“Worlds in Milan” exhibition at the MUDEC Museum

Mondi a Milano (Worlds in Milan) is, together with “Africa” the opening exhibition of the new MUDEC – Museum of Cultures, in Milan. 

The exhibition, which can be somewhat considered a partial preview of the future museum galleries, to be opened in October 2015, presents how various non-European cultures have been, over time, incorporated into the city, and how Milan has been, in reverse, influenced by them.

The exhibition takes its cue from the late 19th-century industrial art shows, inspired by the Universal Fairs, and the decorative art exhibitions on which the renowned Triennials were based, thus establishing a connection with the upcoming EXPO Milan 2015.

Another interesting subject depicted is how non-European arts and cultures, especially North African and Chinese, have influenced the origins of modern Italian design, architecture, and fashion in the 20s and 30s.

Worlds in Milan (Mondi a Milano)
temporary exhibition
27 March – 19 July 2015
MUDEC – Museo delle Culture
Via Tortona, 56, Milan, Italy
http://www.mudec.it

“Mondi a Milano”. Scientific committee:
Fulvio Irace, Anna Mazzanti, Mariagrazia Messina, Antonello Negri, Carolina Orsini, Marina Pugliese, Ornella Selvafolta.

Photos © Inexhibit, 2015