Exhibitions

Exhibitions at the Museo Diocesano bring renowned artists and unexpected perspectives to Milan.
Discover what’s on now and what’s coming next.

Photographic composition dedicated to Martin Luther King, work by Maurizio Galimberti

Past exhibition

From 1 March to 1 May 2022

Maurizio Galimberti. A look at our history

The exhibition presents a selection of 30 images by one of the most celebrated Italian photographers, Maurizio Galimberti – famous for his portraits of celebrities from the cinema, sport, culture and society – who here compares himself with the history of the…

Annunciation by Titian, with Mary and the archangel Gabriel

Past exhibition

From 6 November 2021 to 6 February 2022

The Annunciation by Titian

The Annunciation by Tiziano Vecellio (1490-1576) is the Masterpiece for Milan 2021, an initiative now in its 13th edition which, as usual, accompanies visitors throughout the Christmas period.

Detail of the paper nativity scene by Francesco Londonio

Past exhibition

From 25 November 2021 to 6 February 2022

Francesco Londonio’s Paper Nativity Scene (1723–1783)

The twentieth anniversary is the opportunity to exhibit in the museum rooms for the first time an important donation, the "Gernetto nativity scene" by Francesco Londonio (1723-1783), so named after the Gernetto villa in Lesmo, in Brianza, for which it was created,…

Heads painted in bright colours, works by Alessandro Pessoli

Past exhibition

From 15 September to 12 December 2021

Alessandro Pessoli. Christian head

With the exhibition of Alessandro Pessoli (Cervia, 1963) the Cloisters of Sant'Eustorgio continue the path undertaken a few years ago to bring the protagonists of the contemporary art scene into dialogue with this context so full of history and faith.

Little girl raised in the air on the beach, photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue

Past exhibition

From 21 May to 10 October 2021

Jacques Henri Lartigue. The invention of happiness

The story of the French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894 -1986) is the story of a "discovery". Initially known for his activity as a painter, Lartigue began taking photographs as a child and, continuing throughout his life, first as an amateur photographer…

Deposition of Christ in the frescoes of the monastery of Santa Chiara

Past exhibition

From 26 February to 4 July 2021

Stories of the Passion. Frescoes from the Monastery of Santa Chiara in Milan

From the Intesa Sanpaolo collection, UBI Banca collection

The Museo Diocesano presents fifteenth-century frescoes from the monastery of Santa Chiara in Milan, from the Intesa Sanpaolo collection, UBI Banca collection. The initiative, a precious starting point for reflection on the themes of Holy Easter, presents the eleven surviving frescoes of…