As punctual as the season to which they’re dedicated, FAI’s Spring Days are back. This is the 23rd edition of the cultural event organized by Fondo Ambiente Italiano. On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March, as always, numerous places of artistic and natural interest throughout Italy normally closed to the public will be opening their doors.
Zegna Group will be playing its part this year too, of course, by enabling everyone interested in industrial culture and contemporary art to discover an enterprise with over a hundred years of history.
A generous program of events has been organized in Trivero (Biella), from free guided tours of the Wool Mill to a special opening of Casa Zegna (the Group’s historical archive and cultural center), from the discovery of contemporary artworks commissioned for the ALL’APERTO project and the Sanctuary at Brughiera to educational workshops for small children (“A stroll around art” and “From sheep to suits”.
Here’s the full two-day program:
SATURDAY 21 MARCH
Guided tour of the Ermenegildo Zegna Wool Mill and the Sala Quadri, a room graced by paintings on the art of wool by Ettore Olivero Pistoletto, and, for the first time ever, of Ermenegildo Zegna’s private garden. Tour for adults.
Tours start at 10.00, 11.00, 14.00 and 15.00
Opening of Casa Zegna, historical archive and museum facility, for visits to the permanent exhibition “A hundred years of excellence” and the temporary exhibition “Winter in Oasi Zegna. Travelling with National Geographic photographer Mattias Klum”.
From 10.00 to 18.00.
FOR CHILDREN: “A stroll around art”, educational workshop discovering contemporary artworks commissioned for the ALL’APERTO project. For kids from 6 to 11.
Starting at 10.00 and 14.00.
SUNDAY 22 MARCH
isits to contemporary artworks commissioned for the ALL’APERTO project, which involves artists of international fame like Daniel Buren, Alberto Garutti, Stefano Arienti, Roman Signer, Marcello Maloberti and Dan Graham. Tour for adults.
Starting at 10.30 and 14.00.
Guided tour of Santuario della Brughiera, around 2 km from Trivero.
Starting at 10.30 and 14.30.
Opening of Casa Zegna, historical archive and museum facility, for visits to the permanent exhibition “A hundred years of excellence” and the temporary exhibition “Winter in Oasi Zegna. Travelling with National Geographic photographer Mattias Klum”.
From 10.00 to 18.00.
FOR CHILDREN
At 10.30: “From sheep to suits”, educational and creative workshop, a journey of discovery around the raw materials and stages in the construction of a suit. For kids from 6 to 11. At 14.30 “A stroll around art”, educational workshop discovering contemporary artworks commissioned for the ALL’APERTO project.
For kids from 6 to 11.
All the visits and workshops are free of charge. Booking is obligatory. Any contributions visitors may care to make to FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano will be most welcome.
Info and booking:
Casa Zegna tel. 015 7591463
Fancy spending the whole weekend with us? Discover the special weekend package dedicated to the Spring Days with FAI in Oasi Zegna.
