Exhibitions

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

Werner Bischof. Point of View

Past exhibition

From 19 May to 18 October 2026

Werner Bischof. Point of View

The Museo Diocesano Carlo Maria Martini in Milan presents the exhibition Werner Bischof. Point of View, which, 110 years after his birth, offers a wide-ranging overview of the life and work of the Swiss photographer, one of the most important photojournalists of the 20th century.

Portrait with a composition of images on the face, from the Sony World Photography Awards 2026

Past exhibition

From 10 June to 4 October 2026

Sony World Photography Awards 2026

The Museo Diocesano Carlo Maria Martini is hosting the exhibition dedicated to the Sony World Photography Awards 2026, which will present a selection of the winning and shortlisted images from the 2026 edition of the international competition organised by the World Photography Organisation

The Crucifixion by Hans Memling

Past exhibition

From 19 February to 17 May 2026

Hans Memling. The Crucifixion

Four contemporary artists
around a masterpiece

To mark Lent and Easter, the Museo Diocesano presents an exhibition centred on the Crucifixion by Hans Memling (Seligenstadt, Germany, c. 1435/1440 – Bruges 1494), datable to around 1467–1470 and on loan from the Museo Civico di Palazzo Chiericati in Vicenza.

Black-and-white portrait of an elderly person, from Do Not Forget

Past exhibition

From 3 March to 3 May 2026

Do Not Forget. The work of Sacra Famiglia and Alzheimer’s care

Photographs by Enrico Zuppi, Gianni Berengo Gardin and Marianna Sambiase

The Museo Diocesano presents the exhibition Do Not Forget. The work of Sacra Famiglia and Alzheimer’s care: created in collaboration with the Fondazione Sacra Famiglia di Cesano Boscone (Milan), one of Italy’s most important health and social care organisations, founded in 1896 and active in the field of disability, the exhibition presents 60 photographs by Enrico Zuppi, Gianni Berengo Gardin and Marianna Sambiase.

Children sitting in front of a door in Chioggia, photography by Elio Ciol

Past exhibition

From 14 November 2025 to 15 February 2026

Elio Ciol. Gazes and Silences

The Museo Diocesano presents the first major exhibition in a Milanese museum devoted to Elio Ciol (Casarsa della Delizia, Pordenone, 1929), one of the foremost contemporary Italian photographers.

Nativity by Lorenzo Lotto, with the Holy Family and angels

Past exhibition

From 28 October 2025 to 1 February 2026

Lorenzo Lotto. The Nativity

from the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena

One of the most evocative works by Lorenzo Lotto (Venice, c. 1480 – Loreto, c. 1556), an artist described as the “restless genius” of the Renaissance for his extraordinary originality, the Nativity held at the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena, is the centrepiece of the…