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WHERE NOW Milan»ARTSOne of the stunning pieces of jewellery on display at Palazzo RealeISLAMIC ARTAn exhibition of Islamic artworks entitled“Al-Fann. The Art of Islamic Civilization”: setto run until 30 January 2011, the event – thefirst of its kind in Europe – is held at the city’sPalazzo Reale and features more than 350works from the private collection of the Emir ofKuwait. One thousand years of history includesornamental friezes, samples of handwriting,arabesques, decorations, ceramics and sculptures,tapestries, carpets, jewellery and chiselled metals.Mon 2.30pm-7.30pm; Tues, Wed, Fri and Sun9.30am-7.30pm; Thurs and Sat 9.30am-10.30pm.Tickets: €9. Piazza Duomo, 12. T: 02 92800375.www.arteislamica.itMuseo del Novecento:the Newest Assetin the CityA new Twentieth Century Museum in theheart of Milan, in piazza Duomo: extending over4,000 sqm., the museum displays more than 400masterpieces. Inaugurated on 6th December, until28 February 2011 admission will be free. Picasso,Braque, Klee and Kandinsky but, above all, theItalians Modigliani, Boccioni, De Chirico, Morandi,Fontana and Burri and many others besides: animposing catalogue which visitors can admire in therecently renovated Palazzo dell’Arengario, a truework of 1930s architectural genius. The museumalso has a bookshop, a restaurant and a screeningroom. Museo del Novecento, piazza Duomo. Mon2.30pm-7.30pm; Tues-Wed-Fri-Sun 9.30am-7.30pm;Thurs-Sat 9.30am-10.30pm.“Over the Under”“Over the Under” is an open air exhibition ofcast-iron manhole art. The initiative is the resultof a collaboration between Via Montenapoleone(the most famous fashion-street in the world),art patron METROWEB (Milanese owner of thelargest metropolitan network of dark fibres inEurope) and five international urban artists:Shepard Fairey (New York),Flying Fortress (Berlin),Rendo (Milan), The LondonPolice (London), SpaceInvader (Paris). They willparticipate in the on roadexhibition until December2011.INDESTRUCTIBLEICONSThe icon of rock in 70 portraits taken byfamous photographers including PeterLindbergh, David Montgomery, RobertWhitaker and Bryan Adams. “Mick Jagger.The photobook” from 2 December to20 February 2011 at Spazio Forma, theMilanese sanctum of photographic art.Tues-Wed-Sat-Sun 10am-8pm; Thurs-Fri10am-10pm. Tickets €7.50. Piazza TitoLucrezio Caro, 1. www.formafoto.itMUSEO DEL NOVECENTO: PHOTO BY GIANNI CONGIU.14 WHERE MILAN I JANUARY 2011