Kids & Teens
Palazzo Maffei – A Museum for Children and Families

Palazzo Maffei – A Museum for Children and Families

Palazzo Maffei is a museum designed for children and for all new generations!
Discover our activities dedicated to young visitors and families.

CHILDREN AT THE MUSEUM

Every child visiting the museum will receive a special kit created by our team to draw and express their creativity, inspired by the artworks in the collection.
Ask for your drawing kit at the ticket office — don’t miss the chance to explore Palazzo Maffei together with your little ones!

KIDS ART CONTEST

The museum turns into a space of creativity and imagination!
The Kids Art Contest returns to Palazzo Maffei — a free art competition open to all children visiting the museum.

Every young participant receives a free drawing kit to express their imagination inspired by the collection’s 700 masterpieces, from ancient to contemporary art.

The third edition of the creative contest is officially open: Point of View.
This year’s challenge invites children to start from a single sign and let their imagination run free — what’s your point of view? Tell your story through a unique drawing!

The contest is free and open to all young visitors until April 30, 2026.

TREASURE HUNTS, ART LABS AND INTERACTIVE TOURS

Discover our kids & teens program, available all year round: a series of educational activities based on interaction and hands-on creativity, designed to bring children and teenagers closer to art and museums through play.

Treasure hunts, interactive tours, and workshops guide young visitors in discovering the museum’s collection and masterpieces!

TREASURE HUNT

Ages 5–12, for families
Available in Italian and English

An exciting exploration among the museum’s artworks in search of curious details. This activity aims to introduce children to art through a true journey through time, featuring ancient and contemporary masterpieces. Curiosity, a good memory, and problem-solving skills are the key ingredients for this engaging experience!

Duration: 1 hour
Cost: €9 per participant
Minimum: 3 children – Maximum: 10 children
Booking required: biglietteria@palazzomaffeiverona.com

ADVENTURES AT THE MUSEUM

Ages 5–12, for families
Available in Italian and English

Adventures at the Museum is a workshop designed for children aged 5 to 12 that transforms a visit to the second floor of Palazzo Maffei into an exciting journey through artworks, nursery rhymes, and riddles.

Duration: 1 hour
Cost: €9 per participant
Minimum: 3 children – Maximum: 10 children
Booking required: biglietteria@palazzomaffeiverona.com

WORKSHOPS – ART LAB

Ages 5–12, for families
Available in Italian and English

Creativity and imagination take center stage in this series of workshops focusing on the most iconic artworks in the museum’s collection. Art becomes an opportunity for reflection, discovery, and experimentation. Our workshops offer a wide range of experiences and are constantly updated.

Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes

ART LAB / BEAUTY IS A READY-MADE

What is a ready-made? How can an everyday object become a work of art? Inspired by the new site-specific installation by Claire Fontaine in dialogue with La Bagnante by Alessandro Puttinati, this multidisciplinary workshop introduces children to this revolutionary artistic practice.

ART LAB / ARTIST CREATIONS

A mixed-media art workshop: by combining different materials and using collage techniques, children express their creativity inspired by the great artists featured in the Museum.

ART LAB / CLOUD

A world among the clouds: who hasn’t ever played with clouds in the sky? And a cloud inside a museum display case? That’s something new! A cloud has stopped here at Palazzo Maffei: Cloud by artist Leandro Erlich inspires a light, floating visit and a workshop to create a pop-up cloud artwork.

ART LAB / MAGICAL BESTIARY

A workshop exploring real and imaginary animals found in the Palazzo Maffei art collection. Together, participants will build a diorama where paper and cardboard animals come to life in a new imaginary setting.

ART LAB / TRACES OF LIGHT

Luminous effects and light games emerging from darkness: inspired by Giacomo Balla’s Iridescent Interpenetrations in the Palazzo Maffei collection, children create bright and colorful artworks celebrating light.

ART LAB / SCULPTURES IN THE WIND

When we think of sculpture, we often imagine something static and immobile—but is that always true? Together with young artists, Palazzo Maffei explores how sculpture can move through unusual forms, even using the lightness of paper.

ART LAB / MUSEUM IN BLOOM

Nature offers a great variety of flowers with different shapes, colors, and languages. Did you know there are floating flowers, nocturnal flowers, and flowers with something to say? Art and Nature meet in the new spring art lab Museum in Bloom, exploring the museum’s collection through a highly creative activity for children.

ART LAB / IGNITING FUTURISM

A creative workshop inspired by the energy and innovation of Futurism! Young participants discover the bold ideas and colors of this artistic movement and create their own luminous Futurist-inspired artwork, drawing inspiration from Giacomo Balla.

ART LAB / THE GREAT WAVE BY HOKUSAI

The Great Wave by Hokusai is a playful, hands-on activity designed to combine fun with the discovery of art history. Through the fascination of The Great Wave (1831), participants of all ages experience traditional printmaking techniques firsthand.

ART LAB / PAPER FANTASIES

Using techniques such as frottage, collage, and drawing with colored pencils and wax crayons, children create a collective artwork inspired by the museum’s architecture and extraordinary art collection.
An engaging experience where imagination meets the value of collaboration—with a special ally in all its forms: paper.

INTERACTIVE TOURS

IMAGINING THE INVISIBLE – Interactive tour
A tour filled with exercises in wonder!
Children engage with the collection’s artworks, stimulating the senses and imagination.
Ages: 6–12 | Duration: 1h 15m

THE SCIENCE HIDDEN IN ART – Guided tour
Science and art come together in the museum’s collection.
This visit captivates both science and art lovers, revealing how disciplines intersect.
Ages: 13–19 | Duration: 1h 15m

THE BELLE ÉPOQUE AND HISTORICAL AVANT-GARDES – Interactive tour
A thematic tour exploring the Belle Époque and artistic movements from Futurism to Metaphysical art, Cubism, Dadaism, and Surrealism.
Ages: 13–19 | Duration: 1h 15m

MUSEUM ROLEPLAY – Interactive tour

Follow a guide in the role of a Narrator for a live role-playing experience.
Participants take on the roles of artists featured in the collection, seeing their works from a unique and interactive perspective.
Ages: 13–19 | Duration: 1h 15m

“At the age of four I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to draw like a child.”
— Pablo Picasso

Booking & Information

Activities are scheduled and available upon reservation.
Email: biglietteria@palazzomaffeiverona.com

Opening hours

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Visits outside opening hours available by appointment.