Kids Day: From Portrait to Puppet . . . with Marie Vassilieff

On Sundays at 3 pm, free workshops for children aged 4 to 10 take place at the museum. Younger visitors are introduced to art in an accessible and engaging way, and are also given the opportunity to learn and explore various topics and experiment with different art techniques.

Marie Vassilieff didn’t just paint portraits—she brought them to life! Working in Paris in the early twentieth century, she created eccentric dolls, puppets, and masks inspired by the artists, dancers, and performers around her. Drawing inspiration from Vassilieff’s imaginative world, let’s create our own portrait-figures, experimenting with sculpture, texture, and costume to invent characters that seem ready to move, perform, and tell stories of their own.

REMEMBER

• Kids Days are free, but advanced online booking is required.
• A brief guided tour of the museum is followed by an art workshop.
• The workshop is in Italian. Interpreting into English or other languages can be arranged, based on the availability of the educators, by requesting it in the registration form.
• Parents intending to visit the museum while their children participate in the workshop must purchase a ticket online or at the ticket office.
• Guggenheim Family Card holders can register by calling Monday-Friday +39 041 2405429.

For information:
+39 041 2405 444 / 401