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A picture is worth a thousand words, and photographers know this well. In recent years, society has become obsessed with images: we take thousands of pictures of our friends, pets, family, the beauty of nature and the tragedies of the world.
Photos are visual memories that tell fragments of history, both past and contemporary, and often trigger emotions of nostalgia, happiness or sadness. These five photography exhibitions in Milan offer a deep and varied look at the lives and realities of many, present, past or hidden, inviting us to discover authentic stories through the lens of great artists.
Nan Goldin – This Will Not End Well
Nan Goldin takes us inside intense and intimate stories, photographing the hidden side of other people’s lives with a deep and personal gaze. The exhibition will be welcomed in Milan from October 10, 2025 to February 15, 2026 at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca and offers a unique look at her video and photographic sequences. Tickets cost about 16 euros, with concessions available.
Tickets: Cost is about 16 euros, with reductions to 8 euros for concessionary categories.
Where: Pirelli HangarBicocca, Via Chiese 2, Milan.
INDIA Of Glimmers and Getaways.
The exhibition INDIA. Of Glimmers and Getaways is held at PAC – Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea in Milan from November 25, 2025 to February 15, 2026. The project is curated by Raqs Media Collective and Ferran Barenblit and offers a contemporary look at Indian art, spanning painting, photography, sculpture, installation, web art and cinema. The photographs show authentic India, one made up of light and shadow, traditions and fast changes.
Tickets: Full 10 euros, reduced 7 euros.
Where: PAC Milan, Via Palestro 14.
Dorothea Lange
Curated by Walter Guadagnini and Monica Poggi, the exhibition celebrates American photographer Dorothea Lange with more than 140 shots chronicling the social and economic transformations of the United States between the 1930s and 1940s, including the Great Depression and the detention of citizens of Japanese descent during World War II. His photos will be on display at the Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum until October 19, 2025.
Tickets:Full 9 euros, reduced 7 euros.
Where:Museo Diocesano Carlo Maria Martini, Piazza Sant’Eustorgio 3, Milan.
Man Ray
Hosted at Milan’s Palazzo Reale, the exhibition “Forms of Light” presents the extraordinary works of Man Ray, master of Dadaism and Surrealism, with a focus on his innovative photography and light painting techniques. The exhibition is on view until the end of 2025.
Tickets: 10-15 euros (prices vary).
Where: Palazzo Reale, Piazza del Duomo, Milan.
Shooting in Sarajevo
This exhibition documents through photography the events and aftermath of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a focus on the city of Sarajevo during the siege. The images capture stories of survival, resistance, and everyday life under wartime circumstances. The photographic exhibition Shooting in Sarajevo in Milan will be hosted at the House of Memory in the fall season of 2025
Where: House of Memory, Via Fabio Filzi 22, Milan.