.:. art / a garden to be unveiled 

Under the Sun, Beyond the Skin
September 16 through December 14, 2025

one picture only .:. The best kept secret in Milan is a garden, an historic one, and it's not a secret. The point is that since time immemorial the garden of the Villa Reale, aka Villa Belgiojoso Buonaparte next to the wider Public Gardens, can only be accessed by children under 12 years – and their parents, of course. Thus, how the gardens look like remains a secret, unless you have children or can borrow some.
.:. Enter the fashion brand Furla, which reached an agreement with the Municipality (that owns both the villa and the garden), an art gallery (Vistamare) and a quite interesting artist (Sara Enrico, pictured) to populate the historic greenery with purposely devised installations. You have the opportunity to visit an 18th-century garden otherwise not accessible and enjoy some artworks en plein air.
.:. Enrico's creations blend in with the flowerbeds and very old plane trees, where only some textile shapes and occasional coloured metalworks interrupt nature. 18th-century statues appear here and there. The secret is no more, but don't forget to bring a mosquito repellent with you.

 GAM - Galleria d’Arte Moderna
Via Palestro 16
Palestro
Giardini district

  9am-7pm, November and December 9am-4pm
   admission free