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Milan now has an open-air contemporary art museum. The ArtLine project at CityLife is finally complete: the final work inaugurated for Art Week 2026

Milano ha un museo d’arte contemporanea a cielo aperto. Il progetto ArtLine a CityLife è finalmente completo: per l’Art Week 2026 inaugurata l’ultima opera

The City of Milan has officially completed ArtLine, a major public art project that has transformed the CityLife park into a permanent open-air contemporary art museum. Spanning 173,000 square meters, the park now hosts nineteen site-specific installations by internationally renowned artists and emerging talents. The project's conclusion was marked during Milan Art Week 2026 with the inauguration of 'Octospider', a large-scale interactive sculpture by British artist Jeremy Deller designed for children.

This milestone represents a significant decade-long effort to integrate contemporary art into Milan's urban fabric and architectural landscape, which features buildings by Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki, and Daniel Libeskind. By offering 24/7 free access to works by artists such as Kiki Smith, Alfredo Jaar, and Maurizio Nannucci, ArtLine reinforces Milan's position as a global cultural hub and demonstrates a successful model for long-term municipal investment in public art and community engagement.