Also this summer, the Valle Camonica Hydroelectric Energy Museum will host a rich program of exhibitions, screenings, and events: a space with 70s and 80s video games with evenings on the history of computing, the secrets of light and stars, but also theater and a Carosello weekend.
In August, the museum will be open every day from 2 PM to 7 PM.
Electronics and video games are at the heart of MUSIL Cedegolo's 2025 summer: from July 11, thanks to the collaboration with the Retrocampus Association, visitors can try their hand at Commodore 64, Amiga, and vintage consoles, running glorious vintage video games (from Pong to Pac-Mac, from Space Invaders to Super Mario).
Carlo Santagostino (July 11) and Andrea Contato (August 1), both well-known popularizers and experts from Retrocampus, will delve into the history of video games, covering both global and Italian history. On July 25, the focus will broaden to the history of computing with an evening dedicated to the history of Olivetti, featuring stories, images, and original artifacts curated by René Capovin (MUSIL director) and Lorenzo Airoldi (M’useum - MMN).
Science popularization will begin on July 19 with an evening dedicated to experiments and curiosities about optical effects, fluorescence, and related topics, curated by Fabio Ghidini (MUSIL).
August 8 will be dedicated to Nikola Tesla, first with a historical and scientific overview of one of the greatest geniuses of the twentieth century curated by Andrea Zamboni (MUSIL educational manager), and then, from 8:30 PM, with the screening of the film “L’albero di Tesla” (Tesla's Tree): this is the story of an imaginary stay in Italy by the great scientist, with the presence of director Giorgio Magarò and actors Luigi Cori and Inga Babenko. On August 10 at 8:30 PM, there will be the now traditional night of San Lorenzo at the telescope, again with Prof. Andrea Zamboni.
The summer will conclude in style with the Carosello Weekend (August 16 and 17, non-stop viewing of dozens of Caroselli from the MUSIL archive) and with the show
“My brother on the trees” by Centopercento Teatro – a story of different brothers, blending theater and aerial acrobatics.
In the suggestive underground of the museum, the exhibition will be visible: “AIPAI Photo Exhibition 24/25 - Geometries of Aridity and other visions”, 40 shots that tell the story of Italian industrial heritage thanks to the national review promoted by AIPAI. Particular space is given to the latest winner of the competition, Erica La Placa, for the project “Geometries of Aridity: interrupted visions”: the photographs explore the unfinished Blufi dam and the Sicilian landscape marked by drought.
The exhibition is set up thanks to the support of Acque Bresciane s.r.l.