CONFERENCES AT CIVIC MUSEUMS

Friday, June 5 | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday, June 6 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
MARGARET OF SAVOY: BETWEEN HISTORY, NATION, AND CULTURE
In the Conference Room of the Civic Museums of Monza, to celebrate the centenary of the death of Margherita of Savoy, a two-day conference is planned, open to an audience of enthusiasts and scholars.


EVENTS CONCLUDED
Wednesday, May 27 - 6 pm.00
A link between Monza and Thiene: the fountain of Tomaso Buzzi
Conference with Davide Alaimo (architect), Marco Solari (grandson of Tomaso Buzzi) and Daniele Astrologo Abadal (art critic).  
A Monza story that creates a link between our city and that of Thiene: the rediscovery of the fountain created by architect Tomaso Buzzi, which he designed in 1930 for the fourth Monza Triennial of Decorative Arts, purchased in 1931 by the City of Thiene and now located in Scarcerle Square. 
Initiative curated by Associazione Amici dei Musei di Monza e Brianza ETS, on the occasion of the Monza Landscape Week 2026
Free admission subject to availability

Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 6 p.m.
The Role of Margaret of Savoy. Queen consort in spite of everything
Elena Riva (Centro documentazione Residenze Reali and Professor of Modern History at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan) recounts the event that brought Margaret of Savoy to the throne next to Umberto I, after the demise of the dynastic project linked to Matilda of Habsburg-Teschen, and her ability to transform an unforeseen condition into a central role. Indeed, at a still young stage of the unified state, Margaret became a symbol of the rising monarchy, embodying royalty, prestige and national identity. 
Promoted by the Lombardy Royal Residences Documentation Center as part of the "L'8 PER I MIEI DIRITTI" program of the Equal Opportunity Department. 
Admission free subject to availability

 Friday, March 20, 2026 - 6 pm.00 
Neuroaesthetics. Anselmo Bucci between heart and mind 
Alberto Moioli explores the work of the Monza master through the dialogue between art and science, investigating sensory perception and the mechanisms of neuroaesthetics
Initiative in collaboration with Amici dei Musei di Monza e Brianza ETS.  
Participation free of charge, Admission subject to availability, reservations recommended on www.museicivicimonza.it

Friday, February 20 - 6 p.m.
Conference presentation of the exhibition "Moses Bianchi. The Nineteenth Century in Color."
Curator Simona Bartolena presents the exhibition "Moses Bianchi. The Nineteenth Century in Color" currently underway at MUST in Vimercate.
A special collaboration agreement between MUST in Vimercate and the Civic Museums of Monza, which preserve numerous works by the master, allows for a deeper understanding of him. 
Participation is free, reservation required at www.museicivicimonza.it
Collaboration MUST Vimercate-Musei civici Monza. Info here

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 6 p.m.
Special exhibition "Anselmo Bucci: One Hundred Years Ago. Art at the Turning Point of the 1920s"
Conversation with art historian Stefano Zuffi
Initiative in collaboration with Amici dei Musei di Monza e Brianza ETS
Participation free of charge, reservations recommended at www.museicivicimonza.it

Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 6 pm
Pictor optimus: 3 emblems of painting. Mario Schifano
Conference by Daniele Astrologo Abadal
In collaboration with Amici dei Musei di Monza e Brianza ETS
Free admission subject to availability
Sunday, February 1 - 3 pm.00
In-depth lecture on the occasion of the exhibition "I see you this way"
Meeting with orthoptist Dr. Floriana Ferranti on the occasion of the exhibition I see you this way
Free admission subject to availability. 
In collaboration with Unione Italiana dei Ciechi e degli Ipovedenti ETS - APS Sezione Territoriale di Monza e Brianza

Saturday, January 28, 2026 - 5 p.m.30
"La Scuola della Bigia" by Bresso: presentation of the painting
Meeting with Alberto Crespi curator of the exhibition  dedicated to Anselmo Bucci to discover one of Bucci's recently renovated masterpieces.
Initiative in collaboration with Friends of the Museums of Monza and Brianza ETS
Free participation, reservations required at www.museicivicimonza.it