Courses for teachers and students
Courses for teachers
Training course for upper secondary school teachers
The training course, titled “Museum Professions: Creating an Exhibition at the Museo Egizio” and available on the SOFIA platform, is intended for teachers of humanities and science subjects at upper secondary schools.
Launched in 2024 and followed by a second edition in 2025, the course is structured into 11 weekly sessions of 2 hours each, for a total of 22 hours. Both editions gave over 50 teachers from across Italy the opportunity to go behind the scenes of a museum exhibition, offering a comprehensive overview of the professional roles within the Museo Egizio and, in particular, of how each contributes to the conception and creation of a temporary exhibition.
The course focuses on the case study of the temporary exhibition Il dono di Thot (Thoth’s Gift), which later became part of the permanent Galleria della Scrittura (The Writing Gallery), retracing all stages of its planning and implementation.
The course objectives include:
Registration is available through the Ministry of Education’s SOFIA platform (S.O.F.I.A. – Sistema Operativo per la Formazione e le Iniziative di Aggiornamento dei docenti) https://sofia.istruzione.it/
Launched in 2024 and followed by a second edition in 2025, the course is structured into 11 weekly sessions of 2 hours each, for a total of 22 hours. Both editions gave over 50 teachers from across Italy the opportunity to go behind the scenes of a museum exhibition, offering a comprehensive overview of the professional roles within the Museo Egizio and, in particular, of how each contributes to the conception and creation of a temporary exhibition.
The course focuses on the case study of the temporary exhibition Il dono di Thot (Thoth’s Gift), which later became part of the permanent Galleria della Scrittura (The Writing Gallery), retracing all stages of its planning and implementation.
The course objectives include:
- Understanding the processes behind the conception and creation of a temporary exhibition
- Analysing the tools and methods used in exhibition design
- Deepening knowledge of the various professional roles within a museum
- Providing participants with practical tools to better understand how a museum functions.
- Designing hands-on activities for students, such as curating a temporary exhibition by following the same curatorial steps
Registration is available through the Ministry of Education’s SOFIA platform (S.O.F.I.A. – Sistema Operativo per la Formazione e le Iniziative di Aggiornamento dei docenti) https://sofia.istruzione.it/
Training course for primary school teachers
In 2025, the Museo Egizio, in collaboration with the Istituto Comprensivo Statale di Caselette (TO), the lead institution of the RNFS – National School Training Network Project offered the course entitled “The Museo Egizio: Towards a Mindful Exploration of the Collections. An Immersive Action-Research Experience”.
The course, delivered in a blended format (online and in-person, for a total of 5 hours), aimed to transform teachers’ and students’ perception of the museum as an institution through active participation and the conscious production of content by the students.
In the online session, the Museo Egizio A/R (Andata e Ritorno – There and Back) project was presented as a case study. Launched in 2022, A/R enabled around 230 primary school classes to participate in a learning experience consisting of three sessions, delivered in a blended format of online and in-person activities. The goal was to create a brief guide, written by children for children, to be made available to museum visitors.
Teachers participating in the training course were invited to personally experience the program to understand its methodology and objectives, enabling them to replicate it with their own classes.
At the end of the first session, each participant was assigned an individual task (creating a small museum guide), which was presented in person during the second and final session held at the Museo Egizio.
The course, delivered in a blended format (online and in-person, for a total of 5 hours), aimed to transform teachers’ and students’ perception of the museum as an institution through active participation and the conscious production of content by the students.
In the online session, the Museo Egizio A/R (Andata e Ritorno – There and Back) project was presented as a case study. Launched in 2022, A/R enabled around 230 primary school classes to participate in a learning experience consisting of three sessions, delivered in a blended format of online and in-person activities. The goal was to create a brief guide, written by children for children, to be made available to museum visitors.
Teachers participating in the training course were invited to personally experience the program to understand its methodology and objectives, enabling them to replicate it with their own classes.
At the end of the first session, each participant was assigned an individual task (creating a small museum guide), which was presented in person during the second and final session held at the Museo Egizio.
PCTO
PCTO – Percorsi per le Competenze Trasversali e per l'Orientamento (Programs for Transversal Skills and Orientation).
The Museo Egizio collaborates with high schools interested in museum, cultural, and tourism fields to develop PCTO programs tailored to the specific needs of each class, in agreement with their teachers.
Teachers’ proposals, preferably interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary, will be discussed, evaluated, and selected by the Museum’s Education and Training Office. PCTO projects are activated exclusively for entire classes, not individual students. The co-design of the training program aims to create a rewarding and useful experience for all parties involved.
For information, please write to educazioneformazione@museoegizio.it
Teachers’ proposals, preferably interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary, will be discussed, evaluated, and selected by the Museum’s Education and Training Office. PCTO projects are activated exclusively for entire classes, not individual students. The co-design of the training program aims to create a rewarding and useful experience for all parties involved.
For information, please write to educazioneformazione@museoegizio.it
