AUGUST and SEPTEMBER
Months of creativity and vision
The August and September activities begin with a dedicated guided tour of historic architecture, romantic 19th-century gardens, lakes, vintage carriages, and the permanent bibliographic exhibition on the brothers Marcellino and Giuseppe Roda.
The Park becomes a place of creative exploration , where workshops, artistic meetings and musical moments invite you to observe and interpret the landscape with new sensitivity, among colours, images and atmospheres that change with the light of the last weeks of summer.
Reservations required within 24 hours by writing to:
v illa.magnani.sanpaolocervo@gmail.com
Reduced rate for visitors with disabilities, children up to 12 years old, and guests who have already participated in activities or guided tours of the Park during the 2026 summer season.
Total duration of the experience: 2–3 hours, variable depending on the proposed activity.
Note : In case of bad weather, some activities may be rescheduled.
Visions from Time – Painting and Video Art Exhibition by Zain Ahmed
Saturday, August 8, 4:00 PM
Value of the experience: 20 euros
Reduced: 15 euros
At the end of the tour through the Villa Magnani Park, guests will be welcomed into the stables' carriage room, where the visual universe of Zain Ahmed, a contemporary Egyptian artist and videographer whose research intertwines painting, video art, and Egyptology in a poetic and layered language, will take shape.
A graduate in Italian Language and Literature and currently in Italy to further his artistic practice at the UNIDEE – Art, Society and Social Practices program at the Pistoletto Foundation, Zain presents his works, created between Egypt and Italy, in which ancient symbols, cultural memories, and contemporary sensibilities coexist in a subtle balance.
The exhibition invites you to pause, to listen to what the images suggest, to be touched by visions that speak of identity, roots and inner transformations, in resonance with the profound quiet of the Villa Magnani Park.
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Artistic Workshop in the Villa Magnani Park
12, 13, 14 August, 3:30 PM Art Exhibition – 15 August, 4:00 PM
In the Park of Villa Magnani, a three-day workshop is dedicated to three artistic techniques: photography, watercolour, and painting.
Participants may choose one discipline, two, or follow the entire programme.
Activities take place outdoors, along the pathways and in the most characteristic areas of the Park, with moments of guided practice and individual sessions.
The programme includes an artistic guided tour and a botanical tour, offering insights into the historical, landscape, and botanical context that characterises the Villa’s park.
Throughout the workshop, participants will observe the Park, collect visual materials, and develop their works under the guidance of the instructors.
The workshop has limited availability.
Instructors
Francesco Ferraro – Photography Professional photographer active in Valle Cervo and the province of Biella. He works in wedding, school, and documentary photography, with a focus on photography as a structured language. He leads training courses dedicated to technique, composition, and image construction.
Diana Carolina Rivadossi – Watercolour and Illustration Visual artist with a background in Printmaking and New Technologies for Art. She develops projects based on natural inks, drawing from life, and collective practices. She collaborates with schools, associations, and publishers, promoting drawing as a tool for observation and connection.
Mario Saroldi – Painting Designer and illustrator with experience at Bertone, Pininfarina, and Giugiaro. Lecturer at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin in Illustration and Colour Theory. Now active as a painter in Valle Cervo, he brings to the workshop a solid knowledge of colour and composition.
The fourth day is dedicated to the presentation of the works created during the workshop.
Fees:
3-day course: €100
2-day course: €70
1-day course: €40
The exhibition, accompanied by a guided tour of the Park and the display of the final works, is scheduled for Saturday, 15 August.
A reduced rate of €10 is reserved for relatives of workshop participants, people with disabilities, children up to 12 years old, and those who have already taken part in an activity of the 2026 Summer Programme.
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Fingerstyle – Concert by Dario Fornara
Saturday, September 5, 4:00 PM
Value of the experience: 30 euros
Reduced: 20 euros
Amid the paths of Villa Magnani Park and its evocative atmosphere, a guided tour leads through clearings, glimpses, and shifting perspectives, revealing the dialogue between nature and design.
Concluding the tour, Dario Fornara, acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, composer, and solo artist, offers a new musical piece dedicated to the acoustic guitar. His repertoire combines technique, improvisation, and timbre exploration, creating a spontaneous dialogue with the landscape and architecture of the Park.
Dario Fornara
Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, composer, and solo artist. He is president of the Fingerstyle Life music and cultural association, through which he promotes initiatives dedicated to the acoustic guitar. For eight years, he collaborated as an author and journalist with the specialized magazine Chitarra Acustica (fingerpicking.net).
He has shared the stage with internationally renowned artists such as Tommy Emmanuel, Clive Carrol, Peter Finger, Laurence Juber, Frank Vignola, John Jorgenson, Beppe Gambetta, Tony McManus and Franco Morone.
He is a spokesperson for Schertler amplification systems and products, EKO Guitars, Chatelier Guitars, Savarez Strings, Foxgear pedals, Perlucens LxA products, G7th capos and DavidLaboga cables.
The concert proposed for Villa Magnani presents an original repertoire with improvisations and new compositions.