Elena Piro, an indie singer-songwriter from Calabria, now lives in Bologna, where she continues to explore her music. On Sunday 19 April at 7.00 pm, she will entertain us with her witty and tender perspective. In a concert featuring just her voice and guitar, she will share her stories of everyday life, filled with awkward romances, sweets split in half and lost bicycles....

Sarah Mustafa is an Italian-Palestinian writer, known for her works that weave together personal experience, historical memory and themes related to identity and the Middle East. The daughter of an Italian mother and a Palestinian father, she spent part of her childhood and adolescence in a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, an experience that has profoundly shaped her life and her writing. Her d...

To mark the 100th anniversary of Alik Cavaliere’s birth, the Horti are paying tribute to the artist by showcasing the sculpture “Il fiore, i fiori, le radici, la terra” as part of the art trail throughout the park. Fania Cavaliere will be present at the opening on 19 April, representing the Alik Cavaliere Art Centre, whom we thank for lending the work on a temporary basis.   Download the programme...

A brief and special journey through a language shared by all bodies. I Satelliti, an integrated Social Theatre company, will guide you through the fascinating process that leads from expressive movement to the stage!   A shared moment of freedom and creativity out of the ordinary, in a space rich in art, culture, good food and relationships.   Followed by an aperitif by Horti Bistrot (€15). Regist...

Create your own bottle-holder with us during the Crochet Workshop in collaboration with Matilde Crea. An introductory lesson to the basics of crochet.   The cost to participate is €12 (you will receive a kit with a crochet hook and yarn to take home). Registration is required. Download the flyer and sign up...

On Saturday 18 April, from 2.30 pm, Horti is hosting an exclusive event for the park’s supporters: “A journey through the hives. The secrets of bees revealed by Michele Contini”, Horti’s beekeeper.   Here, Horti Friends will have the opportunity to take a close look at the park’s beehives, step into the shoes of a beekeeper and be guided on a journey of discovery through the curiosities and secret...

The band made up of inmates from Bollate Prison is coming to Horti Bistrot: on Friday 17 April at 7.00 pm, the group Freedom Sounds will perform for the first time at Horti.   During the Italian rock and pop concert, organised in collaboration with CSV Lombardia, Freedom Sounds will play covers of songs by Vasco Rossi, Zucchero, Ligabue, Rino Gaetano and many other great Italian artists....

The Horti are promoting 'Il bambino scambiato. Autismo: le possibili verità tra bufale e fake news' (The Changed Child. Autism: the possible truths between hoaxes and fake news), an event dedicated to an open and multidisciplinary discussion on the topic of autism, between scientific information and misinformation. The day, coordinated by Daniela Scotto di Fasano (University of Pavia), opens with ...

A Horti Book Club was created by our student collective. The reading group will meet every two months and, at each meeting, will discuss a book belonging to a different genre. In this first edition, entitled Sui generis, participants will embark on a veritable 'reader's journey', exploring literature through the nuances and peculiarities of the literary genres that comprise it.   The next event wi...

As part of the 2026 Rights Festival and in collaboration with CSV Lombardia Sud, Horti presents 'Rebirth through encounter: stories of justice and redemption'. The day aims to encourage reflection on encounter and dialogue as a means of rebuilding and maintaining social bonds, in a variety of contexts and experiences.   2:00-6:30 p.m. Charity collection of clothing and personal hygiene products fo...

On September 30, 2025, Horti will host a conference dedicated to Giuseppe Arcimboldo, the brilliant 16th-century Milanese painter and master of the famous “composite heads.”   Enrico De Pascale, art historian, Francesco Porzio, art historian, Mauro Pavesi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Giacomo Berra, art historian, Francesca Bianchi Janetti, art historian, Maria Cristina Terzaghi, RomaT...

T-Dance, Academy of Dance and Artistic Gymnastics presents "Passi d'arte: passeggiata tra le opere d'arte a passi di danza" (Steps of art: a walk among works of art with dance steps) at the Horti, a performance itinerary in which students, both young and old, have created and will perform choreographies that give voice to some of the park's most evocative works: Movimento di crollo (Movement of Co...

Horti Bistrot inaugurates its new format, "Aperilibro". On 11 March at 7:00 pm, Benedetta Centovalli will present her book "Nella stanza di Emily (In Emily's Room)", published by La Tartaruga.   Mauro Querci, journalist, will introduce the text dedicated to the poet Emily Dickinson. This will be followed by readings by Giorgia Lazzeretti, a student at Collegio Borromeo.    For participants only, a...

Horti inaugurates the "Cattedra della speranza" within the Horti Extra Art space, a moment where testimony becomes teaching to interpret the present and believe in the possibility of a better world.   The invited voices share the reasons for their hope, which is nourished by looking around, even in a desperate world. They are small, silent and intangible lights that pierce the night and fuel the c...

Horti, in collaboration with Galleria Canesso, until the 12th December is showcasing the exhibition Horti Custos: The Custode dell’Orto within the Extra Art space.    The work, a very rare case of transposition into stone of the artistic spirit of the Milanese painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593), aims to highlight the profound bond between man and nature; the sculpture is the work of a Lombard...

Horti Bistrot is hosting the initiative "Kites over Gaza – Looking ahead: the road from tragedy to dialogue" on 21 November at 6.30 p.m., organised by Horti and Associazione Amici della Mongolfiera in collaboration with the University of Pavia, EDiSU, the Master's in Cooperation & Development Pavia and Emergency. We will talk about the tragedies in Gaza through the direct testimonies of young peop...

Horti Poetry Slam is back. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. at Horti Bistrot!   Eight poets will compete in this event: Dayan Ravad / Builderbuff / Beatrice / Massimo Muna / Alessandro Pentella / Elena Di Santo / Marzia Staicu / Valeria Benaglia   Presented by Sam Kabauter and Andrea Fabiani. Download the flyer....

A series to explore the Italian prison system, under the patronage of the Bar Association of Pavia and Libera. June 25, 6:00 PM – THE RIGHTS OF DETAINEES Valentina Alberta, President of the Criminal Bar Association of Milan Pasquale Villani, Judge for Preliminary Investigations and Preliminary Hearings, Court of Pavia Paolo Setti Carraro, Family member of innocent victims of the Mafia   July 2, 6:...

A unique experience of art in the making: artist ivan performs a live mural-writing performance.   Words, signs and thoughts take shape before our eyes, in a continuous dialogue between art and audience. A moment to live, to observe, to share. The event is open to all.   Download the programme...

Have you ever heard of Yarn Bombing?   We will inaugurate the work Symbiosis by Accademia di Aracne, which will wrap some of our most beautiful trees in a new coat of crocheted wool. The Accademia di Aracne is an association in Ortona founded by Shirley Rowlands, which carries out constant research into nature....

Horti in collaboration with Orto Sartoriale organizes for the first time an “upcycling workshop” to give new life to clothes. You can come empty-handed or bring clothes from home. Through mending, sewing and painting, we will help you transform second-hand clothes into a unique garment.   Admission 10€, including workshop materials. For Horti Friend the cost is 8€. For info and registration write ...

Untitled by Jannis Kounellis, the great master of Arte Povera who died in 2017, is the newest artwork to make its entrance in the Horti park. The work, created for the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, will be inaugurated in the Extra Art space of the Almo Collegio Borromeo on Thursday 5 December at 6.30 pm. A toast will follow.   ‘Untitled’ is composed of casts of classic...

On the occasion of the third anniversary of the Horti, the Horti Aperti event, the city's green festival, returns.   The fourth edition will be held from September 19th to 21st and will focus on the theme Avant garden. Cultivating the future. More than 40 exhibitors from all over Italy will be participating. Speakers will include Luca Mercalli, climatologist, Stefano Mancuso, neurobiologist, and C...

The director of Horti, Alberto Lolli, is the artistic director of the “S.Paesa.Menti” festival, a contemporary art exhibition featuring installations, exhibitions, performances, and site-specific projects.    From September 26th to 28th, the historic town of Varzi will be transformed into an open-air art space for works of art and performances: three days of events that will take place in streets,...

On 17 May at 20:00, the Silent Wifi Concert in Horti returns for the second time, a unique and immersive experience to enjoy music and literary pieces, surrounded by greenery.   Attendees of the Silent Wifi Concert can participate for free in the event ‘Waiting for the bistro: solidarity aperitivo’ at 18:00. After the Louvre, the Egyptian Museum and the Valley of the Temples, pianist Andrea Vizzin...

The warm season is back, and with it comes "Horti in Primavera".   Three days of celebration to enjoy together with music, poetry and information on autism and inclusion. As part of Horti in Primavera, 19 April also sees the return of 'Community Sunday', with the Farmers' Market, the Swap Party and the inauguration of the work 'Il fiore, i fiori, le radici, la terra' (The Flower, the Flowers, the ...

A month after the passing of Arnaldo Pomodoro, Tuesday the 22nd July at 9:00 pm Horti dell'Almo Collegio Borromeo and the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation are celebrating the Maestro's art and legacy with an extraordinary evening opening of the artistic park.     The event will be introduced by a greeting from Alberto Lolli, Rector of the Collegio Borromeo and Director of the Horti, and Carlotta Monteb...

Horti and the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation have inaugurated 'La Lunga Arte', an exhibition focusing on the fruitful intellectual relationship between the artist Arnaldo Pomodoro and the poet Francesco Leonetti.   We look forward to seeing you in the Extra Art space in Horti from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The exhibition will remain open until 30th October, while the s...