The exhibition, organized in cooperation with the Marmottan Monet Museum, the Claude Monet Foundation, Civita association, the group Motta - Sole 24 Ore and the Municipality of Milan is surely one of the most important events of the next spring. By presenting some of the most famous masterpieces of the father of Impressionism, the exhibition will investigate the influence of Monet’s love to the Japanese culture and the garden on his art. Contemporary photographs of the great painter in his garden of Giverny and an extraordinary selection of Japanese print from the collection of the Guimet Museum in Paris can be admired too, including famous works by Hokusai and Hiroshige. This memorable event is taking place in the charming location of Palazzo Reale in Milan. Museum: Palazzo Reale Piazza Duomo 12, 20121 Milano Opening Time From Tue to Sun: 9.30 - 19.30 Mon: 14.30 -19.30 Thu, dalle 9.30 alle 22.30 Ticket price -Euro 9 intero

Exactly two hundred years after the birth of the great scientist and 150 years since the publication of The Origin of the Species, the exhibition will be inaugurated in Milan. DARWIN, the spectacular international exhibition about the father of the theory of evolution, is based on an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with Museum of Science, Boston, The Field Museum, Chicago, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Natural History Museum, London. It has already visited Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, and is on its way to London, Tokyo and other important world capitals. The exhibition will also be coming to Italy, in a version that has been specially readapted and enlarged by two famous evolutionists, Niles Eldredge and Ian Tattersall. Milan Rotonda della Besana Via Besana Enrico, 15 - 20122 Milano Phone number: 02 5455047 How to reach us Tram 9-12-20-23-27-29-30 Autobus 60-73-77-84 Google Maps » Opening hours Tuesdays to Sundays 9.30 – 19.30 Mondays 14.30 – 19.30 Thursday 9.30 – 22.30 (ticket office closes at 18.30 or 21.30) Ticket Full price: € 8,00

The event began in 1996 with one clear objective: to give centre stage to handicrafts and the enormous range and quality of handmade products, by devoting a separate exhibition entirely to the sector. The new "Market show" presents a large and representative sample of small producers offering them a distinctive opportunity to promote and boost their business.

It is the biggest international bicycle Show and is known internationally as the "top exhibition" of high quality and racing bikes.

The Exhibition for Your Wedding

Dal mondo di Vogue Sposa, Sposabella e Domina Sposa Iosposa, la fiera per il tuo matrimonio. Moda, casa, bellezza, ricevimento, viaggi, eventi, sfilate, tutto per l'organizzazione del matrimonio.

COM-PA is Italy's and Europe's most important event dealing with the theoretical and organisational aspects of communication systems and new technologies utilised to provide public services. The Exhibition is a showcase for national and local Public Administrations, Health Corporations and Hospitals, Universities, training organisations and companies specialising in communication, new technologies and public services.

Throughout September Milano and Torino play host to a number of corollary initiatives that may be tied into MITO SettembreMusica themes and programming. Alongside MITO SettembreMusica’s thrill-packed 2009 program concert-goers may also wish to enjoy two Japanese film series in Milano and Torino, plus exhibitions and attractions in both cities, dance shows courtesy of Torinodanza, and a smattering of pre- and post- festival concerts (like the Gong series in Torino, a grand Japanese gagaku concert in Genova, and two contemporary music concerts from the Milano Musica series).

September 2009: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18 New music for the fairies, the elves and the love spells with which Shakespeare charmed audiences. 260 years after Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, the greatest British composer of the 20th century paid homage to the Bard with one of his most beautiful operas. Robert Carsen’s fantastic staging highlights the opera’s dreamlike nature. ConductorSir Andrew DavisStagingRobert CarsenSets and CostumesMichael LevineLightsDavy CunninghamChoreographyMatthew Bourne

DATE : September 2009: 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30 October 2009: 3, 6 24 February 1607 proved indeed “a happy and auspicious day”: it marked the premiere of Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo in the Ducal Palace in Mantua. It was the birth of a masterpiece and also the birth of opera as an art form. For this brand new production, Italian early music specialist Rinaldo Alessandrini unites with director Robert Wilson, who has drawn inspiration for his staging from a famous painting by Titian. ConductorRinaldo AlessandriniStaging, Sets and LightsRobert WilsonCostumesJacques ReynaudDirector's CollaboratorGiuseppe FrigeniCollaborator on SetsSerge Von ArxLighting DesignerA.J. Weissbard