Events

This Sunday at 3 p.m., we look forward to seeing you at the archaeological excavation in Horti for a guided tour with the archeologist, Luca Visconti, to discover first-hand the progress of the site. 

At the end we will celebrate Christmas with a cup of mulled wine and roasted chestnuts. 

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 classical heads and limestone elements hung from steel cables that hang from a height of 4 metres, the sculpture has a great scenographic presence, evoking a stage on whose dark backdrop the suspended volumes stand out.

We thank the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan, owner of the work, for the loan of use granted to the Almo Collegio Borromeo of Pavia. 

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The historical revisitations of collegiate traditions in a contemporary key continue. 

On 21 November at 6.30 p.m. we will host Michele De Lucchi, architect and designer, and Mariangela Gualtieri, poet and writer, in the Sala Affreschi of the Collegio Borromeo. This large space used to be the place where students' preparation was publicly tested. The examination and graduation ceremony of Borromeo students were held here, as well as academic disputes - forms of debate derived from the medieval practice of disputatio - considered indispensable to supplement the university course, allowing students to perfect their expository skills. 

De Lucchi and Gualtieri, recalling the dialectical practices implemented by Federico Borromeo, will discuss architecture and poetry today.  

On the 6th November at 6:00 p.m., Horti and the Collegio Borromeo will host Michelangelo Pistoletto, artist, painter and sculptor, in dialogue with Serena Bertolucci, Director M9 - Museo del ‘900. The 16th-century Refectory, a space of daily conviviality for pupils of all ages, opens its doors to the public for the first time to nourish minds with the culture of encounter and dialogue.

A vegetarian soup will be served at the end of the event.

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 sculpture 'Movimento di crollo' will be on display until February 2025.

Horti, on the second anniversary since its opening, will be hosting the 'Horti Aperti' event for the third year running. The market exhibition, located in the 'Community of Trees' of the Horti park, will focus on the theme 'the forest and the garden'.

Horti Aperti intends to address the themes of ecology and the quality of life in the city and to combine "knowledge" - meetings and conferences - with the "know-how" of those who live the world of greenery in a responsible manner, including great gardeners, nurserymen and experts.

A discounted rate is available for all Horti Friends: 5€ for a single day, 8€ for two days.

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On 13 September, a piece of art that will become part of the Horti's permanent collection will be inaugurated. "Il Salmerino Viandante" will be placed in a small pool of water in the wooded area of the Horti known as the "Comunità degli Alberi".

The artist and author of the work Giulia Mangoni will be in dialogue with Chiara Guidi (art critic), Matthew Noble (founder ArtNoble Gallery, Milan) and Alberto Lolli (Rector Almo Collegio Borromeo).

"Alla scoperta degli Horti e del Collegio Borromeo" will be held on Tuesday, July 16 at 6:45 p.m., an exclusive event dedicated to our Horti Friends.

Our guide Simone Miraldi will take us on a tour focused on nature, art and history, through the Horti and Collegio Borromeo grounds.

Horti inaugurated the exhibition “Progetto Genesi. Arte e Diritti Umani” open until Sunday, June 2.

Pavia, thanks to the support of the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lombardia, hosts a stage of the Genesi Association's traveling initiative. The exhibition stems from the belief that contemporary art can take on the role of ambassador of human rights. In line with the mission of the Horti, where natural habitats, art and ethics are intertwined, the theme will be environmental protection.