{"id":18470,"date":"2026-02-12T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelviumilan.com\/?p=18470"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:00:56","slug":"a-journey-through-art-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotelviumilan.com\/en\/around-en\/a-journey-through-art-in-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"A journey through art in Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Milan is not only about fashion and design: in the first half of the new year, the city transforms into a true capital of art, with an exceptionally rich calendar of exhibitions spanning different periods and artistic languages, offering visitors the chance to discover something new each time.<\/p>\n

From Arnaldo Pomodoro to the Macchiaioli<\/em>, from Grand Tour works to Napoleonic Neoclassicism, the offer is wide-ranging and touches several areas of the city.<\/p>\n

The journey begins in the Porta Genova district, where the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro<\/em> is hosting until May 31st, the fourth installment of Open Studio, the cycle of exhibitions set up in the spaces of the artist\u2019s studio. This new chapter presents a route built around three themes: \u201cplace,\u201d \u201cmemory,\u201d and \u201cvision\u201d, key concepts for interpreting Pomodoro\u2019s reflection on the nature of sculpture and its relationship with space, developed over five decades of activity, from the 1970s to the 2010s.<\/p>\n

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Moving to the heart of the city, at Palazzo Reale next to the Duomo, the exhibition program is particularly intense. From February 3rd to June 14th, \u201cThe Macchiaioli<\/em><\/strong>\u201d is on show, a major retrospective dedicated to the movement that revolutionized 19th-century Italian painting, featuring over 100 works from leading Italian museums. The exhibition retraces the journey of artists such as Fattori, Lega, and Signorini, who waged an aesthetic and civic battle with brushes and colors, closely intertwined with the events of the Risorgimento.<\/p>\n

From February 7th to September 27th, the Sala delle Cariatidi hosts \u201cAnselm Kiefer. The Alchemists<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, an exhibition of 40 monumental works created specifically by the German artist to engage in dialogue with the dramatic beauty of this space, marked by the 1943 bombing. The central theme is the strength of women who, among test tubes and ancient books, sought to uncover the secrets of nature.<\/p>\n

Also at Palazzo Reale, from January 29th to May 17th, visitors can admire the photographic works of Robert Mapplethorpe in the exhibition \u201cThe Forms of Desire<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, a wide and unprecedented selection of the most iconic, powerful and unconventional works by the American photographer. It is a journey into his aesthetic research, featuring his sensual nudes, distinguished by formal perfection and an Olympic Greek mimesis in which musculature and physical tension stand out.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t