Milan Art Week 2026: day map and unmissable events

Milan Art Week 2026: the day's map

16 April 2026 is the preview day of Milan Art Week and the thirtieth edition of miart. Below is a practical route for professionals, art lovers and curious visitors: openings, retrospectives and special projects across Porta Venezia, the city centre and the new fair venue.

Highlights for today

• Fondazione Marconi: a major retrospective on Man Ray, exploring the artist's interest in language and drawing.
• Castiglioni Gallery (with UNA): a double solo show by Josep Maynou and Bianca Millan investigating the boundary between reality and fiction.
• Clima: new presentations and openings in the Porta Venezia area.
• Natural History Museum and Villa Necchi Campiglio: historic venues included in the city itinerary with collections and temporary exhibitions.
• Mazzoleni, Cortesi, Nuova Galleria Morone and MAAB: galleries to visit for recent works and site-specific installations.
• South Wing, Allianz MiCo (miart): preview for industry professionals and collectors; the fair opens to the public the following day.

miart 2026 — themes and sections

Hosted in the South Wing of Allianz MiCo, the fair develops the theme "New Directions", drawing on the improvisational spirit of jazz. The layout is organized into three sections — Emergent, Established and Established Anthology — bringing together international galleries and projects spanning the twentieth century to the present. A new film/video project called Movements presents moving-image works by artists in collaboration with an international art film festival.

Practical tips

• Start your route in Porta Venezia to make travel between district openings and CityLife more efficient.
• Carry a map of itineraries to locate openings and events in real time.
• Keep in mind the preview is an opening day: many galleries and institutions schedule inaugurations and site-specific works that are best seen during the day.

This overview collects the main appointments of the day; for the full program check the official Milan Art Week map and the updates from individual venues.