Students aged 11 to 13

Guided tours
1 October – 24 November

Venues: Giardini / Arsenale 

Guided tours include an introduction to the 60th International Art Exhibition, Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, a discussion of a substantive selection of works in the Central Pavilion at Giardini or Corderie and Artiglierie at Arsenale, and a brief introduction to National Participations. it is possible to book a visit to a specific selection of National Participations, to request a personalised itinerary or specific thematic in-depth studies.
It is possible to combine the guided tour with a workshop activity. The total duration of the activity is approximately 1h 45'.

On the occasion of the 68th International Festival of Contemporary Music (26 September > 11 October 2024) it will be possible to combine the booking of a guided tour with participation in one of the scheduled performances.

Elementary school grades IV and V

Storytelling Tours

Venue: Giardini
A walking tour of installations and pavilions
We recommend bringing a notebook and pen.

Starting with the suggestions of the Exhibition, our young visitors will experience new situations and stimuli, in which they play at representing themselves in roles different than usual, as they are led through scenarios that bring them into contact with other worlds. The task they are assigned is to create a story inspired by unique characters, with unexpected characteristics, thereby bringing a new story to life.
The class, divided into four groups, acquires the various elements of their story as they go, thanks to the sections of a magic calendar. Once all the elements of the story have been randomly assigned, each group proceeds to write their own adventure based on the characters and the mission presented to them.

Art and Technology –
Startistically

Venue: Arsenale, activity with workshop

As the curator Adriano Pedrosa stated: “The Biennale Arte 2024’s primary focus is thus artists who are themselves foreigners, immigrants, expatriates, diasporic, émigrés, exiled, or refugees—particularly those who have moved between the Global South and the Global North. Migration and decolonization are key themes here”.
Starting with these themes, during the visit to Foreigners Everywhere - Stranieri Ovunque the experience of migration is described through the works presented at the Arsenale, lingering in particular on the section Italiani Ovunque-Italians everywhere, dedicated to the Italian artistic diaspora around the world in the 20th century.
The theme will be developed during the workshop, which will explore the changes that have come about in the population of our country, especially in terms of emigration, from 1861 to the present day, seeking to problematise and understand the evolution of these phenomena over time. Using digital materials and dedicated software, participants will finally compose dynamic graphics, maps and posters to represent the various migratory flows between the many continents and countries.
The workshop is organized in collaboration with Istat – National Institute of Statistics.

Art and Mathematics / from 15 – 25 October
The Foreign Triangle

Venue: Arsenale, activity with workshop

The laboratory embraces the general themes of the 60^th International Art Exhibition Foreigners Everywhere - Stranieri Ovunque. The activity seeks to have the kids reflect upon the concept of “foreigner”. Such a complex and relevant issue can be investigated not only through artistic language, but also through the language of mathematics. The workshop will in fact address the theme of classification, fundamental to the sciences in general and to mathematics in particular. Starting with simple classifications that involve colourful triangles, the discussion will focus on how mathematics can help to discover similarities and analogies between “foreign” figures which at first glance might appear very different. Through a hands-on activity and group game, the kids can experiment and think through these themes.

A workshop organized in collaboration with Paola Morando and Maria Luisa Spreafico, Università degli Studi di Milano.

1 October – 24 November
Venues: Giardini/ Arsenale

*Please enter the chosen guided tour route in the "notes" field.

Found in Translation
A theme-based tour dedicated to the 60th International Art Exhibition, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, which focuses in particular on the question of the translation of thoughts, identities and values between different communities. The projects of the Exhibition are considered and discussed as case studies of the problem of translation. What happens to our thoughts and beliefs when we translate them into another language in order to share them with a new community? Does their meaning get lost? Or is it not rather put back into play, with the opportunity to enrich and relaunch it? Is not every form of communication a process of translation, a gamble played out between risks and surprises?

I am another
A theme-based tour dedicated to the 60th International Art Exhibition, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, which focuses on projects that address the relationship between identity and otherness in each individual. Art appears as a privileged ground, over the centuries, to discuss the uncanny presence of a guest in each subjectivity, of an ‘other’ that manifests itself not only in other individuals, other communities or cultures, but in each self. The journey asks: who am I? What forces and drives, sometimes conflicting, lodge in my breast? How much can I consider myself the author and how much the result of their play and clash? 

Unquiet Genealogies
A theme-based tour dedicated to the 60th International Art Exhibition, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, critically re-reading hegemonic narratives, in the arts and beyond, in order to revisit them in the light of unpredictable stimuli from subjectivities sometimes considered marginal by dominant historiography. The activity traces the tortuous and at times contradictory genesis of notions such as avant-garde, modernism, international style, and presents works capable of questioning categories and received views, and of contributing to rewriting the genealogy of contemporary art. Where and how does the contemporary come into being? What are its cultural and social matrices? What are its founding and inalienable values? Can different modernisms or different genealogies of the modern movement co-exist?

Art and Music  1-11 October
Venue: Arsenale, activity with workshop

“Postcards from the garden of sounds”
The children will be guided through collective listening experiences and sound meditation practices along the International Art Exhibition. The workshop begins with an in-depth presentation of a selection of works on display, stimulating a reflection on the themes of acoustic ecomutuality, that is the balance between external and internal sounds, in which each sound contributes to the overall harmony. To live in syntony with this sonic ecosystem, it is important to pay attention not only to external sounds, but also to one’s own inner sounds, such as thoughts, emotions and feelings. Starting with the sounds that surround us, as we also listen to the sounds of our inner universe and memory, we invite the children to immerse themselves deeply in the composition of the soundscape. We will explore the “garden of sounds”, distinguishing between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary and selective nature of listening, which allows us to cultivate a greater awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal. Following these sessions, the children will be encouraged and guided, using technological tools to record them, to compose short sound postcards that capture the collective experience of listening-producing a certain acoustic ecosystem.

Art and Dance  22 October – 8 November

“Migrations in Motion”
The workshop “Migrations in Motion” is journey of exploration through the body and space, inspired by the theme of migration. This journey invites participants to immerse themselves in an artistic experience in which movement becomes a universal language to tell stories of displacement, encounter and transformation.
Through a series of guided exercises and improvisations, the participants will explore the concepts of travel, uprooting and belonging, translating into gestures and choreographic pieces the emotions involved in leaving a place and finding a new living situation. The workshop encourages personal and collective expression, stimulating creativity and an awareness of the body. This is an opportunity to reflect upon how the experiences of migration, be they physical or emotional, shape our identities and the way we relate to others. Each movement will become a step towards understanding, each choreography a shared story.

“The Foreign Body”
The workshop titled “The Foreign Body” is an experience that explores the theme of migration and the condition of feeling like a foreigner, both in a place and within one’s self. Through movement, the participants will give form to the feelings of being uprooted, disoriented, in search of a new identity. In this workshop the concept of “foreigner” is investigated through the body: a body that moves through unfamiliar spaces, that tries to adapt, but carries with it the traces of its past. The participants will be invited to explore the dynamics of meeting the other, of cultural diversity and barriers, both visible and invisible, that separate the self from the surronding world. Through improvisation exercises and choreographic composition, the participants will reflect upon what it means to be a “foreigner” in various contexts: a new land, a different language, an unfamiliar culture, but also in relation to ourselves where we find ourselves in a phase of transition. How do use movement to express the sense of being an outsider? How does the body react and adapt, creating new bonds and finding a new sense of belonging?

Art and Theatre  12-22 November

“Falling everywhere”

Key words: Inclusion, Body Integration, Public Space, Migrations, Re-enactment, the Theatre of Gesture.

The theatre workshop titled “Falling Everywhere” is inspired by the work of the artist in the Exhibition Isaac Chong Wai, who through body movement shares a personal mishap involving public space and community. Building on this inspiration, the class will engage in an activity focused on movement and creating gestures based on the themes of falling and theatrical re-enactment. The students are asked to think of a personal experience of their own involving falling in a public space, and to re-enact the dynamics relying on voice and gesture together with the whole class. This workshop seeks to encourage the class to consider the integration of bodies in public spaces, the concept of community and equality between bodies through practical experimentation.
Sportswear is recommended.

Venue: Arsenale, activity with workshop

€ 60 (VAT included)* for a guided tour/workshop in an exhibition venue (2 free teacher tickets for every group of 14 participating students)

In all cases, there will be an extra free ticket for each accompanying person of each certified student.

*price per group

All tours are by reservation only and must be prepaid or subject to cancellation. Advance payment is mandatory; it can be made by credit card or bank transfer, at least 15 days before the visit; otherwise, the reservation will be cancelled.

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