11 unmissable art exhibitions in Milan

Every year among my new year’s resolution there is the good intention to visit more exhibitions. If it’s the same for you, this is the perfect time to start because in Milan there are many beautiful exhibitions to not miss!

11 unmissable art exhibitions in Milan

Cerith Wyn Evans “….the Illuminating Gas”
Pirelli Hangar Bicocca
Until February 23, 2020

Monumental light installations by the English artist Cerith Wyn Evans at monumental Pirelli Hangar Bicocca location, hyper scenographic exhibition.
Free admission

Milano Anni ’60
Palazzo Morando
Until February 9, 2020

This is the exhibition that I absolutely want to see! The exhibition tells the story of an unrepeatable decade characterized by a creative ferment that has transformed Milan and Italy through art, design, jazz, architecture, postwar economic boom and technology.
Ticket € 12

Emilio Vedova
Palazzo Reale
Until February 9, 2020

The 100th anniversary of the birth of the Venetian artist Emilio Vedova is the occasion for this exhibition in the marvelous Sala delle Cariatidi of Palazzo Reale. Curated by Germano Celant.
Free admission

Photo Marco Cappelletti

Letizia Battaglia
Palazzo Reale
Until January 19, 2020

Letizia Battaglia is a Palermitan photographer who has been able to tell without fear what the mafia has represented for her city. In exhibition 300 photographs, many of which are unpublished.
Ticket 13 €

Van Cleef & Arpels: il Tempo, la Natura, l’Amore
Palazzo Reale
Until February 23, 2020

An exhibition to discover the history and precious creations of the high jewelery house through over 400 jewels, watches and precious objects made since its foundation in 1906.
Free admission

Canova | Thorvaldsen
Gallerie d’Italia
Until March 15, 2020

An exhibition to learn about sculpture between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the figures of Antonio Canova and the Danish Bertel Thorvaldsen, protagonists and rivals who changed the history of modern sculpture with their marble masterpieces.
Ticket 10 €

Impressioni d’Oriente. Arte e collezionismo tra Europa e Giappone
Mudec
Until February 2, 2020

The exhibition tells about exchanges and relations between Japan and Europe from the artistic, historical and ethnographic point of view. Over 170 works including paintings, prints, furnishings, sculptures and objects.
Ticket 14 €

Elliott Erwitt. Family
Mudec
Until March 15, 2020

Elliott Erwitt, one of the most famous, historical and important living photographers, chose a selection of his most famous photos dedicated to families.
Ticket 10 €

OooOoO Koo Jeong A
Triennale di Milano
Until February 16, 2020

A large multisensory skatepark designed by the South Korean artist Koo Jeong A who has been working on site-specific installations. There is also an Academy of Skateboarding where you can take lessons!
Free admission

Photo Gianluca Di Ioia ©Triennale Milano

Io, Robotto. Automi da compagnia
Fabbrica del Vapore
Until January 29, 2020

An exhibition dedicated to “pet robots” with 115 automatons organized in 17 thematic areas.
Ticket 14 €

Nikola Tesla
Spazio Ventura XV Lambrate
Until March 15, 2020

An interactive exhibition, perfect for children, with stories, reconstructions, secrets and curiosities about the life and projects of the inventor Nikola Tesla.
Ticket 17/18 €

Nikola Tesla Exhibition

Have you already seen some of them or do you have other exhibitions you want to visit?