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Milan

A creative hub for fashion and design, Milan lagged behind other European capitals as an international contemporary art scene at the beginning of the new millennium. However, in the last decade, the city has experienced a significant “global turn.”

The universal exposition hosted by Milan, Expo 2015, injected new creative impulses into the city’s architecture and arts. Among the urban regeneration projects were the Milanese headquarters of Fondazione Prada, and the Museum of Cultures, a publicprivate partnership created to promote dialogue between non-European communities through cultural activities. Although aspirations to allocate resources to

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