Last spring, I was asked to lead a refresher course for teachers at the Museo del ‘900 in Milan. The theme was identified quite broadly as ‘Museums and digital’. In a country where digital is still regarded with strong cultural suspicion, I asked myself many questions before deciding which direction to take. If the LIM[…]
You shouldn’t play with food. You shouldn’t mess around while eating. You shouldn’t bring toys to the table… Whether or not you agree with these little rules, one thing is now clear: with technology and apps, things have changed. If the second and third rules remain unchanged (tablets shouldn’t be brought to the table!), the first one[…]
This year, as always, Milan has been the Italian capital of video games for three days. This is now a fixed date in the diary for many visitors from Italy and abroad, but for us, it was the first time: we spent three days in the Junior area of Milan Games Week, in the company of[…]
We have been eagerly waiting for it and as spring ended, it finally arrived: our first trips outdoors, once again exploring the world beyond our domestic worlds. But if the weather is bad or if Sunday afternoons are long, it’s a good idea to have some activities ready to do together at home. So we[…]
Travelling: some love it, some detest it. What about kids? Our experiences tell us children love traveling. We have learnt that the love for travel can be seeded and grown along time, fostering is a traveler mind frame: you can travel by reading books, watching movies and documentaries and by playing. Curiosity and the wanderlust can be taught:[…]
We are delighted and proud to announce that Art Stories has won the Europeana Challenge 2016, an European project about open date and cultural innovation. Let’s transform the world with culture! This is the motto of Europeana, the Dutch foundation established by the European Union in 2011 to gather and organise the immense artistic and cultural[…]
Art Stories on the road! Ecco i prossimi appuntamenti coi laboratori dal vivo con Art Stories Città. Si gioca, si disegna, si scopre il mondo. Vi aspettiamo! – sabato 30 Aprile ci trovate alle ore 15.00 in Piazza del Cannone aMilano alla Festa delle Famiglie per una caccia al tesoro digitale aperta a tutti tra alcune belle città del mondo. – domenica 15 Maggio […]
We attended Bologna Children’s Book Fair this year as well: the Digital Cafè cannot be missed if one wishes to understand what’s going on in digital publishing for kids. We have learnt about the developing of the beautiful apps that have won the Digital Award: Warren Buckleitner, president of the jury, has gathered a most interesting[…]
Here we are: Art Stories CITIES is online! This is the first issue of our new series, Art Stories 4FUN. Art Stories CITIES is designed for playing with the cities of the world; we started with five cities, traveling around the world in different continents: Venice, London, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco. By playing with CITIES children can[…]
There are numerous initiatives around the world to make art and museums accessible to all: accessible to those with visual or hearing impairments, to those with mobility issues, but also those who simply don’t like museums, aren’t familiar with them and don’t visit them. We have looked around and come across some incredible projects. You[…]