Photos: Milan Bališin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Luca Nebuloni from Milan, Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Leonardo da Vinci, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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Photos: Milan Bališin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Luca Nebuloni from Milan, Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Leonardo da Vinci, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Porta Romana's new galleries, from the courtyard
Your local guide
Giulia Ferrari
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Highlights
- A gilded building among concrete ones
- A distillery turned into an art space
- Porta Romana's changing streets
- Contemporary art, seen from outside
- Milan's newest arts district
About this tour
This session covers Fondazione Prada's courtyard and the Porta Romana streets around it. You see the gilded building set among the site's older concrete structures, then step back to the street to see how the wider district has shifted since the gallery opened. It is a short look at how contemporary art has reshaped one corner of Milan.
We start with a sound check in the courtyard, filmed from the public areas since the galleries themselves are ticketed. I move to the street for the second stop and take questions about the foundation or the district's change as we go. A short list of current exhibitions follows by message afterwards where relevant.
It suits anyone with an interest in contemporary art or Milan's shifting neighbourhoods. It also works well paired with a session in the older Quadrilatero della Moda.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Milan before heading out.
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Fondazione Prada courtyard 21 min
From the courtyard the camera takes in the gilded building among the concrete ones, and I explain how a former distillery became one of Milan's most talked about art spaces.
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Porta Romana street view 21 min
We step back onto the street outside, and I point out how the surrounding district has changed since the foundation opened here.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Milan: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Ossobuco and Quadrilatero della Moda, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Milan, showing you Fondazione Prada courtyard and Porta Romana street view live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Milan live with my phone.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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