GUIDED TOURS IN MONZA

2026
Guided tour by Art-U Association
Saturday, March 7 - 10 am.00
The ART OF REMEMBRANCE: MONZA'S URBAN CEMETERY
The city's memory unfolds among its streets, buildings, monuments dedicated to the greats of the past, memorial plaques and street titling. But there is one place where, more than any other, in the stillness and silence is preserved the memory of those who animated the city and participated in it in the past: the Urban Cemetery of Monza, a "new Monumental" in the territory. Created after the closure of the old cemetery of San Gregorio, it corresponds today to the project realized by architect Ulisse Stacchini in the first half of the 20th century and houses important funerary monuments made - among others - by the famous sculptor Ernesto Bazzaro, Giannino Castiglioni and Antonio Sant'Elia.
Tour language: Italian
Meeting: 15 minutes at the entrance of the Urban Cemetery of Monza, 73 Ugo Foscolo Street
Duration: about 1 hour and 30'
Cost: € 5.00 full, free under 12
INFORMATION: Reservation required prenotazioni@artuassociazione.org - tel 331 7063429 www.artuassociazione.org

Guided tour by the Guidarte Association
Saturday, March 14 - 10:00 a.m
1926 - 2026: THE CIVIC PALACE OF MONZA - VISIT ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE
A century ago, in 1926, work began on the construction of the Civic Palace of Monza, designed by architect Augusto Brusconi of the Polytechnic University of Milan. The construction of this imposing building was part of a larger redevelopment project for the city center. The guided tour leads to the discovery of its birth –full of curiosities– and the context in which it was designed, profoundly changing the physiognomy of this portion of the city. Compatible with civil functions, you will enter the Palace to observe the main staircase and the Council Chamber.
Meet: 10:00 a.m., Piazza Trento e Trieste (in front of the Town Hall)
Cost: Paid
Information: Reservations are REQUIRED at 329.5980822 (SMS / WhatsApp), specifying the participants' names and visits. www.guidarte.net 

Guided tour organized by Associazione Art-U
Saturday, March 14 – 3:00 pm
EXHIBITION: “ANSELMO BUCCI. MONZA AND THE 20TH CENTURY” AT THE MONZA CIVIC MUSEUMS
The Civic Museums pay tribute to the painter from the Marche region on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his death, which occurred in Monza—his adopted city—in 1955. The exhibition, curated by Alberto Crespi, features works from the museum’s collection and traces decades of the artist’s career between Monza, Paris, and Milan, portraying a multifaceted artist against the backdrop of European art in the first half of the 20th century.
Meeting point: 15 minutes before the start at the entrance of the Civic Museums, Casa degli Umiliati, via Regina Teodolinda 4
Duration: approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes
Cost: €8 full price, €3 reduced (children under 12) – admission included
Information: Advance booking required
prenotazioni@artuassociazione.org – tel. +39 331 7063429
www.artuassociazione.org

Guided tour organized by Associazione Art-U
Sunday, March 15 – 3:00 pm
MONZACRAFT: FROM THE CITY TO THE MEMB – FAMILY SPECIAL
How were tools and work instruments made in the past? We will explore Monza’s historic center in search of “resources” to recreate the tools once used by local workers. At each stop, we will recall a specific profession and illustrate historical artifacts.
To obtain their “resources,” each participant will have to face different challenges, making the experience more interactive!
Upon reaching Mulino Colombo, an ideal “market” will be set up with the objects produced during the tour.
Meeting point: 15 minutes before in Piazza Trento e Trieste, Monza (in front of the Town Hall)
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Cost: €3 children, €7 accompanying adults (educational materials and admission donation included)
Information: Reservation required prenotazioni@artuassociazione.org - tel 331 7063429 www.artuassociazione.org

Guided tour by Art-U Association
Saturday, March 21 - 10 am.30
VIMERCATI HATS: THE TRADITION THAT RENEWS!
Along the course of the Lambro River, near the city of Monza, numerous industrial activities developed over time. The most famous production, which launched the economy in the 19th century, was that of felt hats. Today, only one artisanal hat factory survives in Monza: Vimercati Hats During the tour, company staff will explain to visitors how felt hats are made, while the tour guide will reenact the history of Monza's hat factories and the customs and traditions of this thriving industry.  
Tour language: Italian
Meeting: 15 minutes early at Col di Lana Street (corner Massaua Street)
Duration: about 1 hour and 30'
Cost: € 5.00 full, free under 12
INFORMATION: Reservation required prenotazioni@artuassociazione.org - tel 331 7063429 www.artuassociazione.org

Guided tour organized by Associazione Art-U
Sunday, April 12 – 3:00 pm
CEDERNA DISTRICT: PLACES OF MEMORY, FROM THE URBAN CEMETERY TO THE A. VILLA PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE – FAMILY SPECIAL
The Cederna district of Monza originated as a working-class suburb of the city, centered around the thriving cotton mill once located here. Today, although the factory has closed, its history is preserved and passed on through the valuable materials collected by Alfredo Villa, now organized into a large photographic archive available to the city.
Thanks to this precious contribution, we will discover the life of this area of Monza, characterized by the important presence of the urban cemetery—today considered “monumental”—and by significant buildings for community life, such as the small Church of San Francesco.
Meeting point: 15 minutes before at Piazza Santa Caterina 9, Monza, in front of the church
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Cost per person: €3 children, €7 accompanying adults (educational materials and admission donation included)
INFORMATION: Reservation required prenotazioni@artuassociazione.org - tel 331 7063429 www.artuassociazione.org

EVENTS CONCLUDED 

Guided tour by Art-U Association
Saturday, Jan. 17 - 10 a.m.30
CAPROTTI MONZA: A HISTORY OF DESIGN
For nearly 100 years, the Caprotti family has been in the lighting business, with a particular predilection for design.Antonio Caprotti, has cultivated friendly relationships with the most famous designers of our time, and has brought their products to the city. From installations ad hoc for the store on Via Carlo Alberto, the "Luminous Divas" by Alessandro Mendini, to the most famous design lamps, such as Castiglioni's Arco, and sketches given by the designers themselves, the guided tour takes us to explore the theme of aesthetics and innovation in everyday objects transformed into small works of art.
Tour language: Italian
Meeting: 15 minutes early in front of Caprotti Luce, 50 Carlo Alberto Street, Monza
Duration: about 1 hour
Cost per person: € 5.00 full, free under 12
INFORMATION: Reservation required prenotazioni@artuassociazione.org - tel 331 7063429 www.artuassociazione.org

Guided tour by GuidArte Association
Sunday, January 18 - 4 pm.00
MONZA FIORITA: THE CITY AND THE MARGHERITA STYLE
Visit on the occasion of the centenary of the death of Margaret of Savoy
A walk will lead to the discovery of fine examples of Art Nouveaubuilding, a style that, which spread in Italy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is interpreted in Monza with the characteristic "Margherita taste", in honor of the sovereign whose centenary since her death falls.
We will thus admire the buildings and the elegant wrought ironsforged by the famous workshop of Alessandro Mazzucotelli, in a route that goes from the Duomo to the neighborhood next to the Villa Reale.
Tour language: Italian
Meeting: 4 pm.00 Piazza Duomo
Duration: about 1 hour
Ccost: € 8.00
INFORMATION: the reservation is REQUIRED at 329.5980822 (SMS / Whatsapp), specifying the name of the participants and visit.  www.guidarte.net 
 

Guided tour by GuidArte Association
Saturday, January 24 - 10 am. 30
MONZA - SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE AND THE FRANCESCANS
Visit on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis
The convent and church of Our Lady of Grace were built on the banks of the Lambro River during the 15th century. The industrious Observant Friars Minor added a spinning mill, and the community grew over the centuries, becoming an important spiritual reference point.
The visit, in commemorating the Franciscan presence in Monza on the occasion of the celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the saint's death, will illustrate the church and some of the convent's rooms, rich in ancient and modern works of art.
Tour language: Italian
Meeting: 10:30 a.m., Sanctuary Madonna delle Grazie Vecchie, 18 Via Montecassino
Duration: about 1 1/2 hours
Cost: € 8.00
INFORMATION: reservations are MANDATORY at 329.5980822 (SMS / Whatsapp), specifying name of participants and visit.  www.guidarte.net 

Guided tour by the Guidarte Association
Saturday, February 14 - 2:30 PM
THE CATHEDRAL: FIGURES OF SAINTS AND BLESSEDS - A VISIT FOR THE CENTENERAIS OF BLESSED LUIGI TALAMONI'S DEATH
A thematic visit inside the cathedral will illustrate the figures of the Saints and Blesseds who have intertwined their history, truly or spiritually, with that of the church: from Teodolinda – a saint only in local iconography - to Blessed Luigi Talamoni, protector of the Province.
Meeting: 2:30 pm, Piazza Duomo
Duration: 1 hour and a half approximately
Cost: Paid
Information: Reservations are REQUIRED at 329.5980822 (SMS / WhatsApp), specifying the participants' names and visits. www.guidarte.net 

Guided tour by Art-U Association
Saturday, Feb. 21 - 3 p.m.
MONZA BETWEEN THE 1920s AND THE 1930s
How quickly can the face of a city change? Very, very quickly! In fact, the historic center of the city of Monza during the years of the "twenty-year fascist period" was turned upside down by the construction of new buildings that were to manifest, with new lines and grandiose proportions, the rise and of the new ruling power. Residential buildings, monuments, structures to accommodate political activities, took the place of ancient churches, monasteries, spaces used for daily city life.
In this new itinerary we discover the most significant transformations, amid symbols and new architectural languages, and how today they have become an integral part of the city and its history.
Tour language: Italian
Meeting: 15 minutes early at Trento and Trieste Square, in front of City Hall
Duration: about 2 hours
Cost: free
INFORMATION: Reservation required prenotazioni@artuassociazione.org - tel 331 7063429 www.artuassociazione.org


Guided tour by the Guidarte Association
Saturday, February 21 - 3:30 PM
THE MONZA YOU DON'T EXPECT: THE CITY'S SPORTING SOUL - VISIT ON THE OCCASION OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
The start of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics offers the inspiration for an unusual and fun itinerary through the city center that evokes characters, places, and events that connect Monza to the world of sport. From the “very sporty” Queen Margherita to Ernesto Ambrosini, from Luigi Kullmann to Fiorenzo Magni: many anecdotes to celebrate – in our own way - the Olympic spirit.
Meet: 3:30 PM, Largo XXV Aprile (corner of the Town Hall)
Duration: 1 hour approx
Cost: Paid
Information: Reservations are REQUIRED at 329.5980822 (SMS / WhatsApp), specifying the participants' names and visits. www.guidarte.net