August is about to end with its hot dates (check them here), but even in September, whether it’s discovering the events celebrating music or visiting an exhibition, Where® brings you this month’s unmissable dates.

1. ‘Milano XL’: a Celebration of Fashion in the City

The highlight of Milan’s autumn date with fashion is ‘Milan Fashion Week’, an event featuring more than 170 fashion shows and presentations hosted at various locations and period palazzos across the city (see main picture). This year’s event is enhanced by the brand-new Milano XL extravaganza, an initiative paying tribute to Italian excellence with seven spectacular installations located in the centre of Milan.

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2. Attraction by Quentin Carnaille: exhibition at Pisa Orologeria

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The Flagship Store of Pisa Orologeria becomes a showcase for the creations by French artist Quentin Carnaille, inspired by the universe of watch mechanics, where each creation is made out of mechanical watch parts.

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3. Behind Caravaggio, Discovering the Artist’s Life and Works

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Celebrating the fourth centenary of Caravaggio’s death, the exhibition explores the less known 14 years of the artist’s production with a particular focus on his first years in Rome which provide new food for thought on the studies on the painter’s life and career.

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4. Formula 1 Rev Up: Gran Premio Heineken d’Italia 2017

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Each year, thousands of visitors flock to Monza’s temple of speed to see the start of the amazing race of Gran Premio Heineken d’Italia, as magnificent F1 cars battle it out for a win on this world-famous race track during the Italian leg of the world Formula 1 Racing Championships.

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5. Shopping for a Good Cause in MonteNapoleone district

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An important partnership between fashion and a charitable cause in the name of breast cancer prevention. The initiative involves the participation of the high-end boutiques located in the Quadrilatero, which will donate 10% of the day’s proceeds to LILT Association (Italian League for the fight against cancer).

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6. The Story of Space Exploration by NASA

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A major exhibition produced by NASA featuring a thrilling journey through mankind’s discovery of space. The exhibition features an extraordinary collection of almost 300 original artifacts from the U.S. and Soviet Union space programs, the majority of which are original and space flown objects.

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