Milan's Idroscalo Park: Public Art Park Faces Funding Crisis
The Parco dell'Arte at Milan's Idroscalo, one of Italy's first public sculpture parks, is losing artworks due to expired agreements and lack of funding. Established in 2013 with over 30 donated sculptures by Italian masters including Enrico Baj, Giacomo Manzù, and Mauro Staccioli, the park has seen pieces damaged by visitors or weather, with no insurance or restoration funds from the Città Metropolitana di Milano. Between 2023 and 2025, prestigious works like Manzù's Fauno and Minguzzi's Grande nuotatore were returned to artists. A separate Museo dei giovani artisti, launched in 2017 with Accademia di Brera and Fondazione Cariplo, continues to showcase emerging talents. New works by Alberto Ghinzani, Roberto Bricalli, and Salvatore Fiume have arrived, but the online list remains outdated. The park remains open daily from 7-21 at Via Circonvallazione 29, Segrate.
Key facts
- Parco dell'Arte at Idroscalo di Milano opened in 2013
- Over 30 sculptures donated by Italian contemporary artists
- Works damaged by visitors and weather, no insurance or restoration funds
- From 2023 to 2025, nine major works returned to artists due to expired agreements
- Museo dei giovani artisti established in 2017 with Accademia di Brera and Fondazione Cariplo
- New works by Ghinzani, Bricalli, Fiume added
- Park managed by Città Metropolitana di Milano
- Located at Via Circonvallazione 29, Segrate, open daily 7-21
Entities
Artists
- Enrico Baj
- Giacomo Manzù
- Mauro Staccioli
- Marco Lodola
- Nanda Vigo
- Grazia Varisco
- Alik Cavaliere
- Giovanni Campus
- Maria Cristina Carlini
- Lorna Maria Carrano
- Piergiorgio Colombara
- Alex Corno
- Paolo Delle Monache
- Alberto Ghinzani
- Patrizia Guerresi
- Giuseppe Maraniello
- Luciano Minguzzi
- Augusto Perez
- Marcello Pietrantoni
- Nada Pivetta
- Fabrizio Pozzoli
- Carlo Ramous
- Marco Nereo Rotelli
- Nicola Salvatore
- Valdi Spagnulo
- Medhat Shafik
- Franco Zazzeri
- Tai Missoni
- Federico Bergamaschi
- Caterina Alves Curti
- Marco Fiorenza
- Andrea Forenza
- Adriano Lombardo
- Marta Longa
- Luca Maestroni
- Valeria Manfredda
- Paolo Manfredi
- Sara Marioli
- Giulia Merli
- Isabella Mottini
- Daniela Novello
- Vittoria Parrinello
- Chiara Piantoni
- Michela Zanini
- Qian Zhang
- Lorenzo Zuccato
- Roberto Bricalli
- Salvatore Fiume
- Cesare Cadeo
- Ugo Maria Macola
- Livia Pomodoro
Institutions
- Città Metropolitana di Milano
- OverArt
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
- Associazione Amici dell'Accademia
- Fondazione Cariplo
- Artribune
- Il Fatto Quotidiano
Locations
- Idroscalo di Milano
- Milan
- Italy
- Lombardy
- Segrate
- Riviera Est
- Via Circonvallazione 29