Where and when
Museo Novecento
On April 30, the first Night of the Florentine Summer, will be child-friendly: the MUS.E Association, in collaboration with the Florentine Civic Museums and the Florentine Municipal Libraries, thanks to the support of Mukki, offers children and their families a rich program of activities and events. All initiatives in the name of reading and book, key themes of the evening. So here at Palazzo Vecchio we read the stories of colors (Red and White, Topipittori); we listen to the strange encounter between a child and a turtle (Fable of the turtle with the sail, Polistampa); we smell the ancient myth of the four elements (Water, Air, Fire, Earth, Mandragora) and travel on the pages of an illustrated book to discover the world (Maps, Electa). .
At the Museo Novecento, instead, the letters are transformed, enriched with infinite artistic potential, thanks to the activities dedicated to the alphabet of Sonia Delaunay (Alphabet, Babalibri) and to that of Erté (The Alphabet of Erté, Alternative Printing)while the cloister magically becomes a corner of the countryside with new artist cows grazing (An outing at the museum). Again, at Le Murate. Projects Contemporary Art, is the children’s body to be a letter and reading with the workshop of Kinkaleri The alphabet with the body.
Finally in the Library: at the Oblates the little ones make their ears to follow the flight of a bronze pig (Il porcellino di bronzo by H. C. Andersen) and to listen, with the attention of always, the story of the most famous puppet in the world (Pinocchio, ed. La Margherita) … to say goodbye, in all the Libraries Boys, with the Fairy Tales of Good Night.
For the occasion, the Palazzo Vecchio Museum and the Novecento Museum will be open free of charge until 11.p.m.
MUSEO NOVECENTO
FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS AGED 4/7
The alphabet of Sonia Delauny at 6p.m and 7p.m. An artistic workshop to give life to “author’s letters” inspired by the colorful alphabet of Sonia Delaunay.
FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS AGED 8/12
The alphabet of Erté at 8.30p.m and 9.30p.m. An artistic workshop to look at letters with new eyes inspired by the inspiration of the artist Erté.
FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS AGED 4/12
An excursion to the Museum at 6p.m and 7p.m. An artistic event to reflect on the infinite forms of representation of reality in the contemporary… thanks to designer cows!
MUSEUM OF PALAZZO VECCHIO
FOR FAMILES WITH KIDS AGED 4/7
Small stories of colors. Red at 6p.m A reading-workshop to learn about the history of the Red, the “prince of colors”.
Small stories of colors. White at 7p.m A reading-workshop to immerse yourself in White, non-colour color par excellence.
Fairytale of the Turtle with the sail at 8p.m A fairy tale to discover the value of slowness and reflection and try your hand at an adventurous search for turtles.
FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS AGED 8/12
Air, Water, Fire, Earth
at 8.30p.m A reading-workshop “scented” to know the myth of the origin of the world.
Maps
at 9.30p.m A reading-workshop to explore the earth through its representations: maps.
LE MURATE. CONTEMPORARY ART PROJECTS
FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGED 8/12
The Body Alphabet (by Kinkaleri) at 6.30p.m A choreography workshop to transform letters into body movements (curated by Kinkaleri).
MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES IN FLORENCE
FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS AGED 4/7
The Little Pig of Bronze at 6p.m – Library of the Oblates. A reading-workshop to learn about the most famous «piggy» of the city through the classic Andersen.
FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS AGED 8/12
The adventures of Pinocchio
at 7p.m – Library of the Oblates. A lecture-workshop on the history of the most famous puppet in the world, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti.
Fairytales
at 9p.m (Association The bookmakers) – LIBRARY OF OBLATE, CANOVA LIBRARY, THOUAR LIBRARY, MARIO LUZI LIBRARY. Animated readings of the most loved fairy tales by children and young people… before going to sleep.