional nuances, red—a symbol of passion, energy, and emotion—meets black, an evocation of mystery and introspection. A pictorial journey that reflects on the expressive power of color and the infinite complexities of human emotions.
Le Rouge et le Noir à Brera
SCISCIORÉ. Il gioco come gesto alpino
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
SCISCIORÉ. Il gioco come gesto alpino
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
An exhibition that explores design in Trentino-Alto Adige through the theme of play, blending tradition and innovation. Featuring both historical and contemporary objects, the exhibition highlights design that reinterprets Alpine culture in a contemporary way.
SCISCIORÉ. Il gioco come gesto alpino
XXIX Compasso d’Oro ADI
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
XXIX Compasso d’Oro ADI
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
XXIX Compasso d’Oro ADI
Open House Milano 2026
Open House Milano 2026
An “open architecture” weekend to learn about and share architecture. Open House wants to invite the public to explore and discuss the value of a well-designed environment, understand and learn about the architecture of their city and their history.
On Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May it will be possible discover places that are usually not accessible and to take part in various thematic tours to get to know our city more and more also through the knowledge of its public places.
Open House Milano 2026
Storie di donne al Bauhaus
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Storie di donne al Bauhaus
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
An opportunity to reflect on the legacy of the Bauhaus through the female figures who were part of it.
The volume recounts the adventurous, complex and at times tragic lives of the women who attended the school, offering a broader and more concrete perspective on a central experience in the history of modernity, beyond the established myth of the Bauhaus.
Giovanni Agostino da Lodi
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 active in Italy in the decades spanning the 1500s.
Giovanni Agostino da Lodi
Fabio Marullo. Diluvium
Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, angolo, Corso Garibaldi, 89/A
Fabio Marullo. Diluvium
Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, angolo, Corso Garibaldi, 89/A
The cosmogonic myths of ancient civilizations, the classical world, and the biblical world provide the framework for the book Diluvium, which features drawings by artist Fabio Marullo, created using ink on parchment paper; these are accompanied by a story by Elisa Prete.
Il Ghianda 100
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Il Ghianda 100
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Created to mark the centenary of Pierluigi Ghianda’s birth, Il Ghianda 100 is a volume dedicated to one of the most representative figures in Italian craftsmanship and design culture.
The book tells the story, talent and professional legacy of the master cabinetmaker, an extraordinary interpreter of Brianza’s culture of savoir-faire.
Candidi come colombe, astuti come serpenti
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.
Candidi come colombe, astuti come serpenti
Un fiume continuo
Viale Alemagna, 6
Un fiume continuo
Viale Alemagna, 6
In this workshop, inspired by the exhibition on Andrea Branzi, children are invited to work together to build a temporary, ever-changing installation.
A creative experience designed to explore design in an intuitive and playful way.
Milano Film Fest 2026
Milano Film Fest 2026
The Milano Film Fest, directed by Claudio Santamaria, will debut from June 4 to 9, 2026, celebrating the audiovisual world in all its forms: cinema, TV series, photography, and special content.
The event, spread across the city, will bring projections, international competitions, premieres, retrospectives, and events to Milan’s iconic and unconventional spaces. The festival, created by the MFF Foundation, aims to promote diversity, innovation, and civic involvement, offering an immersive experience open to collaborations with the local community.
Milano Film Fest 2026
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La Bellezza e l’Ideale. Canova
Until 17/05/2026
Via Brera, 28
La Bellezza e l’Ideale. Canova
Via Brera, 28
Room 1 of the Pinacoteca di Brera will be transformed to host “Beauty and the Ideal,” an unmissable exhibition dedicated to Antonio Canova. Twelve plaster busts restored by Banca Ifis, including the marble Vestal and enameled miniatures from the Sommariva collection, offer a unique journey into Neoclassicism, the founding heart of the Milanese museum.
The Witness
Until 17/05/2026
Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, angolo, Corso Garibaldi, 89/A
H. 11:00 - 19:00
The Witness
Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, angolo, Corso Garibaldi, 89/A
NABA, the New Academy of Fine Arts, presents, in collaboration with Casa degli Artisti, an exhibition that explores the role of the contemporary artist as a witness to the challenges and complexities of the present.
Filippo Circelli: STRUTTURA N.1 Dalla traccia al reperto materico
Until 18/05/2026
Via Ciovasso, 17
Filippo Circelli: STRUTTURA N.1 Dalla traccia al reperto materico
Via Ciovasso, 17
On display is a selection of paintings and sculptures created by the young artist from Brescia beginning in 2024. The works chosen reflect Filippo Circelli’s artistic and philosophical journey from his early stages to the artist he is today.
Giovanni Campus | Tempo e passione. Un omaggio all’artista (1929-2025)
Until 23/05/2026
Via Monte di Pietà, 23
Giovanni Campus | Tempo e passione. Un omaggio all’artista (1929-2025)
Via Monte di Pietà, 23
An exhibition dedicated to the Maestro, a few months after his passing.
The exhibition, curated by Marco Meneguzzo, grew out of a desire to celebrate and pay tribute to one of the most rigorous and consistent artistic research in the contemporary Italian art scene.
Gioco e progetto, progetto è gioco
Until 27/05/2026
Piazza Castello, 27
Gioco e progetto, progetto è gioco
Piazza Castello, 27
At the Achille Castiglioni Foundation, a new exhibition is held every year to tell a different story and surprise visitors. This year’s edition explores Achille’s most playful and personal side, through objects from home, preserved toys, and family memories. On display: spinning tops collected by his son Carlo, childhood games of Giovanna, and “anonymous” objects that inspired Achille.
The dynamic and interactive setup by Marco Marzini is designed to spark curiosity and wonder. A journey to rediscover design with both lightness and depth, following Achille’s motto: “Let’s not take ourselves too seriously.”
Any Wan. Is Anyone
Until 27/05/2026
Via Ciovasso, 5
Any Wan. Is Anyone
Via Ciovasso, 5
The first solo exhibition by the young artist Any Wan.
The play on words between the artist’s chosen name and the exhibition title refers to the plurality of human identity as highlighted by contemporary society.
Alessandro Busci. La città incantata
Until 28/05/2026
Corso Garibaldi, 125
Alessandro Busci. La città incantata
Corso Garibaldi, 125
Alessandro Busci’s exhibition, inspired by the film Spirited Away, marks a new chapter in his exploration of painting, architecture, and the urban landscape.
Using enamels and inks on oxidized paper and Corten steel, the artist transforms Milan into a suspended, intense vision, where iconic elements such as stadiums and towers emerge as monumental presences.
Kounellis | Warhol
Until 29/05/2026
Via Bonaventura Cavalieri, 6
Kounellis | Warhol
Via Bonaventura Cavalieri, 6
The exhibition project compares two very different masters who are united by their focus on spirituality and human tragedy. Kounellis uses poor materials and substances as secular liturgy, while Warhol transforms consumption and celebrity into modern icons with a tragic meaning.
The exhibition, enriched by a dialogue at the Museo San Fedele and a critical publication, highlights how both artists were able to elevate the everyday and the popular to universal symbols, revealing a beauty marked by pain but open to profound meanings.
ICOSAEDRO
Until 29/05/2026
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
ICOSAEDRO
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
A wooden architecture from Trentino that connects design, landscape, and community. Inspired by the Cabanon, Le Corbusier’s iconic retreat, the project presents a small dwelling designed to harmonize with the Alpine landscape from the garden in front of the museum.
Ceramics – Second Edition
Until 29/05/2026
Via della Moscova, 15
Ceramics – Second Edition
Via della Moscova, 15
A collaborative exhibition between Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery and The Great Design Disaster, the irreverent space on Via della Moscova founded by Joy Herro. Following CERAMICS, presented in Athens in 2018, the exhibition continues the gallery’s exploration of ceramics as an expressive medium in contemporary artistic practice.
Hub loves Keith Haring
Until 30/05/2026
Via Manzoni, 43
Hub loves Keith Haring
Via Manzoni, 43
The exhibition offers an overview of Keith Haring’s iconographic legacy, viewed as a true social and media phenomenon capable of sparking awareness and collective engagement.
Zoomorphic
Until 30/05/2026
Via Maroncelli, 7
Zoomorphic
Via Maroncelli, 7
The exhibition explores the animal world in all its forms through the perspectives of 20 different artists, who, through painting, sculpture, and installation, explore the human-animal bond in its most intimate and universal expressions.
Sissy DSM Rizzatto. Cromofilia 2
Until 30/05/2026
Foro Buonaparte, 67
Sissy DSM Rizzatto. Cromofilia 2
Foro Buonaparte, 67
An exhibition that investigates the construction of the image through color, understood as primary matter and a generative device of form.
Sherine Naifar. Amore Genetliaco
Until 31/05/2026
Via Legnano, 14
Sherine Naifar. Amore Genetliaco
Via Legnano, 14
A solo exhibition by the Italian-Arab artist Sherine Naifar, curated by Emma De Gaspari and Giorgio Uberti.
The exhibition is part of the “Rete Aperta” program, now in its tenth edition, through which the Archive invites young artists to engage with the legacy of Rachele Bianchi, fostering a dynamic dialogue between memory and contemporary research.
Anna Chiara Gianuzzi. La grammatica del corpo
Until 04/06/2026
Via San Fermo, 19
Anna Chiara Gianuzzi. La grammatica del corpo
Via San Fermo, 19
Anna Chiara Gianuzzi’s photographic work stems from a background that blends photography, film, and communication, as well as from extensive experience in the world of fashion photography.
Today, this technical and visual expertise translates into a research-oriented practice, in which the image becomes a tool for inner exploration and a space for reflection on identity, the body, and the relationship between the visible and the invisible.
XXIX Compasso d’Oro ADI
Until 04/06/2026
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
XXIX Compasso d’Oro ADI
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
XXIX Compasso d’Oro ADI
Haruka Misawa. bit by bit
Until 07/06/2026
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Haruka Misawa. bit by bit
Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
The first solo exhibition in Italy dedicated to Haruka Misawa, one of the most significant voices in contemporary Japanese design. The title—“little by little”—refers to a method grounded in subtle variations, careful observation, and almost imperceptible gestures.
Jannis Kounellis Exhibition
Until 16/06/2026
Corso Como, 10
H. 10:30 - 19:30
Jannis Kounellis Exhibition
Corso Como, 10
The Gallery pays tribute to the master of Arte Povera, Jannis Kounellis, with a special project organized in collaboration with the Fumagalli Gallery.
Neva Bergemann
Until 19/06/2026
Via Milazzo, 6
Neva Bergemann
Via Milazzo, 6
Camilla Prini Gallery announces the return of Neva Bergemann with a new and exclusive solo exhibition celebrating the beauty and deep soul of the Mediterranean, featuring 16 works by the American artist, 12 of which are previously unseen.
Mirko Baricchi – Kìpos
Until 27/06/2026
Via Maroncelli, 2
Mirko Baricchi – Kìpos
Via Maroncelli, 2
A new solo exhibition by Mirko Baricchi, featuring some twenty works on canvas that reflect the latest developments in the artist’s practice.
Gianfranco Frattini 100
Until 28/06/2026
Piazza Castello
Gianfranco Frattini 100
Piazza Castello
An installation at the Museum of Furniture and Wooden Sculptures and in the Sala Castellana kicks off the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of architect Gianfranco Frattini, featuring special editions created by Artemide, Cassina, CB2, Gubi, Poltrona Frau, Tacchini, and Torri Lana.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
