On the occasion of Carnival, the museums of the Athenaeum Museum System invite you to celebrate together one of the most colourful times of the year with fun, history, art and nature!
We look forward to seeing you all in fancy dress!
Here are the scheduled family and adult activities:
Veterinary Anatomical Museum (Viale delle Piagge)
- Friday 21 February 2025, 4.45 p.m.
Il Carnevale degli animali… al Museo Anatomico Veterinario. Animated reading-musical, age: 4 and up
Event must be booked by 20 February, 12 noon by writing to info.mav@sma.unipi.it.
Cost: 2€ per participant
Museo della Grafica (Lungarno G. Galilei, 9)
- Saturday 22 February 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Carnevale in BLU. Between sea and sky let's celebrate Carnival with all the shades of BLUE!
Workshop for families, ages 6-11
Event must be booked by 21 February, 1 p.m. by writing to educazione.museodellagrafica@sma.unipi.it.
Cost: 6€ per child
Orto e Museo Botanico (Via L. Ghini, 13 / Via Roma, 56)
- Thursday, 27 February 2025, 3 p.m.
Orto in maschera: tra piante e colori. Come and create your own colourful plant confetti with us!
Workshop for families, ages 7-11. Closed number for the activity: 15 children (accompanied by a maximum of 2 adults per child from the same family).
Event must be booked by 26 February, 12 noon by writing to educazione.ortomuseobot@sma.unipi.it
Cost: 6€ per child
Collezioni Egittologiche “Edda Bresciani” (via San Frediano, 12)
- Saturday 1 March 2025, 3.30 p.m.
Carnevale egittizzante al Museo.
Did the ancient Egyptians celebrate Carnival or were there other festivals or similar celebrations? We look forward to seeing you at the Museum to answer these and other questions about Egyptian civilisation... while we have fun creating a fantastic carnival mask and being inspired by the exhibits from the Egyptological Collections.
Family activity, ages 5-10. Number of children allowed for the activity: 7 children (accompanied by a maximum of 2 adults per child from the same family).
Event must be booked by 28 February, 12 noon by writing to info.collezioni-egittologiche@sma.unipi.it.
Cost: 6€ per child
Please note that in all activities children must be accompanied by an adult.
