WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

This new HZERO workshop is centered on the narrative potential of the railway layout, which becomes a driving force for inventing micro and macro stories where participants play an active role in co-creating a collective tale.
The activity begins with an exploration of the layout, during which museum educators present its key elements (a carriage, a track, train wheels, and main features of the landscape such as a house or a tree). Once the group moves into the workshop space, these elements are used by the educator to build a story in which the previously shown objects come to life and become the protagonists. The transformation of meaning happens in an engaging and intuitive way, through storytelling brought to life with symbolic objects and materials. According to the age group, the workshop takes different forms. For younger children, the story is mostly narrated by the educator in a more theatrical manner. For older children, this can serve as an introduction, followed by the invention of a new story created collectively by the group. The storytelling is then followed by a more hands-on session, where recycled materials are used to create a tactile collage to take home, along with a Polaroid photo souvenir.

The activity is designed for three different age groups: 2–3 years, 3–6 years, and 7–10 years.

The course is held in Italian. For special requests, please write to info@hzero.com