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Today BASE is
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10AM — 12AM
BASEterrace
6PM — 12AM
5 — 28 July 2025
 BASE Terrace

HIRUNDINIDAE – A Photography Project

In a present marked by fear and decline, Hirundinidae tells the story of those who resist with art, music, and courage. This photography project by a group of young female artists showcases an alternative Milan, both culturally and socially. A Milan that resists by dancing and singing. It highlights those who create cultural spaces, who express their pain by shouting […]

5 July 2025
Ground Hall

Vertigo Film Fest 2025 – Future Chimeras

Vertigo Film Fest returns to BASE: the Milanese short film festival is back for its sixth edition. From July 3 to 6, screenings, talks, live podcasts, and Q&As with directors from around the globe. A chance to dive deep into short-form cinema, where experimentation and new visions take center stage. The 2025 theme is Future Chimeras. In an era where […]

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BASE Milano is a hybrid cultural center serving the city.
Not a museum, not a theater, not just a gathering space or a restaurant, not a traditional coworking space, not simply a place to dance. We are all these things at once—and much more.

Highlights

Estate di BASE 2025

Three perspectives. Three months — from June to September — of imaginaries, bodies, and visions. Three festivals as stages of a journey, a shared narrative. The starting point? 36 uninterrupted hours of music, performance, practices, connection, and beauty.

Vertigo Film Fest 2025 – Future Chimeras

3 — 6 Jul Ground Hall

Vertigo Film Fest returns to BASE: the Milanese short film festival is back for its sixth edition. From July 3 to 6, screenings, talks, live podcasts, and Q&As with directors from around the globe. A chance to dive deep into short-form cinema, where experimentation and new visions take center stage. The 2025 theme is Future Chimeras. In an era where […]

HIRUNDINIDAE – A Photography Project

3 — 26 Jul BASE Terrace

In a present marked by fear and decline, Hirundinidae tells the story of those who resist with art, music, and courage. This photography project by a group of young female artists showcases an alternative Milan, both culturally and socially. A Milan that resists by dancing and singing. It highlights those who create cultural spaces, who express their pain by shouting […]

This is Indie

5 — 6 Jul Auditorium / ROOM1400

From the choruses screamed under the stage to the toasts that turn into friendships, from songs that smell of summer love to tearful singalongs on the back of a scooter: This is Indie is the party that brings the emotions of our generation to the console. From Calcutta to Gazzelle, Ariete to Tananai, and all the names that made Italian […]

Till Now: From Here

6 Jul
H20:00 Auditorium / ROOM1400

Till Now: From Here is an immersive experience combining live performance, multimedia installations, and video art to explore the relationship between individuals and their environments. The event reflects on our desire to navigate a fragmented present, to make sense of our actions, and to recognize ourselves as part of a larger balance that is not always within our control. Through […]

Assemblea Nazionale Lavorat^ Spettacolo

7 Jul
H17:00 Auditorium / ROOM1400

Lunedì 7 luglio alle 17 ci colleghiamo con l’Assemblea Nazionale online indetta dall’Assemblea Lavorat^ Spettacolo per parlare del disastro culturale in corso dall’insediamento di questo governo. Chiunque volesse partecipare e collegarsi con noi è l benvenut. Non conosci questa situazione e vuoi capirne di più su cosa sta accadendo nel mondo della Cultura? Teatri, festival e compagnie hanno presentato al […]

Refresh your vibes W/ Nicol + CARO WOW

9 Jul
H20:00 Courtyard

On July 9, two of the freshest and most original voices in the Italian pop scene arrive at BASE: Nicol and CARO WOW. Nicol blends introspection and melody with an authentic, personal style. From her debut on Amici to signing with Columbia Records, she has marked a steady artistic evolution. With her single “Come mare” and her participation in Netflix’s […]

The Persuaders DJ–set

10 Jul
H19:00 Courtyard

The Persuaders DJ Set takes you through the best of the British scene: from the amp-blasted British Invasion that shook America, to the glitter of Glam, to the gritty pavements of London Punk. From the elegant shadows of New Wave to the melancholic lyricism of Britpop, and the fever of Indie Rock that scored the most iconic UK clubs. Born […]

MADE – FESTIVAL MARIONETTE D’ESTATE

12 — 20 Jul Ground Hall

Attiva da oltre 200 anni, la Compagnia Marionettistica Carlo Colla & Figli è tra le realtà più storiche e rinomate del teatro di marionette italiano. Celebre per i suoi allestimenti curatissimi e per l’uso delle marionette a fili, porta in scena spettacoli che incantano tutte le età, unendo tradizione artigianale e linguaggi contemporanei I loro mondi scenici, fatti di dettagli, […]

Splendido Splendente

12 — 13 Jul ROOM 1400

Splendido Splendente è la festa che celebra le hit italiane più amate di sempre, quelle che fanno ballare, cantare e brillare senza vergogna. Sabato 12 luglio la pista si trasforma in un grande karaoke collettivo: una notte di euforia, libertà e nostalgia pop, da vivere a ritmo della musica italiana più iconica di sempre.          

Emergentissimi Festival

22 — 24 Jul Courtyard

Emergentissimi è la rassegna mensile che accende i riflettori sulla nuova musica, ospitata sul palco del bistroBASE. Ogni appuntamento vede protagonisti giovani musicisti selezionati, pronti a condividere la propria musica dal vivo, in un’atmosfera autentica e senza compromessi. Un momento per entrare in contatto con ciò che si muove nella scena indipendente, scoprire nuove sonorità e lasciarsi ispirare.

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Performing Architecture heads to Spain: Lemonot + O-SH bring Ser Miento to Logroño for Festival Concéntrico 2025

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An installation to walk through like a party, inhabit like a story, and share like a summer. From Milan to…

Cecilia Sammarco is the selected artist for the ONE’S OWN OWN 2025 residency

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A world-work made of threads, knots, and interweavings.With the project DEEPandDANCE, artist Cecilia Sammarco is the winner of the call…

Open Casello’s New Piazza Tattica: From Urban Crossroads to a Space of Possibility

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On Thursday 12 June, Piazzale Cantore will be transformed: Open Casello’s new tactical square is born — a temporary urbanism…

(Super)Models: Saúl Baeza in residency at BASE

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BASE Milano and MAYRIT, Madrid’s Biennial of Design and Architecture, are pleased to announce a new curatorial residency with Saúl…

Open Call: Temporary X Permanence

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Venice Studio debuts in Milan, making a bold entrance in the heart of the Tortona district.An unmissable chance to take…

How many times you didn’t have time? Porto Design Biennale launches the open call for designers “Time is Present. Designing the Common”.

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On the occasion of the 4th edition of the Porto Design Biennale titled TIME IS PRESENT. Designing the Common curated…

A Residency in Berlin to Rethink Public Space.

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How can we imagine cities as more than just places to live?How can we rethink public space as a shared…

BASE and Leroy Merlin join forces to redesign spaces with and for the people who inhabit them.

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BASE launches its new partnership with Leroy Merlin through two projects dedicated to design, performance, and architecture: We Will Design…

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