Exhibitions in Milan
March 2026
March 2026 at a glance: 2 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 9 more were on view across the city.
Opened in March
Andrea Branzi by Toyo Ito. Continuous Present19 MarTriennale MilanoPast
With Fondation Cartier, a monographic show on designer and theorist Andrea Branzi seen through Pritzker laureate Toyo Ito, including an installation on No-Stop City.
Ettore Sottsass. Design Metaphors31 MarTriennale Milano
The latest in a series of Sottsass shows around Casa Lana, drawing on works from the Museo del Design Italiano collection.
Was on view in March
FOCUS900 | Paolo Scirpa | Alberto Garuttito 27 SeptMuseo del NovecentoPast
Twin monographic focuses in the Gesti e Processi gallery: Paolo Scirpa's neon Ludoscopi illusions and fifty years of Alberto Garutti's work on doubt, thresholds and public space.
Anselm Kiefer. Le Alchimisteto 27 SeptPalazzo Reale di MilanoPast
Over forty monumental canvases by Anselm Kiefer in the bomb-scarred Sala delle Cariatidi, honouring forgotten women alchemists from Caterina Sforza to Mary Anne Atwood.
Robert Barryto 30 SeptTriennale MilanoFreePast
Conceptual art pioneer Robert Barry's word-based works in the Piano Parco spaces of Cucina Triennale, curated by Massimo Minini.
Hito Steyerl: The Islandto 30 OctFondazione PradaPast
Site-specific project at Osservatorio: a new Hito Steyerl film and video installation on flooding, science fiction and quantum leaps through time.
Mona Hatoum: Over, under and in betweento 9 NovFondazione PradaPast
Site-specific project in the Cisterna: three installations built on Hatoum's web, map and grid motifs, reflecting on the turmoil of our times and the precariousness of existence.
Giorgio Armani Privé 2005-2025: Twenty Years of Haute Coutureto 20 DecArmani/Silos
About 150 haute couture creations from two decades of Giorgio Armani Privé, including red-carpet gowns, filling all four floors of the museum. Extended to 20 December 2026.
Under Milano: Imaginary mapsto 14 Mar 2027Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
Sergio Raffaele and Tiziano Demuro's photographs of Milan's metro as a hidden, metaphysical city, shown among the trains of the Railway Pavilion.
Pinacoteca viaggianteto 17 May 2027Pinacoteca di Brera
The "travelling gallery" of Count Sommariva: 99 miniature enamels (1810-1825) copying Neoclassical masterpieces from his collection, carried with him across Europe.
Beauty and the Idealto 17 May 2027Pinacoteca di Brera
Twelve restored plaster busts by Antonio Canova, lent by Banca Ifis, join a marble Vestal back at Brera after a century, celebrating the museum's Neoclassical roots.
Image credits
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- Andrea Branzi by Toyo Ito. Continuous PresentCourtesy of Triennale Milano
- Ettore Sottsass. Design MetaphorsCourtesy of Triennale Milano
- FOCUS900 | Paolo Scirpa | Alberto GaruttiCourtesy of Museo del Novecento
- Anselm Kiefer. Le AlchimisteCourtesy of Palazzo Reale di Milano
- Robert BarryDelfino Sisto Legnani – DSL Studio © Triennale Milano
- Hito Steyerl: The IslandPhoto: Andrea Rossetti, Courtesy Fondazione Prada
- Mona Hatoum: Over, under and in betweenPh. Roberto Marossi, Courtesy Fondazione Prada
- Giorgio Armani Privé 2005-2025: Twenty Years of Haute CoutureCourtesy of Armani/Silos
- Under Milano: Imaginary mapsCourtesy of Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
- Pinacoteca viaggianteCourtesy of Pinacoteca di Brera
- Beauty and the IdealCourtesy of Pinacoteca di Brera
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