In a newly renovated Volvo Studio, a 2025 cultural programme returns to explore the creative interaction between art, music and innovation.
Seven years after its opening, Volvo Studio Milano, recently expanded and renovated, is cementing its role as a cultural hub in the city. A corner of Sweden just a stone's throw from Piazza Gae Aulenti, where cars are present (now more than ever) but where activities frequently revolve around events dedicated to culture, art and music — encounters that in some way intersect with the Volvo brand's philosophy. Events open to the public, bringing together diverse and often distant worlds, which in previous editions have delivered artistic proposals that drew large audiences, rightfully earning a place in the city's packed cultural calendar.
For 2025, the calendar presents a rich programme revolving around the philosophical concept of the "Adjacent Possible" — a theme that stimulates artistic exploration through the encounter and interaction between different forms of expression. Volvo thus reaffirms its dual commitment: on one hand to advancing electric mobility, and on the other to cultural promotion, offering an events calendar spanning music, theatre, contemporary art and performance. The programme kicks off this evening at 9pm with the second edition of Rumore in Studio, the music series curated by BASE Milano and Le Cannibale.
The first appointment of 2025 starts at BASE Milano, with Popa opening the series dedicated to electronic experimentation. Music becomes a shared experience — intimate and universal — and at the same time a tool for cultural research, through the encounter between artist and audience.
The first instalment of the new format bringing together established artists and emerging talents from the Italian music scene.
A multisensory experience fusing culinary art and electronic music.
"For several years now, Volvo Studio Milano has carved out an important space within the city's cultural offering," said Tommaso Sacchi, Milan City Council's Councillor for Culture. "The Volvo Studio Milano 2025 programme, which ranges across theatre, music and contemporary art events, once again confirms how valuable and fruitful the synergy between public institutions and private entities can be. A collaboration that has become widespread across the city and that enriches and enhances Milan's cultural offering," Sacchi concluded.
Open violin and chamber music lessons with David Chan, in collaboration with the Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado.
The first appointment in the BAM, Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano cycle, which explores the interaction between natural ecosystems and contemporary art. The cycle, structured across three dates (5 March, 17 September and 12 November), ventures into worlds that, through the interplay of different languages, steer clear of any intellectual or formal stereotypes.
A series of three evenings featuring the best Italian comedians.
"Every year we strive to improve by proposing projects that stimulate artistic creativity and nurture young talent; I believe we have hit the mark once again," stressed Chiara Angeli, commercial director of Volvo Car Italia and head of Volvo Studio Milano's activities. "The chosen theme, the 'Adjacent Possible' — which carries within it the idea of encounter and the surprising way in which reality can be transformed through the exchange of ideas, thoughts and styles — is perfectly in line with Volvo's approach to its own work."
The fourteenth edition, featuring Piano Lesson sessions and performances by young emerging talents.
Three evenings from the twenty-sixth edition of the cultural festival directed by Elisabetta Sgarbi: literature, music, cinema, science, art, philosophy, theatre, law, economics, sport and comics.
The first appointment of the project bringing together dance, words and music.
A contest for young jazz musicians, now in its seventh edition.
Four concerts from the jazz festival at Volvo Studio Milano.
The year closes with an electroacoustic chamber operetta fusing music and mechanics. The full calendar and further details on each individual event at Volvo Studio Milano can be found on the dedicated website.