5 things to do in Milan this weekend

Between sudden bad weather and cloudy spells, the arrival of summer in Milan is suffering a few setbacks as the most anticipated weeks of the year - Design Week and Fashion Week - approach on the calendar. Juggling parties and events despite a few unexpected raindrops is your faithful guide. Here are 5 things to do in Milan this weekend:

To Eat - Upcycle Bike Cafè

A 'meeting place for eating, drinking, working, reflecting, relaxing, repairing and cycling'. Upcycle is a space with a purpose: to stimulate dialogue on sustainable lifestyles, using the bicycle as an example and symbol. Located next to Barra A, the sustainability coworking space, the venue offers a menu full of northern dishes and a bike café where you can meet people with the same passion for nature as you.

Via Andrea Maria Ampère, 59

To Discover - Bart Herreman

The rooms of the Palazzo Ducale in Massa, host the photographic exhibition entitled L'Irreale Realtà, the first event of the new 2018 exhibition cycle on the "communication of contemporary art". The protagonist is Bart Herreman, Belgian photographer transplanted in Milan, one of the main representatives of contemporary surrealism. 

Via Abamonti Giuseppe, 4

To Chill - Frizzi e Lazzi

When the weather is mild, the courtyard of Frizzi e Lazzi becomes the ideal place for an evening with friends, armed with a pack of cards and a mug of beer. A rustic and jovial atmosphere, a cosy ambience, in short, the perfect place to spend time with friends.

Via Evangelista Torricelli, 5

To Shop - Magazzino 76

Tucked away at the end of a common inner courtyard, Magazzino 76 is an exhibition space where you can find excellent antiques and modern design Italian and international. Arranged on two floors and with an almost labyrinthine succession of rooms, the shop offers restored objects in excellent condition, whether Cesca chairs by Marcel Breuer (1928) or the Taccia lamp by Castiglioni for Flos (1962) or wall bookcases from the 1960s.

Via Padova, 76

To Party - Respira + Brainchain: Anton Kubikov, Squaric

The guys from Brainchain Records, an independent techno music label, animate an evening in which they join forces with Respira to bring two international DJs to one of the greenest spaces on the eastern side of Milan: Parco Forlanini.

Via Cavriana