Family lab for families with boys and girls (accompanied by at least one adult) ages 3 to 11
Saturday, May 23
The Stone Slippers
There are so many objects in the museum: some are carved, some are painted in paintings, many we still use today while some are so curious that we wouldn't really know how to use them! And the artists then put a lot of imagination into depicting them! We choose an object we like and then in the workshop we will turn it into... a work of art!"
Sunday, May 24
Museum Trip
Did you know that you can discover faraway worlds even while staying in the city? Let's all go on an adventurous and exciting trip to the Civic Museums together: we will visit exotic places, faraway cultures and unspoiled nature, thanks to the precious accounts of the painters who have portrayed them for us. And that's not all: in the workshop we will be able to illustrate our very own "carnet de vojage" to remember this special adventure.
Saturday, May 30
Adventure in the land of paintings
"Once upon a time, in a painting...": beyond a frame we can discover fantastic and enchanted landscapes, curious characters, funny little animals that have stories to tell. In this narrative journey, the paintings become the stages of a story constructed and drawn together using the works as "illustrations" of a different tale each time.
Sunday, May 31
Museum Landscapes!
Oil painting, pencil drawing, watercolor, fresco...there are so many different ways of depicting landscapes in art, we will admire many different landscape depictions together, learning techniques and tricks to make a reproduction of the landscape we like best, just like real artists!
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Sunday, May 17
With Eyes and Hands, the museum to touch and explore
When we visit a museum, we are used to using mostly our eyesight...and when this cannot be used? Let's discover together how to explore the City Museums with our other senses, getting help from special objects that will suggest different ways to learn about the works in the collection and a story that will accompany us room by room! After the sensory exploration, let's make a small memento of our experience using many different materials!
Saturday, May 16
Small Bees at Work
On the occasion of World Bee Day on May 20, we will be inspired by the landscapes painted in the museum to create in the workshop a magnificent flower meadow where everyone can make their own bee fly, made with many recycled materials and a thousand colors!
Sunday, May 10
Mom I'll take you to the museum!
On Mother's Day: why not spend a family afternoon at the museum? There will be a visit to the halls where there will be so much painted or sculpted jewelry: you can get inspired and in the workshop create a beautiful pendant to give as a gift to your mom!
Saturday, May 9 - 3:30 pm
Moms in celebration
So many moms in the museum! Painted or sculpted, from so many years ago or supermodern, human or animal, mothers in art are often there... we will be able to explore the museum, see so many different works, and take inspiration from our favorite figure: we will make a beautiful Mother's Day art card!
Friday, May 1, 2026 - 3 pm.30
Secrets Unveiled: mystery at the Museum!
The paintings in the museum tell us so many stories, some fascinating and unbelievable, others everyday; sometimes they are also evidence of mysterious facts... By learning to pick up all the clues that the artist left us, will you be able to reconstruct what happened? Spirit of observation, but also a lot of imagination, are the ingredients we will need to solve a mysterious but fun "museum clue." And, at the end, we will all go to the workshop to make a mystery work!
Sunday, April 26, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
Once upon a time there was a king, once upon a time there was a queen
In the museum there are many portraits of characters who lived centuries ago: kings, queens, ladies, knights, great and small, each with their own story to tell! Once we choose the character we like best, we can create a personalized accessory and transform ourselves into a fairy-tale figure for an afternoon!
Saturday, April 25, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Live Earth!
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22: we, too, can celebrate our beautiful planet here at the museum and send a message for its well-being! Let's try looking through the museum's artworks for fish and other animals: the painters painted them, we will create them... using recycled plastic! They will be real masterpieces!!
Sunday, April 19, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Drawing Art as a Family / Special Family Lab Abbonamento Musei
On the occasion of Drawing Art, the special event promoted by Abbonamento Musei Lombardia, dedicated to children and families to discover the area's museums through drawing and creativity, the museum is organizing a special Family Lab. We will go together in the museum to discover the most beautiful works depicting natural elements: we will draw live leaves, flowers, animals and fruits "hidden" in the works of art, and then in the teaching room we can let our imaginations run wild and color our own fantastic creatures!
Saturday, April 18, 2026 - 3 pm.30
Looking for Puppies
Between the exhibits in the exhibition and in the museum there are many animals: we will go looking for them all together, then we will use many different materials to create our favorite puppy... may be a real animal, but why not invent a fantastic animal or even a monster cub?
Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 3:30 pm
A lion... in the museum!
Help! A lion is hiding in the museum--we must look for him and help him find his way home! There are many other animals that can lend us a hand, hidden in the works: birds, camels, dogs, dragonflies and even a fly! When we have found them, we can create a beautiful personalized home for each of them!
Saturday, April 11, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
So many mysterious things!
There are many curious objects in the paintings and sculptures of the museum: some are easy to recognize, while others have mysterious names or uses, all to be discovered... A "clue hunt" to play with the works together and then go to the workshop to create our favorite object!
Monday, April 6, 2026 - 3 pm.30
The wonderful world of colors
Colors make our world cheerful and wonderful: painters know this well, who use colors freely, to make their paintings come alive, express feelings, tell us about landscapes and cities...
Let's find out together how colors speak to us in works of art and then become artists ourselves and create a work based on the very colors we like best!
Saturday, April 4, 2026 - 3:30 pm
All artists for Easter: my Easter card
Easter is coming! The museum's paintings hide trees, flowers and small animals.We can take inspiration from these images and then in the workshop create a very original Easter card by drawing, coloring, cutting out and pasting the elements taken from the paintings we like the most!
Sunday, March 29, 2026 - 3:30 pm
All artists for Easter: my Easter card
Easter is coming! The paintings in the museum hide trees, flowers and small animals.We can take inspiration from these images and then in the workshop create a very original Easter card by drawing, coloring, cutting out and pasting the elements taken from the paintings we like best!
Saturday, March 28, 2026 - 3 p.m.30
The merry-go-round in Paris
Anselmo Bucci, the famous painter, lived in Paris for a long time: one of his works on display in the exhibition depicts a beautiful Parisian square with lots of curious details.
With our guides we will go and look closely at the work to discover all its details: in the workshop we will then go and create our very own square and merry-go-round, with horses or cars or... spaceships!
Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
A museum full of... animals, flowers and fruits
Animals, flowers and fruits are hiding in the museum's exhibits: let's turn into explorers and go in search of them to compose a fantastic diary that will remind us of our journey into the wonderful world of nature!
Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 3 pm.30
Spring in celebration!
The colors of spring make our world cheerful and wonderful: painters know this well as they use colors freely, to make their paintings alive, express feelings, tell us about landscapes and cities... Let's find out together how colors speak to us in works of art and then become artists ourselves and create a work based precisely on the colors we like best!
Sunday, March 15, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Daddy I'll take you to the museum!
Father's Day is approaching! We can invite dads (but also moms, grandparents, uncles...!) to visit the museum together: we will choose our favorite painting and turn it into a personalized work of art, complete with a frame and dedication to whomever we want, for a truly unique gift!
Saturday, March 14, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
The Fable of Moses Bianchi
Moses Bianchi was the most important Monza painter, and there are many of his works in the museum! Here we will be able to meet him, find out what his face looked like and admire his paintings: thanks to the characters he and his painter friends portrayed, we will invent a fairy tale with duels, knights and ladies, winged geniuses and a thousand other figures that each of us can interpret!
Sunday, March 8, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Walking with... Anselmo
Anselmo Bucci is a great painter who lived in Monza for a long time; many of his paintings are on display in the temporary exhibition and museum at this time. Anselmo was a great traveler and painted many different means of transportation in his works, from bicycles to airplanes! We will take a tour to discover all the vehicles he drew and then, in the workshop, we will dedicate a portrait to him aboard the vehicle we like best!
Saturday, March 7, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
A bit like Picasso
The very famous artist Pablo Picasso depicted people in a somewhat... unusual way! It will be fun to choose a portrait from those on display in the museum, or one of our own photographs, and try to transform them into the cubist style: what will come out of it?
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Bye Bye Bye February!
We have reached the end of February, the shortest month: March, the month of spring, awaits us! Let's try to represent the passing of the seasons in an artistic way: we will be inspired by the works in the museum and then, using many different techniques, we will make a fantastic half-winter, half-spring tree, setting it in our favorite landscape.
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
The Olympics...artistic!
We are at the end of the Winter Olympics competitions! Each of us will have found his or her favorite sport and champion or champion...let's create an Olympic collage using the museum's paintings as a backdrop for fantastic snow competitions.We'll sprinkle a little snow everywhere and each landscape will become a ski, sledding or skating rink, of course...with the five circles and medals!
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
Walking with...Anselmo
Anselmo Bucci is a great painter who lived in Monza for a long time; many of his paintings are on display in the temporary exhibition and in the museum at this time. Anselmo was a great traveler and painted many different means of transportation in his works, from bicycles to airplanes! we will take a tour to discover all the vehicles he drew and then, in the workshop, we will dedicate a portrait to him aboard the vehicle we like best!
Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
Carnival is coming!
It's not long before Carnival: let's get ready in time and make a mask inspired by the characters painted in the museum! We can transform ourselves into kings or queens, ladies or knights, but also fantastic animals or mysterious creatures...let's give room for imagination!
Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Fairy Tale Lovers
Today is Valentine's Day! A perfect opportunity to bring together the characters depicted in the museum works and use your imagination to invent fairy tales with happy endings! It could be that a young peasant girl falls in love with a brave medieval knight who protects her from a dragon, or that a smiling poet invites a young queen for a carriage ride, or...who knows what might happen!
Sunday, February 8, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
Carnival is coming!
It's not long before Carnival: let's get ready in time and make a mask inspired by the characters painted in the museum! We can transform ourselves into kings or queens, ladies or knights, as well as fantastic animals or mysterious creatures...let's give space to the imagination!
Saturday, February 7, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Carnival is coming!
It's not long until Carnival: let's get ready in time and make a mask inspired by the characters painted in the museum! We can transform ourselves into kings or queens, ladies or knights, but also fantastic animals or mysterious creatures...let's give room for imagination!
Sunday, January 25, 2026 3:30 pm
The Thousand Colors of Snow
What color is snow? In the museum we observe how snow is painted and discover that its "white" is made of many colors. In the workshop we also try our hand at making a wonderful snowy landscape.
Sunday, January 18, 2026 3:30 pm
Chilling Art
Brrr, it's cold! If it's freezing outside, let's go look for the warmest and most suitable winter clothing among the museum's characters and discover how different fabrics and materials have been used over the centuries to protect against the cold. In the workshop we paint our own character and dress him or her in warm cotton balls and velvety fabrics.
Saturday, January 17, 2026 3 pm.30
Looking for Puppies
Between the exhibits in the exhibition and in the museum, there are many animals: we will go looking for them all together, then we will use many different materials to create our favorite puppy... it can be a real animal, but why not invent a fantastic animal or even a monster puppy?
Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 3:30 p.m.
Walking with..Anselmo
Anselmo Bucci is a great painter who lived in Monza for a long time; many of his paintings are on display in the temporary exhibition and in the museum at this time. Anselmo was a great traveler and painted many different means of transportation in his works, from bicycles to airplanes! We will take a tour to discover all the vehicles he drew and then, in the workshop, we will dedicate a portrait to him aboard the vehicle we like best!
Saturday, January 10, 2026 3:30 p.m.
My Paintings for a Year
The year 2026 has just begun! Let's browse the halls of the museum and pick out our favorite paintings...in the workshop we can recreate our own custom works and make an art calendar that will keep us company for 12 months!
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 3 pm.30
A stocking for the Epiphany
The Epiphany has passed through the Museum and left some little presents... let's find out if the little boys and girls have been better or naughtier: the museum's paintings will put them to the test! In the workshop then we can devote ourselves to making a very...artistic stocking!
Saturday, January 3, 2026 3:30 pm
Chilling art
Brrr, it's cold! If it's freezing outside, let's go look for the warmest and most suitable winter clothing among the museum's characters and discover how different fabrics and materials have been used over the centuries to protect against the cold. In the workshop, let's paint our own character and dress him or her in warm cotton balls and velvety fabrics.
Friday, January 2, 2026 3:30 pm
A Magical Winter
In winter, nature rests, quiet and silent. Many animals hibernate in dens, and most trees are bare, with branches drawing intricate twists and turns. Let's look for the winter season painted in the works, and in the workshop we make an interpretation of nature's winter sleep.
