Past Events

Museum Programmes

Below you will find photos and info about our past museum programmes.

Colours and Emotions
Sunday 13th October at 10:30

One of our most successful programmes discovering the relationship between colours and emotions seen through the eyes of great artists. The children explore artworks by Van Gogh, Kandinsky , Monet and others to understand how they used colour, patterns, shapes and light to
express their emotions. They draw and use colour inspired by the artist analysed and are engaged in discussions and fun activities throughout the entire visit .

Street Art in Ostiense
Sunday 6th October 2019

We visited striking murals from the year 2010 up to 2018, by different artists, seeing how each has been inspired by both the natural world and the man-made one, and how the artists are using street art to help address and draw attention to social and natural issues.
We have seen bright colours and unexpected combinations of the natural and urban landscape coming together in the form of some impressive art!

Maria Lai:
tenendo per mano il sole
at MAXXI
Sunday 22nd September 2019

The children had the chance to understand the world of Maria Lai, a great Italian artist who explored story telling through fabric and threads. They look at beautiful artworks inspired by tradition and modernity. During the visit they were drawing and using threads for activities inspired by the artist and were engaged in discussions on how we can use different materials to tell a story. It was a wonderful morning!

Our programme "Drawing at the museum"
to learn techniques of pencil drawing on site
27th January 2019 at Centrale Montemartini
17th February 2019 at Museo di Roma
31st March and 25th April 2019 at Museo Civico di Zoologia
28th April 2019 at Museo dell'Ara Pacis
15th September 2019 at Centrale Montemartini

"Donne"
gallery tour with activities
at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna
on Sunday 24th March 2019

"Mario Schifano"
gallery tour with activities
at the Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia
on Sunday 24th February 2019

'Zerocalcare'
Digging Ditches, Feeding Crocodiles!
learning about storytelling through comics

at MAXXI
Sunday 3rd February 2019
Saturday 9th February 2019

Are Comics Art? Do they belong in a museum? Are graphic novels 'real books'? And how can you tell a story through both words and images? You've got the imagination- join us to learn how to be creative with it!

ANDY WARHOL:
look at me
gallery tour with activities at
Complesso del Vittoriano
2nd December 2018

We had a fantastic journey through this artist's iconic works, discovering the colourful genius of Pop Art and understanding his legacy in art, music and fashion through fun and educational activities

Eco and Narciso
gallery tour with activities at
Palazzo Barberini
30th September and 14th October 2018
Looking at one of the most important paintings in Italian art history, “Narciso”, attributed to the great Caravaggio, we learned about this ancient story written by Ovid centuries ago and interpreted here in classical and modern key by several artists

Art in the Palace
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
20th May 2018

Children admired the beautiful palace and learned about Brueghel and Caravaggio, the myths that inspired them and the use of perspective, colour, patterns and light.

A journey through history
Museo dell'Ara Pacis
13th May 2018

It was fun to learn about Roman times and compare classical art to modern architecture by Richard Meier and contemporary art by Mimmo Palladino!

Illuminating Poetry
Keats-Shelley House
14th April 2018

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Keats-Shelley House, Rome. We had a lovely time learning about Romantic Poets and illuminated manuscripts and then making our own illuminations!

Artisti All'Opera
Museo di Roma
11th February 2018

What a great morning of art and English language at the artisti allopera exhibit in Rome . The children created costumes inspired by picasso, 'danced' one of prampolini 's paintings , admired burri 's 'cretto', and learned a lot of stuff about opera .

Francesco Trombadori: a stroll through Rome
Galleria d'Arte Moderna
11th February 2018

Our stroll was magical! We learned about Italian artist Francesco Trombadori and his interpretations of some of Rome's famous landmarks and still life. Then we had a chance to draw our own ideas of the Colosseo using magical realism.

Monet: light and impressions
Complesso Vittoriano
17th December 2017 and 4th February 2018

We had a lovely time at our museum programme 'Monet: light and impressions' this weekend! The children learned about Monet's influence on the early Impressionism movement and were able to draw their own version of a Japanese bridge in Giverny! Thank you to everyone who joined us.

Hokusai: nature in Japanese culture
Museo dell'Ara Pacis
3rd December 2017
What a great morning of art! The children enjoyed the great exhibition and had time to create their own piece of art. Thank you to everyone who participated and to the Museo dell'Ara Pacis to have hosted us in their beautiful space.

Telling stories through materials
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
14th May 2017

"Picasso: characters and costumes"
at Scuderie del Quirinale