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MUSIL announces the return of a highly anticipated event for the little ones: Halloween at the Museum.

The event is dedicated to children aged 6 to 11 and will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

The setting for this thrilling adventure will be the Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum, located at Via Roma n.48 in Cedegolo (BS).

The evening program includes:   

• 5:30 PM: Arrival at the museum, start of monstrous crafts and a fascinating [...]

Just a few days left to visit the exhibition "The Last Days. The Adamello glacier in Michele Gusmeri's photographs" at the Museum of Hydroelectric Energy of Valle Camonica in Cedegolo.

The exhibition will be open to the public until Sunday, October 25, 2026 every Saturday and Sunday (from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM), and every day by reservation for schools.
 

Glaciers, due to climatic and environmental variations, are subject to rapid collapse whose effects are [...]

The MUSIL (Brescia Museum of Industry and Labour) is pleased to announce two days of in-depth study dedicated to the figure of Carlo Emilio Gadda, intellectual and engineer. The events will focus on his connection with the Valle Camonica and his polytechnic education, and will be held on October 2 and 3 at the Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum.

The first evening, titled “Gadda in Valle Camonica”, will take place on Friday, October 2, at 8:30 PM. The program includes institutional [...]

The MUSIL - Hydroelectric Energy Museum of Valle Camonica announces a special event, the  "Walk to the Origins of Energy", an opportunity to explore the energy history of the territory.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2026, starting at 3:30 PM and concluding at 5:00 PM.

The event includes a guided tour of the SEB basin, now transformed into a park. From here, the Oglio river’s water began its journey through forced conduits, intended to power the [...]

Friday, August 28, 2026, from 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM, the Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum presents “Stamps and Patterns,” a creative workshop dedicated to discovering techniques used to decorate paper and fabrics.
How are the patterns that repeat on fabrics, gift wrap, and other materials created? During the activity, participants will create actual stamp matrices, experimenting with shapes, colors, and graphic combinations to create original and ever-changing patterns.
The workshop, [...]

On Friday, August 21, 2026, at 8:30 PM, the Cedegolo Hydroelectric Energy Museum hosts “Vita Nuova”, a theatrical performance dedicated to children and families, by Centopercento Teatro.

Dante is inexperienced, curious, confused: he falls, gets up, falls again. He writes, asks for advice, sings, because the arrival of a Beatrice
in his life has turned everything upside down. Beside him is a suspended figure, an acrobat who embodies the vertical dimension of desire, of the ideal, of what [...]

On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, MUSIL - the Hydroelectric Energy Museum of Valle Camonica proposes "A Short Journey to the Origins of Energy", a guided tour of the historic SEB basin of Cedegolo, today transformed into a park.

The basin was a fundamental element of the ancient hydroelectric plant: from here the water of the Oglio river began its journey through forced conduits, feeding the turbines of the power station that today houses MUSIL. The park is located about a 15-minute walk from the [...]

On the occasion of Ferragosto, the Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum offers an extraordinary opening to spend a day discovering the history of energy, industry, and the territory.

Saturday, August 15, 2026, the museum will be open continuously from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Throughout the day, it will be possible to visit the exhibition with a discounted entrance ticket of 5 euros.
A special opportunity to learn about the imposing former Cedegolo hydroelectric power plant, delve [...]

On Monday, August 10, 2026, from 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM, the Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum invites adults and children to spend St. Lawrence's night looking up at the sky.

To See the Stars Again is an evening dedicated to observing the starry sky through a telescope, on the night traditionally associated with shooting stars and wishes.

The activity will be led by Andrea Zamboni, MUSIL's educational manager, who will guide the public in discovering the stars and phenomena visible [...]

On Friday, August 7, 2026, at 8:30 PM, the Museum of Hydroelectric Energy in Cedegolo hosts “Giacomino and the Magic Beanstalk”, a theatrical show dedicated to children and families, by Centopercento Teatro.

The celebrated fairy tale of Giacomino, the mysterious bean, and the plant capable of reaching the sky comes to life in the museum's spaces through the language of theater and circus arts. An engaging and imaginative event, designed for audiences aged 4 and up.

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