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Water and Ice

From March 20th to April 10th, 2026, some prints and an unreleased video from the “Water and Ice” series by artist Pietro Gardoni will be exhibited at the entrance of Manerbio hospital.

Exhibition Abstract

"Water and Ice" is a project by artist Pietro Gardoni, started in the early months of 2021 and developed over the years as a constantly evolving visual research.

Physically entering the frozen streams and rivers of the Alpine arc with his [...]

MUSIL and Fondazione Luigi Micheletti, in collaboration with the “Giacomo Antonietti” Institute of Higher Education in Iseo, Aned Brescia and the “Ferruccio Parri” National Institute, are organizing a training meeting titled "Deportation, internment, labor: the Nazifascist exploitation system".

The initiative, which will be held Monday, January 19, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Luigi Micheletti Foundation (in via Cairoli 9, Brescia), is aimed at [...]

Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you next year in Cedegolo, San Bartolomeo and Rodengo Saiano!

Launched in 2012, Museums in Short is an audiovisual platform and an international award dedicated to "shorts" made by museums. This year, 30 museums from 18 countries participated in the initiative promoted by MUSIL. All videos are accessible from the website: www.museumsinshort.eu.

The online vote awarded: "Heidi Bjørgan: Meet the Ceramicist Who Was Meant to Be a Footballer", by Frode Bakken from the Bergen Art Museum (Norway).

The [...]

Friday 12 September 2025 in Milan, at the CNR Milan 1 Research Area (via A. Corti n. 12) will host the Conference "Reinventing Industrial Museums for a new image of ITaly". 

This is a moment of reflection among scholars and experts on the potential of Industrial Museums and the culture of work, to exchange experiences and good practices to reinvent their role and strengthen their community dimension, so as to make them more resilient to crisis factors.

The Conference [...]