Family lab for families with boys and girls (accompanied by at least one adult) from 3 to 11 years old
Saturday, January 10, 2026 3 pm.30
MY PICTURES 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!
Sunday, January 11, 2026 3 pm.30
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'll take a tour to discover all the vehicles he drew and then, in the workshop, we'll dedicate a portrait to him aboard the vehicle we like best!
Saturday, January 17, 2026 3:30
Looking for the 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. 18, 2026 3:30 p.m.
BRIVIDGE ART
Brrr, it's cold! If it's freezing outside, let's go looking 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.
Sunday, January 25, 2026 3:30 p.m.
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.
CONCLUSIVE EVENTS:
Sunday, February 23, 2025 3 pm.30
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, as well as fantastic animals or mysterious creatures... let's give room for imagination!
Saturday, March 1, 2025 4 p.m.
CARNIVAL IS COMING!
Carnival is here: let's 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 imagination!
Sunday, March 16, 2025 3:30 pm
A WORLD IN RYES!
They look like drawings but... they are engravings! When photography had not yet been invented, this was the best way to show others lots of things and illustrate fairy tales and stories.Let's visit the exhibition and discover how many stories of friendship, love and feelings are hidden in the works made with this technique! At the end in the workshop we will also try to illustrate our favorite scene with the special technique of hatching.
Sunday, March 23, 2025 3 pm.30
LET'S COLOR THE PRINTS!
The prints on display in the exhibition are almost all in black and white, but nothing prohibits us from reproducing them and coloring them as we like! Let's choose our favorite scene and bring it to life: we can color the clothes, add details, build fantastic landscapes within which to make our characters move! In the end, we will have an absolutely personalized work!
Saturday, April 19, 2025 3:30 p.m.
All ARTISTS FOR EASTER: MY EASTER TICKET
Easter is coming! The museum's paintings hide flowers and small animals: taking a cue from these images, a very original Easter card will be created in the workshop.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 3:30 p.m.
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 for each of them a beautiful, personalized home!
Saturday, May 3, 2025 3:30 p.m.
LET'S COLOR THE PRINTS!
The prints on display in the Great Loves exhibition are almost all in black and white: by choosing your favorite scene you will be able to color them, add details, build fantastic landscapes.
Saturday, May 10, 2025 3:30 p.m.
MOMS IN FEAST
So many moms: painted or sculpted, from so many years ago or supermodern. Among the rooms, works from which to take inspiration to make an artistic Mother's Day card.
Sunday, May 11, 2025 3:30 p.m.
MOM I'M TAKING YOU TO THE MUSEUM!
It's Mother's Day. In the museum we will find lots of painted or sculpted jewelry to create a pendant to give as a gift to mom.
Saturday, June 7, 2025 3 pm.30
AVENTURE IN THE COUNTRY OF THE PICTURES
"Once upon a time, in a picture...": 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 built and drawn together using the works as "illustrations" of a different tale each time.
Thursday July 17, 2025 8:30 p.m.
The COLORS OF DARKNESS
Artistic exploration of the night and creation of landscapes at dusk.
Thursday, July 31, 2025 8:30 p.m.
NIGHT GLOW
A "museum clue" between clues and imagination to discover stories in paintings and create an enigmatic work.
Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 8:30 p.m.
STARS AND SUMMER LIGHTS
Exploring light sources in paintings and creating works inspired by the night of St. Lawrence.
Thursday, August 28, 2025 8:30 p.m.
The COLORS OF DARKNESS
Painting the night is not at all easy: what can you see and what can't? How do colors change after the sun sets? In the museum visit, we will observe the strategies used by painters to "show in the dark" and observe, like real artists, the color palettes with which the night effect can be created, thus discovering that it's easy to say dark! Finally, we will try our hand at a workshop in the creation of an evocative landscape at dusk.
Saturday, September 13, 3:30 p.m.
A GARDEN FOR PLAY
The famous artist Ugo La Pietra is a garden enthusiast: in his works he invents, draws and builds real or fantastic gardens! Let's go and discover in the exhibition "The Garden of Delights" his works: they will be the cue to create in the workshop our own "family garden", exactly as we would like it, with many games for us and our animal friends!
Saturday, September 20, 3:30 p.m.
PLEASURE, I AM A STUDENT
We will visit the exhibition "The Rooms of Knowledge" to learn about some of the characters depicted and the objects that help us recognize them, and then in the workshop...we will take a self-portrait as a "bookworm"!
Special initiative on the occasion of the Weekend Network of the Lombard 1800s with free admission for all.
Sunday, October 12, 2025 3 pm.30
PICTORS FOR A DAY: between action painting and collage
How many strange things in contemporary art! Paintings where you can't recognize the figures, fantastic objects, colors in the wild...Let's go visit the museum and then in the workshop we can become artists for a day with materials...surprising!"
Sunday, October 19, 2025 3 pm.30
A GARDEN FOR PLAY
Famous artist Ugo La Pietra is passionate about gardens: in his works he invents, draws and builds real or fantastic gardens! Let's go and discover his works at the exhibition: they will be the cue to create our own "family garden" in the workshop, exactly as we would like it, with many games for us and our animal friends!
Friday, October 31, 2025 5:30 pm
A SPACIOUS MUSEUM!
Halloween is approaching with all its monsters! In the museum there are many fantastic creatures hidden in the paintings--maybe there are ghosts and witches too! Let's try to look for them and then make a Halloween mask in the workshop!
Saturday, November 8, 2025 3:30 pm
Sunday, November 9, 2025 3 pm.30 - MUSEUMS SUBSCRIPTION SPECIAL
COLORS OF AUTUMN
Can autumn leaves with their beautiful colors become works of art? Of course they can! The museum is full of works in which we can discover leaves, flowers and fruits.We will have a wonderful visit together and then in the workshop we can create fantastic trees using a thousand different materials!
Sunday 9 free participation for both Museum Subscription holders and non-subscribers
Saturday, November 15, 2025 3:30 pm
CREATURES IN THE FOG!"
November is the month of fog... We will discover landscape paintings in the museum and pretend to explore together a mysterious autumn forest, or a city in which houses and buildings seem to disappear, bathed in fog. In the workshop we will be able to create our own autumn landscape and populate it with fantastic creatures, elf monsters or dragons!
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 3 p.m.30
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, Nov. 29, 2025 3 pm.30
MY ADVENT CALENDAR
Christmas is approaching and the museum and its protagonists are preparing to welcome it: let's discover together how the figures of art await this glittering holiday, getting to know the characters and discovering the painted places that pi are involved, through a fun visit-game. At the end of the journey we will reach the workshop where, with the most colorful and sparkling materials, we will prepare a colorful and original Advent calendar
Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 3 p.m.30
Monday, Dec. 8, 3:30 p.m.
ADOBODIES FROM THE MUSEUM
It's time to start thinking about Christmas decorations! Let's explore the museum together and take a closer look at the works of art to find decorations, glitter, and precious details to get inspired and make an original Christmas tree decoration in the workshop
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 3 p.m.30
THE GRINCH AND HIS FRIENDS
Christmas is coming! Let's help the Grinch get into the Christmas spirit: we'll be able to find little animals and curious characters hidden in the museum exhibits... In the workshop we will "dress them up" in colorful Christmas outfits, hats and decorations to set up a party full of merriment!
Friday, December 26, 2025 3:30 p.m.
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 to make a wonderful snowy landscape.
Saturday, December 27, 2025 3 pm.30
The INVASION OF THE SNOWPUPPETS
The snowmen have escaped and are hiding in the halls of the Museum! How many can there be? Let's follow their trail and bring them all back to the workshop, where we can create our own snowman with lots of recycled materials and find him a home in an artistic, fresh, snowy landscape!
Sunday, December 28, 2025 3 pm.30
ASPECTING THE OLYMPICS...WITH ART!
The Winter Olympics are approaching: let's be prepared on all sports! We'll use the museum's paintings as a backdrop for fantastic snow competitions: we'll sprinkle a little snow everywhere and every landscape will become a ski, sledding or skating rink, of course... with the five circles!
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 3 pm.30
A MUSEUM...WITH A BOTTOM!
In the Museum, the characters in paintings and sculptures are buzzing: they're planning a New Year's Eve party! Let's go find out what they're up to and take part in their party, and then, in the workshop, paint a party complete with fireworks!
Friday, January 2, 2026 3 pm.30
A MAGIC 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 will make an interpretation of nature's winter sleep.
Saturday, January 3, 2026 3:30 p.m.
ARTS FROM BRIVING
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.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 3 p.m.30
A SOCK FOR THE BEFANA
The Befana 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 paintings in the museum will put them to the test! In the workshop then we can devote ourselves to making a very... artistic stocking!
