Thaddaeus Ropac opened its first gallery in Milan on September 20, 2025, located in the neoclassical Palazzo Belgioioso near Via Monte Napoleone. The inaugural exhibition, “L’aurora viene,” features works by Georg Baselitz and Lucio Fontana. The 280-square-meter space is the mega-gallery’s seventh location worldwide. Elena Bonanno di Linguaglossa, a veteran with experience at Lévy Gorvy Dayan, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, and Blain|Southern, will lead the Milan branch.
The expansion underscores Milan’s growing status as an art market hub, fueled by Italy’s favorable tax regime for wealthy individuals and the annual miart fair. Ropac joins other international galleries like Lehmann Maupin and Cadogan Gallery in opening spaces there, positioning Milan as one of Artsy’s emerging art capitals to watch in 2025. The move fills a gap in Ropac’s European network and reflects the gallery’s long-standing ties to Italian modern art movements.