We have four educational proposals for primary schools, including both a visit of the collection and a workshop activity. All information about costs and booking are at the bottom of the page.
The rare objects factory
This activity begins with a guided tour of the Design collection.
We will discover a series of objects that inhabit our homes and will ask ourselves questions: How is an object made? What is design? Who is the designer and what do they actually do?
Everything begins from an idea that is then transformed into a drawing and finally… into an object.
How does an single object become a series and how does it arrive into our homes?
In the workshop, the class will have an peculiar experience. They will use moulds to make objects out of plaster and liquid-clay, just like in a real potter’s workshop, in a simple kind of mass production.
The pieces created are going ot be similar but different and can be fired at no extra cost to complete the production cycle.
Our aims:
- make design accessible;
- develop creative thinking;
- enhance tactile perception and observation;
- experiment with the use of liquid clay.
Duration: 2 hours.
Tactile books
Through the museum rooms, participants will be able to touch the sculptures and listen to the reading of new tactile books, designed to stimulate imagination and inclusion through stories made to hear, see, and touch! The class will thus discover how a tactile book is made and how the Braille code works.
In the workshop, each child will create their first tactile book, using only scissors, glue, and a wide variety of materials. A hands-on and creative activity to shape emotions and stories through touch.
Our aims:
- educate in art and storytelling;
- promote listening and inclusion;
- develop the sense of touch as an expressive tool;
- stimulate individual creativity;
- transform simple materials into original and meaningful images.
Activity length: 2 hours.
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Portrait in touch
What is a portrait?
Contemplating some of the portraits in our collection, from Homer to Giorgio De Chirico’s “Colonial Mannequins”, the class will use their hands to explore faces, eyes, noses and mouths.
How they are made? What do they tell us?
We will try to guess their expressions and understand their emotions.
Afterwards, each child will model a clay portrait of their own face or someone else’s. They can be fired at no extra cost and collected later.
Our aims:
- make art accessible;
- encourage wonder and the appreciation of beauty;
- enhance tactile perception;
- convey the language and grammar of the face;
- teach clay modelling techniques;
- encourage the expression of emotional states through modelling.
Duration: 2 hours.
The invisible code of Louis Braille
During the activity, children will discover the story of Louis, the blind boy who invented the Braille alphabet and forever changed the way blind people read and write. During the visit, they will be guided in the tactile exploration and will have the opportunity to experience a work of art while blindfolded: an inclusive experience that highlights the sense of touch and imagination.
In the workshop, the class will experiment with Braille, learning to decipher it and write with a slate and stylus in a playful and educational context.
Our aims:
- bring children closer to art in an inclusive way;
- encourage reflection on the value of tactile perception;
- introduce the Braille system as a form of accessible communication;
- offer a hands-on experience of Braille writing.
Duration: 2 hours.
Cost
Class group: 90 euros per workshop.
You can pay by: cash, bank transfer, debit or credit card, electronic invoicing.
Booking required
Write or call at phone and WhatsApp number +39 335 569 69 85.
We answer Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
You can also send an email to prenotazioni@museoomero.it.
Please contact us at least 15 days before the desired date of the activity to check availability.
Cancellation
To cancel a booking, simply notify us by phone, WhatsApp, or email at prenotazioni@museoomero.it. Refunds are not available.
If the school does not show up on the agreed date, it will be possible to arrange another date.
If the museum is unable to guarantee the chosen activity due to unforeseen circumstances, the school will be promptly contacted to replace it with another activity.