Via Paolo Sarpi gets an Overhaul.

Milan city council has begun work to renovate Via Paolo Sarpi in the Chinatown area, one of the busiest commercial streets in the city. The works, which are due to last a year, include extending the Ztl limited traffic zone...

New premises for the Lombardy region

The Lombardy region has new premises in Pirellone Bis close to the Central station. Measuring 161.3 m in height, the new structure is the tallest building in Italy. It is open to the public until 31 January while the official...

De Chirico’s Mysterious Baths restored

The Mysterious Baths sculptural group, one of the last and less well known works by Giorgio De Chirico, has been restored. The sculpture is on temporary display in the gardens of the Triennale Museum in Viale Alemagna 6 before it...

Resca made commissioner of Brera

Mario Resca, director of cultural heritage at the Italian culture ministry, has been appointed commissioner of Brera in Milan. The former head of McDonald's Italy will have the main goal of turning Brera into an internationally competitive museum and re-launching...

Abbado to donate trees for Via Dante.

Milanese conductor Claudio Abbado is to donate 220 ash trees to Milan city council. The trees will be planted along the very central Via Dante, which connects Castello Sforzesco to the cathedral, or Duomo. The cost will be met entirely...

Extension of Milan metro.

The Lombardy region has signed an agreement with Milan city council, the Milan province and municipalities in the hinterland to extend the metro red line (M1) northwards from the present terminus at Sesto 1 Maggio, which coincides with Sesto...

Milan marathon postponed.

The tenth edition of the Milan City Marathon has been postponed from 22 November 2009 to 11 April 2010 to coincide with Design Week in the city. During the presentation of the new date Milan’s councilor for events, Giovanni Terzi, said...

I Like Tuesdays at Deutsche Bank.

Deutsche Bank (DB) has launched I like Tuesdays, an initiative to turn its headquarters in Milan Bicocca into an art gallery and rediscover its own art assets, which very often remain locked away in its vaults. Once a month on...

Atika, the home of the future.

Until next spring the public can visit Atika, an ultra-modern house that makes use of energy-saving strategies, outside the southern entrance of Fieramilano. Innovative solar panels and natural ventilation are among the cutting edge-technologies used in this home of the...

Six-year project for Leonardo’s Codex Atlanticus

From 10 September until the end of Expo 2015 Milan pays tribute to Leonardo da Vinci with 24 mini-exhibitions of the Codex Atlanticus, which contains the largest collection of drawings, sketches and writings by the Renaissance genius exploring his insights...