Post-Conference Tour: Contemporary Art in Langhe and Milan
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Post-Conference Tour: Langhe Hills & Milan: 1–2 December 2025
The optional post-conference tour invites participants to immerse themselves even further in Northern Italy’s contemporary art scene while experiencing the region’s celebrated landscapes, architecture and hospitality. Over two days, the tour will journey through the rolling vineyards of the Langhe Hills to the vibrant art scene in Milan, with special access to private collections, site-specific works and major art institutions.
Day 1 - Monday 1 December 2025: The Langhe Hills
The day kicks off with a morning departure from Turin, travelling south into the Langhe Hills, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its wine production, hilltop villages and sweeping views. The first stop is the small village of Roddino, where participants will visit a collaborative, site-specific artwork by Liam Gillick and Hito Steyerl. This contemporary piece is integrated into the local environment, inviting reflection on the interplay between art, technology, and rural settings.
After a mid-morning espresso break in Roddino, the tour continues to Dogliani for a special preview of a new site-specific work by Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj. The work is part of the Radis land art project, run by Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT, linking rural heritage with global artistic discourse.
Midday brings guests to Palazzo Re Rebaudengo in Guarene d’Alba, where Annual Conference co-host and CIMAM Benefactor Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo will kindly host lunch. Afterwards, participants will enjoy a curator-led tour of the exhibition 30 Years of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, followed by a walk through the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Art Park. Situated on the nearby San Licerio Hill and accessed by different pathways, the Park features large-scale permanent sculptures by artists such as Marguerite Humeau, Carsten Höller, Katya Novitzkova, Wilhelm Mundt, Mark Handforth, Stefano Arienti, Ludovica Carbotta and Stefano Boeri.
The afternoon continues with a visit to Neviglie to see The Traveler (2023), a striking hillside sculpture by French artist Jean-Marie Appriou. The day concludes in the town of Alba, where guests will check in at Hotel Calissano. In the evening, the Ceretto Family Vineyards will kindly host an aperitivo-dinner at their hilltop architectural landmark, The Cube Winery.
Comfortable shoes are recommended!
Day 1 - Daily Schedule:
● 8:30 – Meeting point at Hotel Concord (Via Lagrange, 47) and Hotel Victoria (Via Nino Costa, 4)
● 8:45 – Buses depart sharply from Hotel Concord and Hotel Victoria to the Langhe Hills
● 10:30 – Visit Roddino to see However Many Times We Ran The Model The Results Were Pretty Much The Same (2023) by Liam Gillick & Hito Steyerl
● 11:00 – Travel to Dogliani for preview of Petrit Halilaj’s new installation, part of Radis land art project
● 11:30 – Coffee break in town
● 12:30 – Travel to Guarene d'Alba for a lunch kindly hosted by Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo at Palazzo Re Rebaudengo
● 13:30 – Curator tour – 30 Years of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
● 14:00 – Walk through Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Art Park
● 15:30 – Depart for Neviglie to see The Traveler (2023) by Jean-Marie Appriou
● 17:00 – Transfer to the town of Alba
● 17:30 – Check-in at Hotel Calissano
● 18:30 – Transfer to Ceretto Azienda Vitivinicole (Strada Provinciale Alba/Barolo | Località San Cassiano, 34, 12051 Alba) where dinner will be kindly hosted by the Ceretto Family Vineyards at their special venue The “Tenuta Monsordo Bernardina"
● 21:30 – Return to hotel
*Sensible shoes are recommended
Day 2 - Tuesday 2 December 2025: Milan
The second day begins with a departure from Alba towards Milan. Late morning, participants will arrive at the acclaimed Pirelli HangarBicocca. Established in 2004 by Pirelli, Hangar Bicocca is a vast former industrial space transformed into one of Europe’s leading contemporary art institutions. Here, guests will enjoy a curator-led tour of the exhibitions Yuko Mohri, Entanglements, and Nan Goldin, This Will Not End Well, and a walk through the spectacular permanent installation work The Seven Heavenly Palaces by Anselm Kiefer. Lunch is kindly hosted by Pirelli HangarBicocca.
In the afternoon, the tour continues to Fondazione Prada, whose campus—designed by OMA—integrates historic buildings with bold new architecture. Participants will have the opportunity to explore both its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.
The final stop is the Museo delle Culture – Mudec, Milan’s Museum dedicated to anthropology, world cultures, and cross-cultural dialogue. Here, Mudec Director and CIMAM member Marina Pugliese will welcome the group, and a curator-led tour will guide participants through a retrospective exhibition of the work of Maurits Cornelis Escher, and a newly installed site-specific work by Chiharu Shiota.
The program concludes here in Milan, with an optional evening transfer back to Turin (arriving around 19:00, subject to weekday traffic).
Day 2 - Daily Schedule:
● 09:00 – Depart from Hotel Calissano for Milan
● 11:40 – 14:00 – arrive at Pirelli HangarBicocca – curator tour & lunch kindly hosted by Pirelli HangarBicocca
● 14:00 – 15:45 Transfer and visit exhibitions and collection at Fondazione Prada
● 15:45 – 17:00 Transfer and visit Museo delle Culture – Mudec – curator tour
● 17:00 - Bus will return to Turin (optional as participants could also remain in Milan)
The fee to attend the optional Post-Conference Tour is 540,00 € per participant, and it includes:
- Monday, December 1: transportation by bus from Turin to Langhe. A full day of visits, lunch, dinner.
- 1-night accommodation in Langhe.
- Tuesday, December 2: transportation by bus from Langhe to Milan for a day of visits to the city’s main modern and contemporary art foundations (Pirelli HangarBicocca, Fondazione Prada, MUDEC).
- Return to Turin by bus (arrival in Turin around 7pm, subject to weekday traffic).
- Option to remain in Milan after the last visit.
The capacity for the Post-Tour is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact CIMAM Executive Office as capacity has now been reached.
About the Post-Conference Tour Supporters
- The Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Art Park in Guarene d’Alba
Artists: Stefano Arienti, Tauba Auerbach, Francesco Arena, Stefano Boeri, Ludovica Carbotta, Manuele Cerutti, Binta Diaw, Carsten Höller, Mark Handforth, Marguerite Humeau, Sanya Kantarovsky, Paul Kneale, Wilhelm Mundt, Katja Novitskova, Parasite 2.0, Marinella Senatore
The Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Art Park on San Licerio Hill in Guarene is a freely accessible space where Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo presents outdoor installations among Nebbiolo vineyards, willows, oaks, and the wild growth of an ancient woodland. Designed by landscape architects Lorenzo Rebediani and Vera Scaccabarozzi, the park draws inspiration from the surrounding patchwork of fields, hazelnut groves, and vineyards.
The installations, created by leading Italian and international artists, form a panoramic landscape and an informal orientation system. They encourage visitors to look closely and into the distance, to explore, imagine, and create stories.
CO₂ Reduction in the Art Park
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is committed to environmental protection, strengthened by its long-standing partnership with Asja Ambiente—an international group active in renewable energy and sustainability for over 25 years. Through Asja’s CO₂ reduction initiative, more than 2,500 native trees have been planted in the Art Park. These species help stabilise the terrain, ensure the safety of the exhibition pathways, and absorb excess CO₂ from the atmosphere.
Website: https://www.parcoarte.fsrr.org/?lang=en
Location: Collina di San Licerio, Viale Bouillargues 34, Guarene d’Alba
- Ceretto Aziende Vitivinicole
Ceretto is a third-generation family winery rooted in the UNESCO-listed landscape of Langhe-Roero. Founded in the 1930s and shaped by Bruno and Marcello Ceretto’s pioneering focus on terroir, the estate is now recognised for its exceptional vineyards, its commitment to sustainable cultivation, and its distinctive blend of wine, gastronomy and contemporary art. From its celebrated Barolo and Barbaresco to projects like the Barolo Chapel and partnerships with leading chefs and artists, Ceretto continues to champion a culture where innovation, tradition and care for the land come together.
At Ceretto, contemporary art meets the vineyard. From the boldly recoloured Cappella delle Brunate in the Barolo hills to transparent sculptural architecture nestled among rows of Nebbiolo, the Ceretto family transforms their landscape into an open-air gallery. They host artists in residence, invite intervention into their land, and merge culture, wine and place into a single experience.
Website: https://ceretto.com/en/home
Location: Località S. Cassiano 34, Alba
- Pirelli HangarBicocca
Pirelli HangarBicocca is a non-profit foundation dedicated to producing and promoting contemporary art. It was conceived and is supported by Pirelli.
Established in 2004, Pirelli HangarBicocca has become a benchmark institution for the international art community, local public and region. It is a museum that is free of charge, accessible and open, and a place for experimentation, research and dissemination, where art is a point of reflection on the most topical themes of contemporary culture and society.
It caters to a broad and diverse public with a programme of major solo exhibitions by both Italian and international artists, a multi-disciplinary program of accompanying events and in-depth discussions, theoretical and informational publications, and educational courses. A team of museum facilitators is on hand at all times to help the public connect with the art.
Vicente Todolí has been the foundation’s artistic director since 2012.
Situated in a former industrial building, once a locomotive manufacturing facility, Pirelli HangarBicocca occupies 15,000 square metres, making it one of the largest single-level exhibition spaces in Europe. This vast area comprises the Shed and Navate spaces, which are used for temporary exhibitions, and the permanent display of Anselm Kiefer’s The Seven Heavenly Palaces 2004-2015. This monumental installation with seven reinforced concrete towers has become one of the most iconic works in Milan. While since 2010 La Sequenza (1971-1981), a work by sculptor Fausto Melotti, has been located in the outdoor garden at the entrance of Pirelli HangarBicocca.
The building also houses a number of services for the public: a spacious entrance with reception area, facilities for educational activities, space for conferences and meetings, bookshop and bistro with a charming outdoor area.
Website: https://pirellihangarbicocca.org/en/
Location: Via Chiese 2, Milan