Milan “lights up” for the Holidays

What puts you more in the mood for the holidays than colorful Christmas lights?
Although many of the streets in the city were “in the dark” this year as the local shop owners were feeling the financial crunch, the center of town showed not only its brightness but also its creative and humorous spirit!

Walking down the shopping streets of Milan you could see an array of colors and forms. The following photos were taken by Daniela Porro on her Christmas stroll through the city!

 

Blue lights in Piazza Cordusio looking down Via Dante

 

A change to violet lights - Via Dante

 

Now where do you go for the most fashionable brands in town?

The Golden Triangle, of course.

 

Via della Spiga - clothes hanging on a line brings a smile to your face!

 

 

Via Montenapoleone - elegance and tradition

 

Fashion figures on parade

Other streets lined with simple but elegant lighting.

 

Simple Arches

 

A cascade of lights!

 

Last but not least – the spectacular Gothic Cathedral of Milan – the “DUOMO” with its illuminated stained-glass windows.

 

 

Duomo square with its fantastic tree and illuminated facade of the cathedral.

 

 

 

Museum of 1900′s – Museo del 900

 

The “Novecento” Museum has finally opened its doors after an extensive renovation project, headed by Italo Rota and Fabio Fornasari, which has lasted several years. But the wait was worth it!

Come and see this immense collection of Italian art from the Avantgarde period at the beginning of the XXth century to the 60′s. The works belong to both public and private collections including among others, the house museum Boschi Di Stefano and the Jucker collection.

The museum includes over 400 works of art from paintings to statues, in chronological order, from Pellizza da Volpedo to Futurism, from  ”Spazialismo”  to “Arte Povera” (Poor Art) through the works of Carrà, Soffici, De Chirico, Sironi, Morandi, Fontana, Manzoni, Kounellis.

The space is on five levels joined by escalators, elevators, but above all by a huge spiral ramp which connects the floors and exhibition space. The museum will include a library of books related to this historical period,  a restaurant and bar as well as a museum shop for catalogs and souvenirs.