International Museum Day

International Museum Day

The International Museum Day will take place on 19 May 2019 under the slogan Museums - the future of living traditions. 

Today, living traditions, or intangible cultural heritage, are one of the most fascinating, dynamic and popular themes in the museum world. With globalization and progressive digitization, the care of living cultural heritage has become a vital reality of our society. We are all part of the living traditions, which affect our daily lives in many ways, in private or collective.

The museums of the region participating at the day with different initiatives:

• Museo d'Arte, Mendrisio
• Museo Vela, Ligornetto
• Museo dei Fossili, Meride
• Museo Etnografico della Valle di Muggio, Cabbio
• Museo della Civiltà Contadina, Stabio
• Pinacoteca Züst, Rancate
• Teatro dell'Architettura, Mendrisio
• Galleria Baumgartner, Mendrisio
• m.a.x museo, Chiasso