Biennials and triennials often claim to be interdisciplinary, to have art at their core but through it explore wider social, political, ecological or scientific issues. It is often skin deep, but at the Triennale Milano it’s always been rooted in the purpose of the institution, a design museum at its core, but taking the notion of design widely across all disciplines, beyond objects, machines and chairs – though Triennale Milano's vast archive holds incredible examples of all these.
Every three years the institution hosts an International Exhibition, taking over the whole building with a genuine interdisciplinary approach to tackle a timely subject. The upcoming theme for 2025 is Inequalities, which Triennale President, architect Stefano Boeri, states is a subject critical to every single crisis and challenge humanity faces right now.
