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Milan Travel Guide For Design Lovers | 2023 | Part II
Milan is well-known for its international interior design events such as Isaloni, but the city itself is a great source of inspiration with much to offer. So, if you’re thinking about visiting the Isaloni, you should definitely read this Milan Travel Guide to make sure you don’t miss any of it! If you haven’t read the part I yet, you can check it out here.
Milan Travel Guide
There is still a lot you can plan after you have organised all of the fundamentals of your trip. If you read Milan Travel Guide – Part I, you already know where to go, where to stay, and which restaurants and bars to visit. Milan Travel Guide – Part II brings you the best galleries and museums to visit in Milan.
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Milan Travel Guide
TOP GALLERIES & MUSEUMS TO VISIT
GALLERIA CARLA SOZZANI
The gallery is housed in a former industrial structure that is typical of Milanese architecture. Galleria Carla Sozzani has established itself as one of Italy’s most important photography galleries since its inception. Over 200 exhibitions have been held in the presence of famous photographers, including Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Bert Stern, Sarah Moon, Paolo Roversi, David Bailey, Hiro, and David LaChapelle, among others.
AUGUSTO BETTI ARTISTA+DESIGNER, the next exhibition, will be on display from April 16th to May 14th.
PAC – Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea
PAC’s exhibitions are often a source of interest and debate in Milan because they highlight issues of great social importance (for example Regina José Galindo’s 2014 “Estoy Viva” show addressed the female condition, while the 2013 “Rise and Fall of Apartheid” exhibition gave insight into life before, during and after apartheid). The PAC is currently closed until April 4th, when it will reopen with the exhibition FORGET YOUR DREAMS by Yuri Ancarani.
MIART
Miart, the international modern and contemporary art fair in Milan, is the exhibition with the most chronological offer in Italy, allowing a wide audience of Italian and international collectors to discover masterpieces from the early twentieth century to the creations of the most recent generations.
Following ‘Dismantling Silence’ in 2021 and the ‘first movement’ of a possible new symphony the following year, miart continues in the vein of musical metaphors in 2023, shaping the visual identity of the new edition around the word ‘Crescendo’.
In technical terms, the term refers to a dynamic musical indication involving the gradual increase in the intensity of sound in a composition; however, in this context, it also refers to the growth seen between the previous two editions – in terms of quality, participation, and audience – and, above all, the desire to continue this ascending trajectory in 2023.
Many international galleries will return from previous editions, including A Arte Invernizzi, ABC-ARTE, Bottegantica, C+N Gallery, Ca’ di Fra’, Cadogan Gallery, Galleria Tommaso Calabro, Cardi Gallery, Ciaccia Levi, Galleria Clivio, Raffaella Cortese, Cortesi Gallery, Monica De Cardenas, Galleria Luisa Delle Piane, Dep Art Gallery, Zero, among many others.
HANGAR BICOCCA
If you enjoy art, design, and getting out of the city centre, Hangar Bicocca is for you. Hangar Bicocca, housed in a converted industrial building in an emerging area outside of the city centre, attracts artsy types with its cutting-edge exhibitions and workshops. This location is well-known for its site-specific installations (similar to those at London’s Tate Modern), which have included giant balloons and rooms set at -30 °C over the years.
Ann Veronica Janssens, Grand Bal, will be the next exhibition, running from April 6th to July 30th.
MUDEC – Museo delle Culture di Milano
The Milan City Council took steps in 1990 to buy the old Ansaldo industrial plant at Porta Genova and use it for cultural services, as part of the municipal authorities’ ongoing efforts to preserve the memory of the economic and social processes that have shaped the city’s identity. The abandoned factories, which are genuine industrial archaeology monuments, have been converted into studios, workshops, and new creative spaces.
The following exhibitions will be DAL, MAGRITTE, MAN RAY E IL SURREALISMO, which will run from March 22nd to July 30th, and MUHOLI. A VISUAL ACTIVIST, which will run from March 31st to July 30th.
LEONARDO DA VINCI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM
On February 15, 1953, the National Museum of Science and Technology (formerly Technics) “Leonardo da Vinci” was established. It is now a Private Law Foundation, with institutional partners including Ministries, Public Bodies, and Milan’s Universities. In addition to its Chairmanship and Administration, the Directorate-General oversees the Museum’s operational development.
Employees and collaborators at the Museum design, develop, and directly deliver day-to-day activities and large-scale projects. Along with these internal resources, there are institutions, firms, professionals, researchers and experts, and volunteers who help the Museum achieve its mission.
There are numerous exhibitions that are always available: Technology Mosaic, Particle Physics – Extreme, Telecommunications, Airs Transport, Fragility And Beauty, Space, among many others.
MUSEO DEL NOVECENTO
The Museo del Novecento, housed within the Palazzo dell’Arengario in Piazza del Duomo, houses a collection of over 4,000 works that catalyse the development of twentieth-century Italian art.
The Museo del Novecento was founded on December 6, 2010, with the goal of disseminating knowledge of twentieth-century art and providing a more comprehensive understanding of the collections that the city of Milan has inherited over time. Aside from its core exhibition activity, the Museum is involved in the conservation, investigation, and promotion of Italian cultural and artistic heritage from the twentieth century, with the ultimate goal of reaching a wider audience.
The Museo del Novecento evolves around multiple locations with a focus on the city. Collective exhibitions alternate with solo art shows in the Permanent Collection, which follows a chronological path. Inside the building, visitors are greeted by a grand spiral staircase. The Museum’s meeting places are the bookshop and the restaurant. Lucio Fontana’s Neon represents a final embrace with the city.
The Permanent Collection, which reflects Milan’s frenetic cultural dynamism, is essentially the story of several private collections brought together through the generosity and passion for art of many private collectors. Since its inception, the collection has been supplemented by significant gifts from artists, collectors, and philanthropists who have played an active role in the development of the Museum’s heritage, which now reflects the rich trajectory of art from the early twentieth century to the present.
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