With the magnolias blooming in Piazza Tommaseo and the days getting longer, Milan welcomes spring, a season characterized by a rich cultural program. With exhibitions that opened in the last few weeks – many of which we've already mentioned, such as "The New American West: Photography In Conversation" at 10 Corso Como, exhibitions at Palazzo Reale from Kiefer to Mapplethorpe – and new openings on the way, Milan is gearing up for one of the busiest times of the year, with Art Week and Design Week set to liven up April, just like every year.
Foundations, institutions, and galleries contribute together to building a widespread and articulated exhibition system, capable of alternating collective curatorial projects, such as Matta's project, solo exhibitions dedicated to emerging artists, big names in the history of contemporary art – such as Man Ray at the Galleria Gió Marconi – and more experimental research projects, such as Cao Fei's work for Fondazione Prada.
There are also a number of events less than an hour by train from Central Station: the new curatorial project by Platea | Palazzo Galeano in Lodi, and the Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia, which is presenting a monographic exhibition dedicated to Bruce Gilden.
Domus has picked out the exhibitions you shouldn't miss in Milan over the next few months, including openings and projects already underway, which will keep the city going until summer.
Opening image: Cao Fei Dash (still), 2026. Courtesy the artist, Vitamin Creative Space, and Sprüth Magers. Work produced by Fondazione Prada on the occasion of the exhibition "Dash"
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