The Archaeological Museum of Milan now hosts a room with an exhibition dedicated to food. The exhibition includes aspects of food of ancient times until the modern era and is titled “Nutrire il corpo e lo spirito” or “nourish the body and the spirit”. Its purpose is to show that while, throughout the ages, eating has been primarily to survive, we can trace our human origins through the different types of food and culinary traditions that have changed over the centuries.

The new space for the archaeological museum’s food exhibit is in the 16th century crypt under the church of San Maurizio Maggiore. It can be reached by passing through an underground passage that lies under the Roman walls of Milan. The exhibition explores new ways of building community through food and drink, social relations at the table and how culinary traditions are linked to family and spiritual life.

You can find Milan’s archaeological museum at number 15, Corso Magenta. It is close to the Cadorna metro station, but can also be reached on foot from the Duomo, passing the old markets of Milan and making your way along streets featuring boutique stores and cafés. It is open from Tuesdays to Sundays from 9am to 5:30pm.

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2010 is the year of Caravaggio in Italy, as the 400th anniversary of the famous Italian painter’s death is celebrated. The Caravaggio exhibition in Rome was a huge success and this time the Caravaggio fever is moving to Milan, virtually speaking.

Until February 13th 2011 it will be possible to visit a virtual exhibition in Milan of Caravaggio’s work at the Palazzo della Ragione. 65 works are on display and via an interactive show, it’s possible to see them despite pieces of Caravaggio’s art scattered around the world in 25 different cities.

Obviously it’s not the same as seeing the “real thing” but in a year when Caravaggio’s work is being celebrated not only for the annivesary, but also its relevance to an Italy struggling through a shadowy modern era, it’s still a good way of enjoying the experience.

The Palazzo della Ragione is in Piazza Mercanti 1, and the exhibition is open from 2:30 to 7:30 pm Mondays, 9:30am to 7:30pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Thursday and Saturday is late opening hours from 9:30 in the morning to 10:30 in the evening. Tickets cost nine euros.

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To celebrate its centennial anniversary Alfa Romeo will release some of its most beautiful historic models to the Triennale museum in Milan. The exhibition, called “Il segno Alfa” will take place from September 23rd to October 10th and will retrace the cultural and social significance of this Italian brand to the country. Rather than just focusing on Alfa models, the exhibition seeks to display the image that accompanied one of Italy’s icons.

A wide selection of original Alfas from the Arese museum will be on display, arranged in different rooms based on the decade they pertain to, while documents and other materials from company archives will also go on display including photographs, advertising, artwork and videos.

Among the vintage Alfa Romeo models on display are the A.L.F.A.15 HP Corsa from 1911, a 1925 RL Super Sport, a 1931 6C 1750 Gran Sport, the gorgeous 8C 2900 B Special Le Mans from 1938, a 1951 Alfetta, the Giulietta sedan from 1955, a 1965 Giulia Sprint GTA and more modern models including the latest Giulietta.

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In order to entice young people into visiting its rooms, the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan has organised a series of cocktail parties during which young visitors will have the pleasure to stroll down its galleries with an aperitif in their hands and have a leisurely look at the amazing works on display ( the museum is home to Pollaiolo’s masterpiece Portrait of a Girl). So if you are interested in this rather interesting initiative, remember to visit the place on 21 and 28 April; for just 8 euros you will have the opportunity to drink free cocktails and enjoy very good art. Young visitors will also get free access to the exhibition Ospiti inaspettati. Casi di ieri. Design di oggi or ” Unespected guests. Yesterday’s homes, today’s design.”

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In order to celebrate the history and greatest moments of the AC Milan football team, the city of Milan is hosting a major exhibition called “Milan 110 e lode” (Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi - via Santo Spirito); the exhibition features not only the seven championship cups won by the team but also a huge quantity of football t-shirts and other AC Milan memorabilia such as the football shoes worn by such great players as Van Basten, Kaka’ and Maldini. Thanks to this extraordinary exhibition, visitors will also have the unique opportunity to see the Golden Balls won by Van Basten, Weah, Shevchenko and Gullit.

Free entrance. Opening hours: 10:00-19:00. For further information visit the Milan football team website!

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The city of Milan will pay homage to the Transformers phenomenon with an exhibition which will take place at Yamata Video from 28 November to 8 December. The Transformers, which have over the years turned into a true phenomenon, became huge popular 25 years ago when the original Toys and cartoon show first came out ; this led to a series of high successful movies. To celebrate this important anniversary a group of young artists from La Scuola del Fumetto have now drawn 24 plates dedicated to the Transformers phenomenon (for the occasion their adventures have obligingly been set in Milan, the city that hosts the exhibition). The exhibition display includes both original toys made back in the 1980s and new ones inspired by Micheal Bay’s blockbusters!

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Le stanze dei Giochi or the Play Rooms is a toy exhibition which for the second time in its history will take place at the villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan. Organised by Fai, the exhibition with its beautiful toys will open its doors to the public on Sunday, December 14 from 10 to 18.

With its rare doll houses, toy soldiers and lovely rocking horses, the exhibition will take visitors on a nostalgic journey into the past; giving children the opportunity to see and admire things never seen before. For the first time the exhibition also features a section called L’Atelier dei corredini where children can cut and sew clothes for their dolls and teddy bears.

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