Milan's Summer 2026 Art Guide: 12 Must-See Exhibitions
The summer art season in Milan for 2026 includes a diverse array of exhibitions at prominent venues. The Pinacoteca di Brera is showcasing 46 pieces in the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Agostino da Lodi until September 13. At Palazzo Citterio, visitors can view Mimmo Paladino's 'Dormienti' until July 26. The Museo del Novecento features Picasso's 'Homme assis' until September 27. Retrospectives on Andrea Branzi and Francesco Clemente are on display at Triennale until October 4 and September 6, respectively. Pirelli HangarBicocca exhibits Rirkrit Tiravanija's 'The House That Jack Built' and Benni Bosetto's 'Rebecca' until July 26 and July 19. Fondazione Prada presents Mona Hatoum's 'Over, under and in between' until November 6 and Hito Steyerl's 'The Island' until October 30. Gallerie d'Italia highlights Arnaldo Pomodoro until October 18. Palazzo Reale features 'I Macchiaioli' until July 5 and Anselm Kiefer's 'Le Alchimiste' until September 27. Lastly, Fondazione Rovati introduces a Roman sarcophagus until August 2, while PAC unveils 'Performing PAC' until September 13.
Key facts
- First monographic exhibition on Giovanni Agostino da Lodi at Pinacoteca di Brera, with 46 works and international loans.
- Mimmo Paladino's 'Dormienti' at Palazzo Citterio includes a Brian Eno soundscape.
- Picasso's 'Homme assis' at Museo del Novecento acquired in 1972 as a gesture of anti-Franco solidarity.
- Triennale shows Andrea Branzi (curated by Toyo Ito) and Francesco Clemente (70 works).
- Pirelli HangarBicocca presents Rirkrit Tiravanija and Benni Bosetto, both exploring themes of home.
- Mona Hatoum's site-specific installation at Fondazione Prada addresses instability and precarity.
- Hito Steyerl's 'The Island' at Osservatorio Fondazione Prada features a new film on AI and climate crisis.
- Arnaldo Pomodoro retrospective at Gallerie d'Italia covers over sixty years of his career.
- Palazzo Reale hosts 'I Macchiaioli' (over 100 works) and Anselm Kiefer's 'Le Alchimiste' (40 canvases).
- Fondazione Rovati presents a Roman sarcophagus (170–180 AD) with the Meleager myth, linking to Warburg and Picasso.
- PAC's 'Performing PAC' reconstructs a 2001 Kurt Schwitters exhibition and invites seven contemporary artists.
- All exhibitions run between July and November 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Giovanni Agostino da Lodi
- Bramantino
- Giovanni Bellini
- Giorgione
- Albrecht Dürer
- Mimmo Paladino
- Brian Eno
- Henry Moore
- Pablo Picasso
- Aldo Aniasi
- Andrea Branzi
- Toyo Ito
- Francesco Clemente
- Rirkrit Tiravanija
- Benni Bosetto
- Daphne du Maurier
- Mona Hatoum
- Hito Steyerl
- Arnaldo Pomodoro
- Giovanni Fattori
- Silvestro Lega
- Telemaco Signorini
- Anselm Kiefer
- Isabella Cortese
- Maria la Giudea
- Marie Meudrac
- Rebecca Vaughan
- Mary Anne Atwood
- Aby Warburg
- Kurt Schwitters
- T.S. Eliot
- Jacopo Benassi
- John Bock
- Gabriella Ciancimino
- Roberto Cuoghi
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Lucia Marcucci
- Mika Rottenberg
- Karin Orchard
- Luigi Sansone
- Francesca Dini
- Elisabetta Matteucci
- Fernando Mazzocca
Institutions
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Louvre
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Prado
- National Gallery
- Palazzo Citterio
- Museo del Novecento
- Comune di Milano
- Triennale
- Pirelli HangarBicocca
- Fondazione Prada
- Osservatorio Fondazione Prada
- Gallerie d'Italia
- Palazzo Reale
- Fondazione Luigi Rovati
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
- PAC
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Via Brera, 28
- Palazzo Citterio
- Via Brera, 14
- Museo del Novecento
- Piazza del Duomo, 8
- Triennale
- Viale Alemagna, 6
- Pirelli HangarBicocca
- Via Chiese, 2
- Fondazione Prada
- Largo Isarco, 2
- Osservatorio Fondazione Prada
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
- Gallerie d'Italia
- Piazza della Scala, 6
- Palazzo Reale
- Fondazione Luigi Rovati
- Corso Venezia, 52
- PAC
- Via Palestro, 14
- Paris
- France
- Vienna
- Austria
- Madrid
- Spain
- London
- United Kingdom
- Pompeii
- Naples