Tea Talks 2026
The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum presents a new edition of Tea Talks. Art Conversations at Casa Bagatti Valsecchi, a series of meetings dedicated to the pleasure of dialogue and sharing, in an intimate setting where art is discussed with simplicity and naturalness. For the occasion, the Museum is transformed into an elegant drawing room, restoring the hospitable spirit of the residence on Via Gesù, which brothers Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi had imagined as a place for meeting, friendship, and conversation.
The program is inspired by the exhibition Depero Space to Space. The Creation of Memory and starts from the Futurist universe to broaden the view on the artistic dynamics and cultural ferment of the first half of the 20th century.
Each event opens with a cup of tea and small pastries, a gentle ritual that accompanies the pleasure of listening and introduces dialogue, between elegance and conviviality. EVENTS
February 18 at 6 p.m. Depero's experience in New York in 1948: “I feel dizzy with vertigo but as still as an iron automaton” With Nicoletta Boschiero, co-curator of the exhibition and member of the Scientific Committee of the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum. Introduction: Antonio D'Amico.
March 11 at 6 p.m. A photographic account of Fortunato Depero in his works and life. With Federico Zanoner, Director of the Depero Futurist Art House. Introduction: Aurora Ghezzi.
April 1 at 6 p.m. Fortunato Depero: order, disorder, and genius among archives, libraries, and collections. History of the Mart collection With Francesca Velardita, Registrar and Collection Manager of the Mart in Rovereto Introduction by: Antonio D'Amico
April 29 at 6 p.m. Strolling through exhibitions and collections in the city that rises. Itineraries in early 20th-century Milanese visual culture With Sara Fontana, Art Historian Introduction: Aurora Ghezzi
May 20 at 6 p.m. Between memory and inspiration. The photographs of Casa Bagatti Valsecchi With Aurora Ghezzi, Collection Manager of the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum Introduction: Susanna Gualazzini
June 17 at 6 p.m. Giuseppe Cominetti's Futurism between Genoa and Paris: the role of Banca Patrimoni Sella & C. in promoting artistic heritage With Daniela Magnetti, Artistic Director of Banca Patrimoni Sella & C. Introduction: Antonio D'Amico. September 16 at 6 p.m.
Futurism. The speed of the Futurists in historic races With Maria Bussolati Bonera, Director of the Mille Miglia Museum in Brescia, and Corrado Lopresto, collector. Introduction by Antonio D'Amico
October 21 at 6 p.m. “Simultaneous and iridescent bites”: reflections on the Manifesto of Futurist Cuisine With Susanna Gualazzini, art historian and curator of the Biffi Arte Gallery in Piacenza Introduction: Aurora Ghezzi
November 18, 6 p.m. The Bar: from Futurism to today, a dynamic meeting place With Antonio D'Amico, Director of the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, and Lino Enrico Stoppani, National President of FIPE-Confcommercio (Italian Federation of Public Businesses)
December 9 at 6 p.m. Futurism in Motion: from “rude and ungainly” dance to the revolutionary art of noise With Susanna Gualazzini, art historian and curator of the Biffi Arte Gallery in Piacenza Coordination: Aurora Ghezzi
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