Taking a break from Expo among Milan's cultural draws

Milan is used to being the center of attention, albeit in brief spurts. The fashion crowd blows through the city four times a year for seasonal shows. Milan is the site of one of the world's premier design fairs each April. The rest of the year it is the center of Italian finance and business, more backroom deal than global showcase.

Nothing compares with the global attention that the Expo 2015 world's fair is expected to generate, and city officials are going all out to ensure that Italy's fashion and financial capital puts its best foot forward, starting with an extraordinary calendar of cultural events.

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