Armani Silos
Did you know that Giorgio Armani is nicknamed “King Giorgio” in Italy? Maybe you didn’t, but it won’t take long for you to guess why. Giorgio Armani started out in fashion as a window dresser and has …
Culture
Western Cultural Superpower: discover the many-sides of Milan
The Art wears Prada
Fondazione Prada
Fondazione Prada is a new art centre which seems to have been risen out of nowhere in Southern Milan. Seven existing distillery buildings and warehouses that since one year ago had the aspect of a wasteland have …
Mudec Museum of Cultures: a must for art and architecture lovers
Mudec Museum of Cultures
Museo delle Culture (Museum of Cultures), or MUDEC, is one of the latest additions to the museum landscape of Milan. It is located in the Tortona area, one of the city’s trendiest districts that emerged …
La Triennale di Milano: a contemporary journey into design
La Triennale di Milano
www.triennale.org
Since its first edition in 1923, La Triennale di Milano is an internationally renowned exhibition on decorative arts, design, industrial arts and modern architecture, held every 3 years in Milan. It has a reputation for …
Arch of Peace, one of Milan’s neoclassical landmarks
Arco della Pace
The Arco della Pace (Arch of Peace) is one of the most famous symbols of Milan and one of the most important neoclassical monuments in the city.
Built using the Baveno granite and Creola d’Ossola marble, the …
Teatro alla Scala
Teatro alla Scala
Representing the milestone for Opera and Ballet in the world during the past 200 years, the theatre La Scala was inaugurated in 1778, under the auspices of Empress Maria Theresa, ruler of the House of Habsburg, …
Understanding a Genius
Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper and the Codex Atlanticus
Allow you to be speechless in front of the beauty of The Last Supper, the world’s most famous mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci, situated in the Convent of …