The standard visit lasts around two hours and it includes a tour of the museum and an educational workshop; to book your visit, please go to our Bookings page.
If you would like to spend the entire day at the Castle, please consider the following itineraries.
To plan 1-day outings and to know their cost, please contact Il Mondo di TELS: +39 345 1228130.
For additional information on timetables, admission fees and our activities, please visit our page dedicated to Schools.
Spending a day at the Gallarati Scotti Castle and its surroundings: a few examples
FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Water is the Way of Food
I frutti della terra – e dell’acqua – in Lomellina, dall’antichità al futuro
– A walk among the rice fields, focusing on the life cycle of rice, the field’s ecosystem and the importance of the seasons
– Visit to the Gallarati Scotti Castle, the history of rice in the Lomellina area and its connection with the Sforza dynasty, Leonardo da Vinci and the Gallarati Scotti family
– Workshop in the Castle’s classrooms, the Cavo Scotti as a great project that supports the irrigation of rice fields, the nutritional value of rice, cooking with rice
– Observing the “fontanile” (a spring), the ecosystem of plains, the food chain, alien species and the future of the environment
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Water is the Way of Life
Lomellina, the backdrop of History, between land and water, past and future
– A walk among the rice fields, the cyclic rhythm of life in the countryside, working in the rice fields in the past, in the present and in the future
– Visit to the Gallarati Scotti Castle, the history of the Gallarati Scotti Family and of the societal changes through the centuries, especially the relationship between the land, water and men
– Workshop in the Castle’s classroom, the Cavo Scotti as the heart of a community that changes in time, just like the use of water evolved through time
– Observing the “fontanile” (a spring), the ecosystem of plains, the relationship between men and biodiversity
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Water is the Way of the Future
Lomellina, an ancient model of enlightened management of common property
– A walk among the rice fields, the future of agriculture: the sustainable management of the land, the balance between human and natural resources
– Visit to the Gallarati Scotti Castle, the evolution of the Cozzo area through time as an administration model that can be reproduced for the future, an insight in sustainable management
– Workshop in the Castle’s classrooms, the management of the Cavo Scotti as an archetype for the administration of common property, a starting point for future policies
– Observing the “fontanile” (a spring), the ecosystem of plains, the circularity of nature as a model for sustainable economy
– The Original History Walks of Vigevano, Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance Genius – how Vigevano and its area inspired the ideal city of the greatest universal genius of all times