Image: Museo di Sant'Eustorgio, Milan
The Chiostri di Sant’Eustorgio in Milan is hosting a presentation of the 'Sony World Photography Awards 2026', bringing together a selection of the competition’s winning and finalist images. According to the museum materials, the exhibition is on view from 10 June to 4 October 2026, with an additional seasonal note that it can be visited only in evening hours until 31 August.
The show is presented by the Museo Diocesano Carlo Maria Martini, whose website places the project within its broader programme of photography exhibitions and summer evening openings. For the 2026 edition, the museum says the awards drew more than 430,000 images from more than 200 countries and territories, underlining the scale of the World Photography Organisation’s international competition.
The exhibition is curated by B. Silbe, and the museum describes it as offering a survey of contemporary photography through selected winning and finalist works. The press material frames the show as a chance to look at some of the strongest examples of current photographic practice, without limiting the display to a single country or genre. The exhibition is also tied to the museum’s evening format, with access through Corso di Porta Ticinese 95 and a summer schedule running Monday to Sunday from 5.30pm to 10.30pm.
Among the featured works is Citlali Fabián, identified by the museum as Photographer of the Year 2026 for the project 'Bilha, Stories of my Sisters'. The museum highlights the project’s themes of memory, identity and cultural belonging, and notes that it reflects on indigenous communities and the transmission of traditions. The exhibition text also singles out Italian prizewinners among the professional-category podium places.
Those Italian artists include Jean-Marc Caimi and Valentina Piccinni, who won the Portrait category with 'The Faithful'; Federico Borella, who took third place in the same category with 'Koryo-Saram: How Descendants of Deported USSR Koreans Are Rediscovering Their Roots in Uzbekistan'; Matteo Trevisan, second in the Environment category with 'Jinê Land: Where Women Keep the Earth Alive'; and Daniele Vita, third in Still Life with 'The Bronte Pistachio'. The museum also mentions Giulia Pissagroia, who won the Street Photography category in the Open prize.
The summer presentation is paired with practical evening access rules. The museum says that until 31 August, admission is only in the evening, with last entry at 10pm and a single ticket formula of €12 including the first drink at InChiostro Bistrot plus entry to the exhibition; an aperitivo formula is also listed at €18. The museum notes that reservations are not possible in the evening, that reductions and free admissions do not apply, and that the show is not accessible with Abbonamento Musei Lombardia during those hours.
Alongside the exhibition, the site points to educational activities and the InChiostro Bistrot in the cloister. A separate page for summer campus activities also places photography at the center of children’s workshops at the museum, scheduled for 10-12 June, 15-19 June, and 31 August to 4 September 2026.
