Milan's August 2020 Art Exhibitions: A Guide
Despite a decline in tourism, Milan is set to host a variety of art exhibitions in August 2020. 'Tutankhamon RealExperience' at Palazzo Reale will continue until August 30, displaying items such as the 'Corredo Busca' mummy and a 7-meter-long papyrus. Fondazione Prada offers three projects that will run until either autumn 2020 or January 2021: 'The Porcelain Room', 'K', featuring works by Martin Kippenberger and Orson Welles, and 'Liu Ye Storytelling', showcasing 35 paintings. The MUDEC will highlight its permanent collection from Friday to Sunday. Additionally, 'Banksy & The Street Art' at Teatro degli Arcimboldi is available until December 13, and the Museo Diocesano reopens on August 22 with 'Gauguin, Matisse, Chagall', lasting until September 14.
Key facts
- Palazzo Reale hosts Tutankhamon RealExperience until August 30, 2020.
- The exhibition includes the 'Corredo Busca' mummy and a 7-meter papyrus from the XIX-XX dynasty.
- A statue of Amon as Tutankhamon is on loan from Fritz Behrens Foundation and August Kestner Museum.
- Fondazione Prada presents three exhibitions: The Porcelain Room, K, and Liu Ye Storytelling.
- K features works by Martin Kippenberger, Orson Welles, and Tangerine Dream inspired by Kafka.
- Liu Ye Storytelling includes 35 paintings from 1992 to today, curated by Udo Kittelmann.
- MUDEC displays its permanent collection of over 200 works, open Friday to Sunday.
- Banksy & The Street Art at Teatro degli Arcimboldi runs until December 13, 2020.
- The Banksy exhibition includes works by Blu, Delta 2, BenEine, 3D, Bordalo II, Kayone, Swoon, Faith 47, and Serena Maisto.
- Museo Diocesano opens Gauguin, Matisse, Chagall from August 22 to September 14, 2020.
- The Vatican Museums' contemporary art collection provides works for the Diocesano exhibition.
Entities
Artists
- Martin Kippenberger
- Orson Welles
- Tangerine Dream
- Liu Ye
- Udo Kittelmann
- Banksy
- Blu
- Delta 2
- BenEine
- 3D
- Bordalo II
- Kayone
- Swoon
- Faith 47
- Serena Maisto
- Paul Gauguin
- Auguste Rodin
- Maurice Denis
- Georges Rouault
- Marc Chagall
- Henri Matisse
- Giulia Ronchi
Institutions
- Palazzo Reale
- Fondazione Prada
- MUDEC (Museo delle Culture di Milano)
- Teatro degli Arcimboldi
- Museo Diocesano di Milano
- Fritz Behrens Foundation
- August Kestner Museum
- Prada Rong Zhai
- Musei Vaticani
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Hannover
- Germany
- Shanghai
- China
- Bethlehem
- London
- Bristol
- Naples
- Venice