For those who aren’t leaving for the long weekend of April 25th but stay at Milan there is no shortage of opportunities to have fun and spend free time even with the family. Among the many scheduled events, the popular music concert at the Conservatory for Liberation Day, the exhibitions, the Social walking festival dedicated to walking, vintage and antique markets, the vinyl fair, activities and workshops for the little ones. And on Sunday there is also the Inter celebration in the city.
Concert at the Conservatory
Thursday 25 April the Milan Conservatory celebrates the Liberation with a popular music concert: for the occasion, the setlist includes songs by artists such as Milva, De André, Guccini, Fossati, Gaber and the inevitable «Bella ciao». At 8pm, entry is free with registration at [email protected].
Museums and exhibitions
The city’s cultural venues do not go on holiday: Thursday 25 April Palazzo Reale remains open exceptionally from 10am to 10.30pm. Among the exhibitions to see is the one dedicated to Auguste Renoir And Paul Cézanne on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Impressionism. Extraordinary openings also at Mudecfrom 9.30 to 22.30, and on Pac from 10am to 10.30pm, with special reduced entry at 4 euros starting from 7.30pm. It also remains open Poldi Pezzoli to admire for the first time in history, 555 years after its creation, the Augustinian polyptych by Piero della Francescaoriginally divided and dispersed among several international museum collections, now exceptionally reunited.
Child-friendly
From Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th April National Museum of Science and Technology It remains open on public holidays from 9.30am to 6.30pm with offers for adults and children. There are many workshops for the little ones, from one to discover the secrets of soap bubbles to one to learn how to build labyrinths or small racing robots. For children aged 11 and over it is possible to leave in mission to Mars Base. There is no shortage of guided tours for adults and children at Leonardo Galleries, rail and air-sea transport. On Sunday 28 April, it is then possible to choose the «Study Collections» guided tour, to discover one of the museum’s warehouses among collections that have not been on display for some time, such as the Vespa and the Lambretta Siluro, the «parallel tandem» and the Red Tent used by the survivors of the sinking of the Dirigible Italia in 1928. All the info on the Museum website. While at the Aquarium on Sunday 28 April there is “A sea of shapes”, a creative workshop for families with children aged 3-6 years: after discovering starfish, sea urchins, sponges and shells of all kinds, modeling clay is played . Saturday and Sunday at the Bruno Munari Theater “Stories in the nest”: theatrical meetings to promote books and reading for early childhood.
Shopping and markets
For enthusiasts, there are many events dedicated to vintage and second hand. From Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April at Steam Factory (from 10am to 7pm) “Spring Solidarity Space” takes place, a market dedicated to solidarity shopping to raise funds to be donated to charity in favor of Exodus Foundation by Don Mazzi. To buy big brands of clothing, accessories, perfumery, footwear. Info on the Fabbrica del Vapore website. Sunday 28th April returns Antiques market on the Navigli full of stalls, from period furniture to decorated porcelain, from antique prints to precious art objects, from vintage clothes to modern antiques. Also on Sunday 28 April it takes place Remira Market at the Garden of Cultures in via Morosini 8 (from 10.30am to 9pm) while in via Mosso on the corner with via Padova there is Flug Market Unafestalungaunday (from 11am to 7pm) dedicated to artisans, collectors and creativity enthusiasts, between food and music.
Trekking in the city
From Saturday 27 April «Walking. The Social Walking Festival», an event that promotes slow travel and connection between people through walking with appointments in five different neighborhoods of the city of Milan: Ortica, Porta Romana, Porta Venezia, Gorla, Bovisa. For the occasion, urban treks, book presentations, exhibitions and screenings are organised. Like, on Sunday, the photographic exhibition «Va’ Sentiero: 7,850 km on foot through the Italian mountains» in the spaces of the Cascina Centro Parco del Parco Nord and the screening of the film «Resina» at the Turnè Bar. For information www.festivalsocialwalking.it.
Vinyls in Novegro
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April «Vinile expo» returns to Novegro, a market exhibition dedicated to music and collectible records with the participation of Italian and foreign exhibitors who present rarities and collectibles including vinyl records, singles, CDs, memorabilia, magazines and much more. 120 exhibitors and more than 2,500 visitors are expected: for information Parcoesposizioninovegro.it.
Inter’s celebration
On Sunday 28 April the new Italian Champions celebrate the victory of the 20th championship with an eight kilometer tour of Milan on two open buses hosting the team. We leave at 4pm from San Siro after the end of the match against Torino, brought forward to 12.30pm by the Football League at the request of the Nerazzurri club. The expected arrival in Piazza Duomo is around 9/9.30pm after an eight kilometer parade.
