Pirelli HangarBicocca
Pirelli HangarBicocca is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to producing and promoting contemporary art.
Established in 2004, Pirelli HangarBicocca has become a benchmark institution for the international art community, local public and region. It is free of charge, accessible and open, and a place for experimentation, research and dissemination, where art is a point of reflection on the most topical themes of contemporary culture and society.
Situated in a former industrial building, once a locomotive manufacturing facility, Pirelli HangarBicocca occupies 15,000 square meters, making it one of the largest single-level exhibition spaces in Europe. This vast area comprises the Shed and Navate spaces, which are used for temporary exhibitions, and the permanent display of Anselm Kiefer’s “The Seven Heavenly Palaces 2004-2015.” This monumental installation with seven reinforced concrete towers has become one of the most iconic works in Milan. “La Sequenza (1971-1981)” by sculptor Fausto Melotti has been located in the outdoor garden at the entrance of Pirelli HangarBicocca since 2010.
Photo credits: Yukinori Yanagi “ICARUS” Exhibition view, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2025 Foreground: Article 9, 1994 Background: Project God-zilla 2025 The Revenant from “El Mare Pacificum”, 2025 ©YANAGI STUDIO Courtesy the artist and Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan Photo Agostino Osio
MASSIMODECARLO
Massimo De Carlo Milanese headquarters have been housed in the iconic Casa Corbellini-Wassermann, in Viale Lombardia 17, since 2019. Built in the early 1930’s by renowned Italian architect Piero Portaluppi, the space was initially designed for domestic use and features exquisite details in the use of precious materials, such as various types of marbles for both the interior and exterior. One of the finest examples of Milanese rationalist architecture, this incredibly charged space – rooted in history and opened to the public following an extensive renovation and philological restoration curated by Studio Binocle overseen by Antonio Citterio – creates a new inspiration for the gallery artists and beyond.
Photo credits: Jennifer Guidi Points on Your Journey - Photo by Roberto Marossi - Courtesy MASSIMODECARLO
Museo del Novecento
The Museo Novecento is dedicated to the Italian art of the 20th and 21st centuries and offers a permanent collection and many temporary exhibitions, art installations and special projects. The museum is located in the ancient Spedale of the Leopoldine in Santa Maria Novella Square.
Opened on 24 June 2014, the Museo Novecento is dedicated to 20th-century art, presenting a selection of works from the civic collections which focuses on Italian art of the first half of the 20th century.
The Museo Novecento organizes and hosts cycles of meetings, presentations, screenings and concerts conceived as moments of critical study on the 20th century. The programming is curated by Sergio Risaliti.
Credits Ela Bialkowska OKNOstudio
Loris Cecchini’s Studio
Loris Cecchini’s 450-square-meter studio is located at Via Medghino 16 within a renovated 1960s concrete building. The space is on the ground floor and accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. It can be easily reached via the green metro line (Abbiategrasso station) or by tram 15 (Via Medeghino stop).
Characterized by its large glass and steel openings, the studio is bathed in natural light. This is where Loris Cecchini creates poetic sculptural installations that blur the boundaries between nature, architecture and technology, often using modular forms and organic shapes to evoke living systems. His works play with perception and space, transforming walls and environments into dynamic, flowing surfaces that seem to pulse with life.
