Past Events

Museum and Outdoor Programmes

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

Real and Mythological Creatures
in Villa Borghese
Sunday 16th May 2021

Did superheroes exist in ancient times? In the Villa Borghese park there are some sculptures which give us a few hints. We observed these sculptures, draw them, and invent our own special creatures taking inspiration from art and history.

Shape Hunt in Colle Oppio
Sunday 25th April 2021
Colle Oppio park is home to layers and layers of history !
In this workshop the children used a simplified map (provided by ARTandSEEK ) as the basis for a two phases project : the children firstly enjoyed taking a close look at archeological buildings, allocating them on their map and connecting geometric shapes visible at each of the 8 spots;
they then turned their map into a work of art after the style of the Roman artist Paola Gandolfi.

Street Art Tour
Signs and symbols
Quadraro area
Sunday 18th October 2020
The neighbourhood of Quadraro is home to a huge range of murals by artists from all over the world, like Malo Farfan, Veks Van Hillik and Lucamaleonte who, over the years, have turned the district into a colourful outdoor art gallery. On our open-air visit, the children looked at how these mural makers have been inspired by history, politics and pop culture to make connections with past and present, life and death, legend and reality. We searched for signs and symbols in the art on our way and we stopped to draw on site.

'Back to Nature'
Villa Borghese
Saturday 10th October 2020
What an exciting tour discovering the new installations of contemporary art at Villa Borghese!
During our visit to this open air exhibition we explored how nature inspires contemporary artists in different ways. Nature is at the root of mathematical , social and architectural expressions as in the works of great Italian artists like Mario Merz and Edoardo Tresoldi, while takes very forms in the site specific works of groups like "Academia Aracne". The kids enjoyed being inspired by bomb yarnings and igloos!

MEDARDO ROSSO
Palazzo Altemps
Sunday 26th January 2020
Sunday 15th December 2019
How incredible was the sculptor Medardo Rosso for his time? We found out how many methods he used to sculpt, why he was considered an Impressionist sculptor and how he also liked to copy ancient models. The children were engaged in discussions and fun activities inspired by Medardo.

Maria Lai:
tenendo per mano il sole
at MAXXI
Sunday 22nd September 2019
Saturday 11th January 2020

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!

PORTRAITS and IDENTITY

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Sunday 24th November 2019

We explored how different artists as Van Gogh, Klimt, Modigliani and Pistoletto, approached the theme of portraits and how, through their artwork, they related to the concept of identity. The children were engaged in discussions and hands-on activities throughout the entire visit.

Impressionisti Segreti
Palazzo Bonaparte
Sunday 17th November 2019

Drawing Canova
Sunday 27th October 2019
Museo di Roma Palazzo Braschi

Colour and Emotions
Sunday 13th October 2019
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna

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!

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