News and Events - Musil Brescia

The thread of a story: textiles, fashion, and Made in Italy at the center of the meeting at the Iron Museum.

On the occasion of the National Made in Italy Day 2026, the Museum of Industry and Labor of Brescia promotes the meeting entitled “The thread of a story. Textiles, fashion, and Made in Italy”, scheduled for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Iron Museum in San Bartolomeo, via del Manestro 107 in Brescia.

The initiative is part of the calendar of events [...]

2026 Reopening of two MUSIL locations: from Saturday, April 4th, return the Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum and the San Bartolomeo Iron Museum!
Many new features and a rich spring program: come and visit us!
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During Easter weekend, the museums are open with a reduced admission ticket (5.00 €).
Hours: Saturday and Sunday (+ Easter Monday) 2:00 PM-7:00 PM

On Saturday, April 4, 2026, MUSIL - Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum reopens (at via Roma n.18 in Cedegolo - BS).

On the occasion of Easter Eve, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, the museum will organize educational workshops for children aged 6 to 11: let's create electrical circuits on paper together, customizing them with imagination and originality.

Admission by reservation: €8.00 / child.

For info and reservations call or send a message on Whatsapp Tel. + 39 [...]

On the occasion of World Water Day, celebrated on March 22, 2026, various institutions are promoting a series of events dedicated to the relationship between water, territory, industry, and climate change. The program involves museums, universities, and foundations with educational activities, guided tours, and discussion forums aimed at students and citizens.

The initiatives take place between March 20 and 24, 2026 and focus on the role of water resources in industrial [...]

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 [...]

Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 8:30 AM at musil - Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum (in via Roma n.48 in Cedegolo) will host the presentation of the new version of the "360° Hydroelectric" installation: in addition to allowing visitors to explore the 3D reconstruction of the Cedegolo Hydroelectric Power Plant when it was still operational, now thanks to Virtual Reality, the installation will allow visiting the exterior of the hydroelectric plant on Lake Pantano d'Avio.

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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!

Also this year, MUSIL, in collaboration with the Schilpario Ethnographic Museum, organizes an event for the recurrence of Saint Barbara, patron saint of miners. In 2026, two stories of mining and emigration will take center stage, told by Maria Luisa Garberi and Cristina Grassi (Schilpario Mine and Ethnographic Museum).
These words will be accompanied by images and artifacts, but also by songs related to the world of mines: thanks to folksinger and researcher Michele Dal Lago, we will also [...]

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 [...]