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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 [...]

ISEC Foundation participates in the XXIV Week of Business Culture with a meeting dedicated to the theme of enhancing archives and museum spaces, presenting the new permanent exhibition project currently under development at its headquarters.

The event, titled “Narrating Business, Narrating Work”, will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at Fondazione Corrente, in via Carlo Porta 5 in Milan.

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The prestigious journal "Cultura tedesca" dedicates a monographic issue to the proceedings of the conferences: "Musil al MUSIL". With this initiative, the museum aimed to develop the non-random homonymy into a fruitful dialogue with an author who addressed particularly acutely themes at the core of the mission of an institution dedicated to the dissemination of technical culture: the relationship between science and society, the impact of technological innovation on people' [...]

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).

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