Whether you happen to be there for business or tourism, or whether you live it every day, Milan is the right place for art and culture lovers, eager to spend a few hours in the halls of the latest exhibition opened in the city! From year to year, the schedule of exhibitions in Milan stands out for the variety of proposals offered by the city’s many exhibition venues: Palazzo Reale, Mudec, Gallerie d’Italia, and many others, for a range of itineraries from antiquity to contemporary art. What better opportunity than a guided tour exhibition to indulge in a moment of quality cultural entertainment, whether as a couple, with the family or at a corporate meeting? Accompanied by Neiade Tour & Events, the best exhibitions in Milan-selected from the annual schedule-become an appointment not to be missed: skip-the-line ticket, microphone and the engaging narration of the exhibition itinerary are the distinguishing features of an experience curated in every detail.
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Best current exhibitions in Milan
Picasso – The Metamorphosis of the Figure
Milan, Mudec
February 22, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Exhibition Hours: Monday 14:30 -19:30 – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday 9:30 – 19:30 – Thursday, Saturday 9:30 – 22:30
Picasso: the metamorphosis of the figure offers an exceptional opportunity to immerse oneself in the artistic world of Pablo Picasso, thanks to the exhibition of a select nucleus of works mostly from the main Spanish museums dedicated to the artist. All to be explored in a guided tour, the exhibition recounts Picasso’s genius through an innovative approach, capable of putting the Spanish master’s original works in dialogue with artifacts of ancient, African, Egyptian and Greek art, as well as with cultural references drawn from the contemporary world.
De Nittis – Painter of modern life
Milan, Royal Palace
24 February 2024 – 30 June 2024
Exhibition hours: Monday closed; Tuesday – Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Palazzo Reale presents the first monographic exhibition on Giuseppe De Nittis, featuring some 90 paintings from prestigious Italian and foreign collections. The exhibition celebrates his key role in nineteenth-century European art, highlighting comparisons with artists such as Manet and the Impressionists. De Nittis captured modern life in Paris and London, becoming one of the greatest Italian painters abroad. His extraordinary career, cut short prematurely at the age of 38, is explored through an exhibition spanning two decades. His achievements stem from his genius, his ability to confront the artistic currents of his time, and his openness to outside influences, including Japanese art.
Cézanne and Renoir – From the Collections of the Musée d’Orsay and the Orangerie
Milan, Palazzo Reale
March 19, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Exhibition Hours: Monday closed, Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
In the renowned galleries of the Palazzo Reale in Milan, fifty-two works of art from the prestigious collections of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris explore the lives and contributions of Paul Cézanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, eminent figures of Impressionism, which celebrates its 150th anniversary on April 15, 2024. A journey through their most celebrated masterpieces, from portraits to landscapes, still lifes to bathing scenes. The exhibition also includes a section highlighting the impact and influence of Cézanne and Renoir on the next generation of artists, comparing two works by the masters with paintings by Pablo Picasso. The exhibition is curated by Cécile Girardeau, curator of the Musée d’Orsay, and Stefano Zuffi, art historian.
Picasso – The Stranger
Milan, Palazzo Reale
September 20, 2024 – February 2, 2025
Exhibition Hours: Monday closed, Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
The Picasso exhibition in Milan is the big news of Milan’s autumn-winter exhibition season: hosted at the Palazzo Reale, the exhibition Picasso the Stranger aims to trace the aesthetic and political trajectory of Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist who lived in Paris for more than sixty years without ever obtaining French citizenship. An undisputed genius in the history of Western art, Picasso not only became the creator of some of the great masterpieces of the 20th century, but was also able to build a dense network of very powerful buyers, collaborators and collector friends, securing international exposure for his works and solid protection against harassment by the French government.
Munch – The Inner Scream
September 2024 – January 2025
Exhibition Hours: Monday closed, Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Munch’s exhibition in Milan is a great return to the exhibition season at the Royal Palace after a 40-year absence. Marking the 80th anniversary of his death, the exhibition Edvard Munch aims to celebrate the artistic activity of Norwegian painter and draftsman Edvard Munch, a pioneer of expressionism who explored and translated into painting the great existential hardships of his generation. Munch is one of the most beloved and popular artists of the twentieth century: his artistic activity is an expression of the emotional and psychological state he matured as a result of very painful life experiences. A guided tour at the exhibition offers the public a chance to take a close look at the most famous works of this master and father of contemporary art history.
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