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Milano's Summer Open-Air Cinema Guide 2023

other · 2026-04-27

Milano offers over a dozen open-air cinema venues for summer 2023, from historic cloisters to modern plazas, with ticket prices at €3.50 under the Ministry of Culture's Cinema Revolution initiative. AriAnteo returns to three stable arenas—Chiostro dell'Incoronata (until Sep 3), CityLife (until Sep 22), and Fabbrica del Vapore (until Sep 20)—plus a new fourth venue at Piazza dei Mercanti (Jul 3–Sep 10) featuring original-language films and 50% discounted tickets. The itinerant Anteo Nella Città (until Sep 6) brings quality cinema to municipal districts via a van. Arena Milano Est (until Sep) at Cinema Teatro Martinitt offers 800 seats with films, comedy, and concerts. Nuovo Cinema Diffuso (until Sep) in peripheral neighborhoods, Arena Chiesa Rossa (until Jul 22) in the south, and Cinema all'Aperto in Cuffia (until Sep 30) at Mare Culturale Urbano provide diverse programming. Nuovo Armenia in Dergano (until Oct 3) focuses on African, Asian, and Latin American cinema. BiM Garden in Bicocca (until Sep 14) presents a Milanese film retrospective curated by Cineteca Milano. All venues participate in Cinema Revolution, offering €3.50 tickets for select screenings.

Key facts

  • Open-air cinema season in Milano runs from late June to early October 2023.
  • Ticket price capped at €3.50 under Ministry of Culture's Cinema Revolution initiative.
  • AriAnteo operates three stable arenas plus a new one at Piazza dei Mercanti.
  • Anteo Nella Città is an itinerant cinema van visiting municipal districts.
  • Arena Milano Est is the largest outdoor venue with 800 seats.
  • Nuovo Armenia focuses on cinema from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
  • BiM Garden features a retrospective of Milanese cinema curated by Cineteca Milano.
  • Many venues offer original-language films and special events.

Entities

Artists

  • Peter Sohn
  • James Mangold
  • Nanni Moretti
  • Dominik Moll
  • Paola Navone
  • Antonio Perazzi

Institutions

  • Ministero della Cultura
  • Anteo Palazzo del Cinema
  • Fabbrica del Vapore
  • Municipio 8
  • Rete per i Diritti
  • Comune di Milano
  • Assessorato alla Cultura del Comune di Milano
  • Cinema Teatro Martinitt
  • Associazione COE
  • Associazione culturale Cinevan
  • APS Seiseneca
  • Fondazione Cariplo
  • Centro Asteria
  • Parrocchia di Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa
  • Associazione Alveare
  • Mare Culturale Urbano
  • Cineteca Milano
  • BiM
  • Otto Studio
  • Disney-Pixar
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Milano
  • Italy
  • Chiostro della Chiesa di Santa Maria Incoronata
  • via Milazzo
  • CityLife
  • Fabbrica del Vapore
  • Piazza dei Mercanti
  • via Pitteri 58
  • Lambrate
  • Chiesa Rossa
  • Dergano
  • Villa Hanau
  • Bicocca
  • viale dell'Innovazione 3
  • Mare Culturale Urbano
  • piazza di Cenni di Cambiamento

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