PLAY MUSEUM_MUSEUM@FAMILY

Family lab for families with boys and girls (accompanied by at least one adult) from 3 to 11 years 
 
Saturday, May 9 – 3:30 PM
Mothers celebrating
How many moms in the museum! Painted or sculpted, from many years ago or supermodern, human or animal, mothers are often there in art… we will be able to explore the museum, see many different works and take inspiration from our favorite figure: we will make a beautiful artistic card for Mother's Day! Saturday, May 9

Sunday, May 10
Mom, I’ll take you to the museum!
On Mother’s Day, why not spend an afternoon at the museum with your family? A guided tour will take place through rooms filled with beautifully painted and sculpted jewelry. Get inspired and, in the workshop, create a lovely pendant to give to your mom!

Saturday, May 16
Little bees at work
On the occasion of World Bee Day (May 20), we will take inspiration from the landscapes painted in the museum to create a magnificent flowering meadow in the workshop, where everyone can make their own bee fly, crafted from recycled materials and bright colors!

Sunday, May 17
With eyes and hands: a museum to touch and explore
When we visit a museum, we mainly rely on sight… but what happens when we can’t? Let’s discover together how to explore the Civic Museums using our other senses. Special objects will guide us in discovering the artworks in new ways, along with a story that will accompany us from room to room! After the sensory exploration, we will create a small keepsake of our experience using a variety of materials.

Saturday, May 23
Stone slippers
Museums are full of objects: some are sculpted, others painted, many are still in use today, while others are so unusual we wouldn’t know how to use them! Artists also use great imagination in depicting them. Let’s choose an object we like and transform it into… a work of art in the workshop!

Sunday, May 24
Journey through the museum
Did you know you can discover distant worlds without leaving the city? Let’s set off together on an exciting and adventurous journey through the Civic Museums. We’ll explore exotic places, distant cultures, and unspoiled nature thanks to the precious works of painters who captured them for us. And that’s not all: in the workshop, we’ll illustrate our own personal “travel journal” to remember this special adventure.

Saturday, May 30
Adventure in the land of paintings
“Once upon a time, in a painting…” Beyond a frame, we can discover magical landscapes, curious characters, and funny little animals with stories to tell. In this narrative experience, paintings become the stages of a story created and illustrated together, using artworks as the “images” of a story that is different every time.

Sunday, May 31
Landscapes from the museum!
Oil painting, pencil drawing, watercolor, fresco… there are so many ways to depict landscapes in art! Together we will admire many different landscapes, learning techniques and tricks to recreate the one we like best—just like real artists!

CONCLUSIVE EVENTS:

Friday, January 2, 2026 3:30 p.m.
A Magical Winter
Winter is when 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 pm
Chill Art
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 pm.30
A stocking for the Epiphany
The Epiphany 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!  

Saturday, January 10, 2026 3:30 pm
My Paintings for a Year
The year 2026 has just begun! Let's browse the halls of the museum and choose 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 3:30 pm
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 will take a tour to discover all the vehicles he drew and then, in the workshop, we will dedicate a portrait to him aboard the vehicle we like best!

Saturday, January 17, 2026 3:30 pm 
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.
Creepy Art
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 we paint our own character and dress him or her in warm cotton balls and velvety fabrics.

Sunday, January 25, 2026 3:30 pm
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, February 7, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Carnival is coming!! 
It's not long before 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 space to the imagination!

Sunday, February 8, 2026 - 3:30 pm
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, but also fantastic animals or mysterious creatures...let's give space to imagination! 

Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Fairy Tale Lovers
Today is Valentine's Day! A perfect opportunity to bring together the characters depicted in the museum works and use your imagination to invent fairy tales with happy endings! It could be that a young peasant girl falls in love with a brave medieval knight who protects her from a dragon, or that a smiling poet invites a young queen for a carriage ride, or...who knows what might happen!

Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 - 3 p.m.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, but also fantastic animals or mysterious creatures...let's give room for imagination!

Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 3:30 pm
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 will take a tour to discover all the vehicles he drew and then, in the workshop, we will dedicate a portrait to him aboard the vehicle we like best!

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
Olympics...artistic!
We are at the end of the Winter Olympics competitions! Each of us will have found his or her favorite sport and champion or champion...let's create an Olympic collage using the museum's paintings as a background for fantastic snow competitions.We will spray a little snow everywhere and each landscape will become a ski, sledding or skating rink, of course...with the five circles and medals!

Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 3:30 pm
Bye bye February! 
We have reached the end of February, the shortest month: March, the month of spring, is waiting for us! Let's try to represent the passing of the seasons in an artistic way: we will be inspired by the works in the museum and then, with many different techniques, we will make a fantastic half-winter and half-spring tree, setting it in our favorite landscape 

Saturday, March 7, 2026 - 3 pm.30
A bit like Picasso 
The world-famous artist Pablo Picasso depicted people in a somewhat... unusual way! It will be fun to choose a portrait from those on display in the museum, or a photograph of our own, and try to transform them into the Cubist style: what will come out of it?

Sunday, March 8, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
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 museum at this time. Anselmo was a great traveler and painted many different means of transportation in his works, from bicycles to airplanes! We will take a tour to discover all the vehicles he drew and then, in the workshop, we will dedicate a portrait to him aboard the vehicle we like best!

Saturday, March 14, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
The Fable of Moses Bianchi 
Moses Bianchi was the most important Monza painter and there are many of his works in the museum! Here we will be able to meet him, find out what his face looked like and admire his paintings: thanks to the characters he and his painter friends portrayed, we will invent a fairy tale with duels, knights and ladies, winged genies and a thousand other figures that each of us can interpret!

Sunday, March 15, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
Daddy I'll take you to the museum!  
Father's Day is approaching! We can invite dads (but also moms, grandparents, uncles...!) to visit the museum together: we'll choose our favorite painting and turn it into a personalized work of art, complete with a frame and dedication to whomever we want, for a truly unique gift!

Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 3 pm.30
Spring in celebration! 
The colors of spring make our world cheerful and wonderful: painters know this well, who use colors freely, to make their paintings alive, express feelings, tell us about landscapes and cities... Let's discover together how colors speak to us in works of art and then become artists ourselves and create a work based precisely on the colors we like best!

Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 3:30 p.m.
A museum full of... animals, flowers and fruits 
Animals, flowers and fruits are hiding in the museum's exhibits: let's turn into explorers and go in search of them to compose a fantastic diary that will remind us of our journey into the wonderful world of nature!

Saturday, March 28, 2026 - 3 p.m.30
The merry-go-round of Paris 
Anselmo Bucci, the famous painter, lived in Paris for a long time: one of his works on display in the exhibition depicts a beautiful Parisian square with many curious details.
With our guides we will go and look closely at the work to discover all its details: in the workshop we will then go and create our very own square and carousel, with horses or cars or... spaceships!

Sunday, March 29, 2026 - 3:30 pm
All artists for Easter: my Easter card 
Easter is coming! The paintings in the museum hide trees, flowers and small animals.We can take inspiration from these images and then in the workshop create a very original Easter card by drawing, coloring, cutting out and pasting the elements taken from the paintings we like best!

Saturday, April 4, 2026 - 3:30 PM
All Artists for Easter: My Easter Card 
Easter is coming! The museum's paintings hide trees, flowers, and small animals: we'll be able to take inspiration from these images and then, in the workshop, create a highly original Easter card, drawing, coloring, cutting, and pasting the elements from the paintings we love most!

Monday, April 6, 2026 - 3:30 PM
The wonderful world of colors 
Colors make our world cheerful and wonderful: painters who use colors freely know this well, to bring their paintings to life, express feelings, tell us about landscapes and cities... 
Let's discover together how colors speak to us in works of art and then become artists ourselves and create a work based precisely on the colors we like most! 

Saturday, April 11, 2026 - 3:30 PM
So many mysterious things! 
The museum's paintings and sculptures contain many curious objects: some are easy to recognize, others have mysterious names or uses, all waiting to be discovered… A “hunt for the clue” to play with the works together and then go to the laboratory to create our favorite object!

Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 3:30 PM
A lion... in the museum! 
Help! A lion has hidden in the museum... we have to look for him and help him find his way home! There are many other animals that can help us, hidden in the works: little birds, camels, dogs, dragonflies and even a fly! When we find them, we can create a beautiful personalized home for each of them!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 - 3:30 PM
In search of puppies 
Among the works on display in the exhibition and in the museum are many animals: we will search for them all together, then we will use many different materials to create our favorite puppy... it may be a real animal, but why not invent a fantastic animal or even a monster puppy?

Sunday, April 19, 2026 - 3:30 PM
We draw art in the family / Speciale Family Lab Abbonamento Musei 
On the occasion of Disegniamo l'arte, the special event promoted by Abbonamento Musei Lombardia, dedicated to children and families to discover local museums through drawing and creativity, the museum is organizing a special Family Lab. We will go together to the museum to discover the most beautiful works that represent natural elements: we will draw leaves, flowers, animals and fruits “hidden” in the works of art in person, and then in the classroom we will be able to unleash our imagination and color our fantastic creatures! 

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - 3:30 PM
Long live the Earth! 
April 22nd is Earth Day: we here at the museum will also be able to celebrate our beautiful planet and send a message for its well-being! Let's try searching the museum's works for fish and other animals: the painters painted them, we'll create them... using recycled plastic! They will be true masterpieces!

Sunday, April 26, 2026 - 3:30 PM
Once upon a time there was a king, once upon a time there was a queen. 
In the museum there are many portraits of people who lived centuries ago: kings, queens, ladies, knights, great and small, each with their own story to tell! Once we've chosen the character we like best, we can create a personalized accessory and transform ourselves into a fairytale figure for an afternoon!


Friday, May 1, 2026 – 3:30 PM
Secrets revealed: mystery at the Museum! 
The museum's paintings tell us so many stories, some fascinating and incredible, others everyday; sometimes they even bear witness to mysterious events… By learning to grasp all the clues the artist left us, will you be able to reconstruct what happened? Spirit of observation, but also a lot of imagination, are the ingredients we will need to solve a mysterious but fun “cluedo al museo”. And, at the end, we will all go to the laboratory to create a mysterious work!