Primary

The wonders of pre-cinema: play with shadows, look at yourself in mirrors that make you appear wider or slimmer, travel through images inside optical boxes and viewers, or watch them projected onto the screen. An exciting adventure to discover the origins of animated cartoons and cinema.

Section: The Archaeology of Cinema
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Museum admission: €5
Guided tour: €4 per participant
(Tours in other languages: €5 per student)

What does a director do? Who is the producer? How long does it take to shoot a film? Discover the key figures and the different stages of filmmaking through clips, production documents, costumes, props, photographs, and sketches.

Section: The Film Machine
Duration: 1 h
Grades: 3rd–4th–5th
Museum admission: €5
Guided tour: €4 per participant
(Tours in other languages: €5 per student)

From the earliest experiments with the illusion of movement, this tour retraces the most significant stages in the technical and artistic evolution of animation: optical toys, luminous pantomimes, and animated cinema.

Sections: The Archaeology of Cinema and the Temple Hall
Duration: 1 h
Grades: 3rd–4th–5th
Museum admission: €5
Guided tour: €4 per participant
(Tours in other languages: €5 per student)

A journey to approach the English language through the language of cinema. Through words, images and stories, students learn to recognise and use simple, recurring expressions in a spontaneous and engaging way. At the end of the visit, each class receives a short summary handout with the words and phrases learned during the activity.

Link to the information sheet

Duration: 1 h
Grades: 3rd–4th–5th
Museum admission: €4
Guided tour: €5 per participant

Entertainment before cinema: shadow theatre, optical boxes, magic lanterns and phantasmagoria, the optical theatre, and finally the cinematograph.

In-depth information sheet at THIS LINK

Duration: 1 h
Grades: 4th–5th
Virtual visit: €75 per class

What are the professions in cinema, and what does it mean to shoot a film? A journey behind the scenes of the Film Machine, exploring film clips, screenplays, costumes, and special effects.

Duration: 1 h
Grades: 4th–5th
Virtual visit: €75 per class

(age: 5-7)
Children experience the enchantment of a magic lantern show, just like their peers in the Victorian era: projected images, plays of light, and a sense of wonder. An engaging journey to discover how cinema works and how moving images were created.

Duration: 1 h 30 min
Grades: 1st–2nd
Museum admission: €5
Workshop fee: €5 per participant

Lights, camera, action! On set, students create a short film inspired by the style of Georges Méliès: tricks, appearances, disappearances and transformations using the magical special effects of early cinema.

Duration: 2 h
Age: 8-10
Museum admission: €5
Workshop fee: €6 per participant
Available every Monday and Wednesday by reservation

The filmed material will be provided only to classes that submit signed parental consent forms and bring a USB flash drive.

Download the release form here

The greatest challenge for an animator is bringing characters to life. At the animation table, participants experience the magic of stop-motion cinema by creating a short story and giving life to the emotions of their characters.

Duration: 2 h
Museum admission: €5
Workshop fee: €6 per participant (maximum 25 participants)

Please bring a USB flash drive to receive the videos created during the workshop.

(Age 8-10)

An immersive journey into the exciting world of cinematic superheroes, exploring their defining traits and distinctive elements. Participants delve into the figure of the superhero in film and are guided in creating their own character with unique superpowers. A creative experience that combines learning and imagination.

Duration: 2 h
Museum admission: €5
Workshop fee: €6 per participant
Available every Thursday and Friday by reservation

A selection of titles from the official Cinema Massimo programme. An opportunity to discover films of different genres, periods and styles in their original context. A viewing experience that brings schools closer to curated programming and to cinema as a cultural experience.

Screenings take place alongside film cycles dedicated to the work of great directors. Titles are announced from time to time and selected according to the current retrospective.

Calendar updated regularly. Upcoming dates are published at THIS LINK.

Comiche d’autore – Little Big Adventures of Everyday Life

A morning dedicated to the great comedies of early cinema, featuring a selection of short comic films designed to entertain and engage primary school audiences. An opportunity to discover the magic of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Laurel and Hardy, introducing younger viewers to a visual language that is new and surprising to them, built on rhythm, creativity and irresistible gags.

The Pawnshop (Charlie Chaplin, 1916, 26’)
Charlot works as an assistant in a pawnshop, causing trouble among eccentric customers, bizarre objects and absurd situations.

One Week (Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, 1920, 25’)
A young couple receives a prefabricated house as a wedding gift, but the pieces are mixed up, leading to a series of hilarious disasters during its assembly.

The Music Box (James Parrott, 1932, 29’)
Laurel and Hardy  must deliver a piano to a house at the top of a long flight of steps. The mission turns into an uproarious comic feat.

Wednesday, 25 March
Duration: approx. 2 h
€4 per participant

Beyond its regular school screenings, the Museum offers free events at Cinema Massimo to explore themes related to rights, legality, inclusion and significant commemorative dates through high-quality films. Guests, experts and educators meet students after the screenings to further discuss the issues raised by the films.

Among the events:
Children’s Rights with UNICEF;
Holocaust Remembrance Day with Museo Diffuso della Resistenza;
National Day Against Bullying and Cyberbullying with Social for Inclusion;
Day of Remembrance for the Innocent Victims of the mafia with Libera;
Liberation Day with Associazione Museo del Cinema.

Contact: didattica@museocinema.it | +39 011 8138516

The screenings in the Cinema as a Mirror of Reality series are free thanks to the support of Agenzia Antonelliana Reale Mutua Assicurazioni.

The programme of special screenings include the halloween event,  a Christmas screening , events connected to temporary exhibitions and other initiatives at the Museum and the Cinema.

Full programme here

Information and bookings: didattica@museocinema.it | +39 011 8138516

Free admission event exploring how cinema has interpreted literary works and themes through selected scenes from films and series. An engaging and educational journey across different audiovisual languages, stories and imaginative worlds.

CINEMA AND FAIRY TALES
Film-based storytelling session

A journey through the great classics of children’s literature and their film adaptations.
Through guided viewing of scenes from well-known adaptations, participants discover how cinema has brought beloved fairy tales to life, through magic, enchantments and imaginary worlds.

Wednesday, 22 October at 9.30
Duration: approx. 2 h
Free participation

Through the screening of short films and guided storytelling, children discover the history of animated cinema, its techniques and their evolution. A journey through images, sounds and stories that captivate and inspire, offering insights into one of the most beloved languages in film history.

Activity information sheet at THIS LINK

Curated by Alessandra Atzori – co-founder of Collettivo MIRA

Wednesday, 21 January at 9.30
Duration: approx. 2 h
Admission: €4

Screenings and Q&A – CinemAmbiente Junior Competition

Festival CinemAmbiente: June 2026
CinemAmbiente Junior: October–May 2026
Cinema Massimo / Streaming
Free participation

CinemAmbiente Junior is the section of the Festival CinemAmbiente dedicated to children and young audiences. It offers films and meetings that encourage reflection on environmental education themes. On a weekly basis, a film is presented in theatres and online, followed by a discussion with experts in the topics addressed.

The national CinemAmbiente Junior Competition, divided into three sections (primary school, lower secondary and upper secondary), is open to students wishing to submit short films on environmental themes.

Information: junior@cinemambiente.it

In addition to the school programme at Cinema Massimo, the Educational Services offer participation in major international film festivals. An opportunity to watch films in their original language, meet directors, film professionals and festival curators. A unique experience and, for older students, an opportunity for vocational orientation.

School events are available here

Other Festivals

SEEYOUSOUND International Music Film Festival | March

School screenings as part of SEEYOUSOUND™, the first Italian festival dedicated to the close relationship between cinema and music — a celebration for both eyes and ears. National and international premieres, documentaries and music videos in competition offer students the opportunity to explore the synergy between music and film, discover new perspectives on contemporary music culture, and deepen their understanding of audiovisual language through sound.

The SEEYOUSOUND screenings can be combined with the film lecture CINEMA TO LISTEN TO
Sounds, voices, music and noise: the history of film soundtracks, from silent cinema to early talkies, from the birth of the musical to contemporary digital sound.

In-depth information at THIS LINK
Duration: 2 h
Cost: €100 per class

Castellinaria Festival del cinema giovane | April

Collaboration between the Museum of Cinema and Castellinaria for school screenings.
The Festival promotes quality cinema that expresses culture, openness and courage through new cinematographies from around the world. Its focus is the world of young people and the realities in which they are voluntarily or involuntarily protagonists. An intense programme of cultural mediation makes cinema a privileged tool for exploring the world.

Festival screenings are held at Cinema Massimo.

Giffoni Film Festival

One of the most important youth film festivals in the world, involving thousands of young jurors from different countries each year and promoting intercultural dialogue through cinema. The Museum organises screenings and events in collaboration with the Festival during the school year.

Giffoni – What begins here improves the world

Sottodiciotto Film Festival & Campus | December

Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary Schools

Founded in 2000 by the City of Turin and AIACE Torino, Sottodiciotto Film Festival & Campus is a space for growth and intergenerational dialogue, giving visibility to audiovisual works created by under-18s and to films dedicated to childhood, adolescence and youth.

A showcase of high-quality screenings that has gained recognition from audiences and the media, featuring national premieres, retrospectives and conferences with prominent Italian and international guests, alongside special programmes.

www.sotto18.com

SCUOLE PRIMARIE (CLASSI IV e V)

Un percorso strutturato in più tappe per avvicinarsi al linguaggio del cinema di animazione. L’esperienza si apre con una cine-lezione interattiva al cinema Massimo dove le classi verranno accompagnate a conoscere la storia e le tecniche del cinema animato, ed  una visita alla Mole Antonelliana, che approfondisce l’archeologia del cinema e le origini dell’animazione.

Segue un  laboratorio pratico e creativo strutturato in tre incontri – in classe e al Museo – per reinterpretare graficamente personaggi e realizzare brevi animazioni in stop-motion. Scheda attività a questo link

Docenti: Alessandra Atzori co-fondatrice del Collettivo MIRA   e Veronica Martiradonna autrice di cinema d’animazione.

DA GENNAIO 2026

Attività: 1 Cinema Massimo, 2 in classe, 1 visita guidata e 1 laboratorio al Museo del Cinema
Costo per partecipante: € 23  (comprende: Cinema €4 | Museo + visita €8 | Museo + laboratorio €11. Attività in classe incluse)

Info e richiesta di iscrizione a questo link

Il percorso è a esaurimento posti e riservato alle prime quattro classi iscritte

Iniziativa realizzata nell’ambito del Piano Nazionale Cinema e Immagini per la Scuola promosso da MiC e MIM.
Il progetto, realizzato nell’ambito del Piano Nazionale Cinema e Immagini per la Scuola promosso da MiC e MIM, porta nelle scuole di diverse regioni italiane un programma di valorizzazione del patrimonio del Museo e di alfabetizzazione cinematografica, con focus su tematiche come l’ambiente e l’identità di genere. Il percorso coinvolgerà docenti e studenti in attività di formazione con professionisti del settore, visite al Museo, proiezioni nelle sale del territorio e laboratori di cinema, le cui produzioni saranno oggetto di una mostra alla Mole Antonelliana e di un evento finale al Cinema Massimo. Programmazione a breve online

Le video-lezioni sono disponibili online gratuitamente su www.intocinemamuseum.com

• LINGUAGGIO CINEMATOGRAFICO
• GENERI CINEMATOGRAFICI
• SERIE TV
• LA TREGUA. Dal testo al film
• UOMINI CONTRO. Cinema contro la guerra

L’area Formazione consente di accedere ai contenuti digitali: e-book sfogliabili e scaricabili, schede filmografiche, documentazione video degli incontri dopo i film, quiz interattivi, video-lezioni, schede di valutazione.
La Sala virtuale è lo spazio per l’accesso riservato ai film e alle dirette streaming organizzate nell’ambito dei progetti del Museo.

Una selezione di cortometraggi provenienti da tutto il mondo, grazie alla collaborazione con WeShort, la piattaforma del grande cinema breve. Un’occasione per avvicinare studenti a storie intense, coinvolgenti e di alta qualità, capaci di raccontare il presente in pochi minuti.