Milan is experiencing an intense autumn of art, with three events that transform the city into a crossroads of languages, eras and visions. A double narrative takes shape at Palazzo Reale: on the one hand, the neoclassical elegance of Andrea Appiani, the protagonist of a retrospective that traces his relationship with Enlightenment and Napoleonic Milan; on the other, the daring universe of Man Ray, a 20th-century master capable of reinventing photography, objects and visual imagery. Two distinct paths that dialogue through the city’s history and show how Milan knows how to welcome both formal discipline and the most radical experimentation.
Rounding out this panorama comes Alejandro G. Iñárritu ’s new multisensory installation at the Fondazione Prada, a project that interweaves cinema and visual arts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Amores Perros. An experience that invites confrontation with memory, perception and narrative through a device designed to engage the viewer on multiple levels.
Between the Palazzo Reale and the Fondazione Prada, Milan is thus configured as an open laboratory, capable of offering a broad look at distant eras and profoundly different art forms. Those who choose to visit the city during these months will find three complementary exhibitions, united by the ambition to investigate the power of images and the way art continues to shape identity, culture and the collective imagination.
When: 9/23/2025 to 11/01/2026
Where: Royal Palace
From September 23, 2025 to January 11, 2026, the Royal Palace in Milan will host an exhibition entirely dedicated to Andrea Appiani (Milan, 1754 - 1817), among the greatest representatives of Italian Neoclassicism (to read Federico Giannini ’s review click here). The exhibition project, entitled Appiani. Neoclassicism in Milan, intends to return an overall view of the author’s artistic path and the cultural context in which he worked, with particular attention to the role played by Milan in the artistic scene between the Enlightenment and the Empire.
The initiative is promoted by the City of Milan - Culture and realized by Palazzo Reale with Civita Mostre e Musei, Electa and MondoMostre. The project has been able to count on important partnerships with French museum institutions such as the Châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois, the Grand Palais and the Louvre, as well as the collaboration of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the Metropolitan City of Milan, the Pinacoteca di Brera and Villa Carlotta. The exhibition is curated by Fernando Mazzocca, Francesco Leone and Domenico Piraina.
When: 24/09/2025 to 11/01/2026
Where: Royal Palace
From September 24, 2025 to January 11, 2026, Palazzo Reale in Milan hosts Man Ray. Forms of Light, anextensive retrospective dedicated to one of the great protagonists of 20th-century art (to read Silvia De Felice ’s review click here). Man Ray, a visionary innovator of visual languages, left an indelible imprint that still influences photography, art, design and contemporary culture. His works, steeped in irony, elegance, provocation and free spirit, retain an extraordinary relevance and testify to the essential role the artist played in transforming the boundaries of modern art.
Promoted by the Municipality of Milan - Culture and realized by Palazzo Reale in collaboration with Silvana Editoriale, it is curated by Pierre-Yves Butzbach and Robert Rocca, and is part of the program of theMilan Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympiad, the multidisciplinary and widespread project that will cross Italy, celebrating Olympic values and promoting dialogue between art, culture and sports in the run-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, scheduled for February 6-22 and March 6-15, 2026, respectively.
When: 09/18/2025 to 02/26/2026
Where: Prada Foundation
The Fondazione Prada in Milan is hosting Juan VIlloro, a multisensory installation from September 18, 2025 to February 26, 2026 that marks the return of Oscar-winning Mexican director Alejandro González Iñarritu to the spaces of the Milan institution (to read Emanuela Zanon’s review click here). The exhibition represents the first opportunity for the public to confront this new project, born from the intersection of cinema and visual arts, conceived on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Amores Perros (2000), the debut film that imposed Iñárritu on the international scene. After Milan, the work will be presented in other major venues, including LagoAlgo in Mexico City, from October 5, 2025 to January 4, 2026, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in spring 2026.
FromBergamo Orio al Serio Airport, the Flibco bus service (More information about the service, including timetables and ticket prices, can be found on the Milano Centrale Orio al Serio bus page ) conveniently reaches the city center, always departing from the bus station in the “Arrivals” terminal and serving the Stazione Centrale (Luigi di Savoia) stop.
FromMalpensa Airport, both from Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, shuttles depart from the “Arrivals” terminal bus station and connect several strategic stops in Milan: Stazione Centrale (Luigi di Savoia), Stazione Centrale (IV Novembre) on Via Sammartini, Piazzale Lotto in front of the Lido entrance, and Viale Renato Serra, 42.
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