“He who cares about his mother is rich and doesn’t know anything”, says an old and popular poem. Sunday 12 May 2024 is Mother’s Day. Over the weekend of 11-12 May, Naples will be the setting for a series of events suitable for the whole family to celebrate this special day, with a particular focus on the little ones, including shows, guided tours and exhibitions.
Little explorers at the Lapis Museum
Sunday 12 May at 11am, appointment with “Little explorers discover…”, a NarteA project designed to lead children (from 5 to 12 years old) to discover the most representative historical-cultural sites of Naples. The event entitled “The moon in the well” will take place at the Lapis Museum (Piazzetta Pietrasanta) and will see the little explorers descend into the bowels of the city in search of the characters who inhabit the Neapolitan underground.
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Children’s day at the Pietrarsa Museum
On Sunday 12 May, from 9.30 am, on the occasion of Mother’s Day, the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa awaits you with a new special edition of Children’s Day with lots of workshops and activities to do together with mothers.
Discover all the activities and details of the initiative here
Tour dedicated to water in dedicated museums
Inside the May of Monuments 2024 – “The waters of Naples”, Sunday 12 May (and on other dates: 18 and 26 May, 1 June) K’ Nature, in collaboration with the Museum Center of Natural and Physical Sciences of Naples , offers specific tours and mini-tours of the 5 Museums focused on the theme of water as an environment and element of the natural world. Each date will include the organization of both activities designed for children and their companions – with a recommended age of 6 to 10 years – and guided tours aimed at an adult audience and teenagers.
Book your visit via WhatsApp on 3792438934.
Find out all the details here
Capodimonte Museum raises awareness of the theme of water
The Museum and Real Bosco di Capodimonte joins the Maggio dei monumenti with the route “Water to drink, water to conserve, usable water: from museum collections to the ‘engineering hydraulic systems’ of the Real Bosco di Capodimonte” dedicated to objects and paintings from the museum collections intended to contain or represent water in its various forms. Appointment for Saturday 11 May at 10 am (other dates: Saturday 18 May at 10 am; Saturday 25 May at 10 am)
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Beauty and the Beast at the Filangieri Museum
A special show where the fairy tale of “Beauty and the Beast” comes to life in the extraordinary charm offered by the Filangieri Museum. One of the most romantic happy endings ever seen, a dedication for Mother’s Day and an opportunity to discover the museum with an interesting theatrical visit.
The appointment is for Saturday 11 May (entry times: 10.30-11.30-12.30 / 15.30-16.30-17.30).
Info and reservations: 327 254 0679
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The eternal child Peter Pan at the Bolivar theater
“Peter Pan” is on stage at the Bolivar, the last event of the ‘Small stories of heroes’ series curated by Martina Zaccaro, dedicated to adults and children, designed for a Familihero ready to live, together, an immersive experience of beauty and imagination. The appointment at the theater in via Bartolomeo Caracciolo 30, directed by Nu’Tracks, is for Saturday 11 May 2024 at 5pm.
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L’Azalea to support research in the Neapolitan squares
On the occasion of Mother’s Day, the AIRC Foundation’s Research Azalea returns to color many squares throughout Italy to support researchers committed to finding increasingly earlier diagnoses and more effective therapies for tumors affecting women. The Azalea of the research can be found in Naples on the morning of Sunday 12 May in the following points: Piazza del Gesù, Piazza Trieste e Trento, Piazza Santa Caterina, Piazza Vanvitelli and Piazza Arenella.
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Author: Maria Nocerino
A sociologist and professional journalist, she specializes in social journalism. You have collaborated with the Redattore Sociale press agency and with the Roma newspaper for the Cronaca pages. You collaborate with the magazine Comunicare Il Sociale.
