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Centro Internazionale Loris Malaguzzi
Viale Ramazzini, 72/A
42124 Reggio Emilia - Italia
The year 2026 marks a constellation of special anniversaries for Reggio Emilia’s education system: 20 years since the opening of the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre, 20 years since the first Reggionarra event, 20 years since the birth of the Reggio Children International Network together with the 50th anniversary of seven infant-toddler centres.
They are milestones in a story that started long ago with the collective gesture of women and men building schools as places of daily democracy. Today that same responsibility re-interrogates our challenging present: remembering means choosing where we stand, it means continuing to invest in childhood as a space of possibility, peace and justice.
The thread running through the whole year is the 100 languages, the vision Loris Malaguzzi elaborated that recognises the plurality of ways of thinking, expressing and knowing in every child and every adult.
This year of anniversaries opens with celebrations for Loris Malaguzzi’s birthday in a calendar of events from February into March.
A year that wants to be an invitation to look at the world with new eyes, holding past, present and future together.Because when a memory is alive, it does not stop: it is a beginning. And as Loris Malaguzzi reminded us nothing is possible without joy.
Discover the calendar of upcoming events.
Monday, February 23 | 2:30 PM Online meeting in Italian with simultaneous translation in English and Spanish
On the day of Loris Malaguzzi’s birthday and to mark the English language publication of "Clay: Techniques, Experiences, Imaginaries " a proposal of exchange and reflection on today’s relevance of the theory of The Hundred Languages. An opportunity to think about the value of accessing knowledge and the world in multiple ways, as the foundation of an education that recognises the dignity and possibility of learning in every person, affirming their freedom, legitimacy and right to difference in knowledge processes.
Organised by Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centres - Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia and Reggio Children
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Speakers:Vea Vecchi, atelierista and Reggio Children collaboratorHoward Gardner, Professor and Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education,Matteo Bini and Barbara Quinti, atelieristas, Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centres - Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Greetings by:Nando Rinaldi, Director, Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centres - Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Marwa Mahmoud, City Councillor for Educational Policies, with responsibilities for Preschools and Infant-toddler centres, Compulsory Schooling, Educational Communities, Vocational Training, Interculture and Human Rights, and Work-Life Balance.The meeting will be introduced and moderated by Maddalena Tedeschi, President of Reggio Children
17-22 maggioLoris Malaguzzi International Centre
20 years of the Network
Organised by Reggio Children
FEBRUARY/MARCH
Thursday 19th and Friday 20th February Municipal Infant-toddler Centres and preschools of Reggio Emilia
Curated by Reggionarra and Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centres - Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Friday, February 20 | 9:00 PM Homes all around the world
All together and at the same time, children and adults share stories, adventures, and emotions in reading, telling and listening. An invitation from Reggio Emilia to Italy, Europe and the world to rediscover the value and magic of storytelling, with voices multiplying like stars to light up the Night of Tales.
Curated by Reggionarra
Info: www.reggionarra.it
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Saturday, February 21 | 9:45 a.mLoris Malaguzzi International Centre
Organized by DI-sd - Association of Italianists, Emilia Romagna Educational Section, Fondazione Famiglia Sarzi ETS. Project funded by Cepell Centre for Books and Reading
An initiative for Reggio Emilia secondary schools. Reservations required
Sunday, February 22Loris Malaguzzi International Centre and Caffarri Research Centre
To celebrate Loris Malaguzzi’s birthday a kaleidoscope of opportunities for children and families, educators and teachers, with guided tours, educational proposals, ateliers, explorations, storytelling, games and fun.
Organised by Reggio Children, Fondazione Reggio Children-Centro Loris Malaguzzi, Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centres - Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Remida, Pause-Atelier of TastesSundays at the Centre (for educators, teachers, and students): info and registrationChildren at the Centre (initiatives for children and families): information and registratio
A cura di Reggio Children, Fondazione Reggio Children-Centro Loris Malaguzzi, Scuole e Nidi d’Infanzia - Istituzione del Comune di Reggio Emilia, Remida, Pause-Atelier dei Sapori
Sundays at the Centre (for educators, teachers, and students): info and registrations (no translation available)
Children at the Centre (initiatives for children and families): info and registration
Monday, March 2 | 6:00 PM Loris Malaguzzi International Centre
Presentation by Paola Cagliari, pedagogista, and Umberto Vitrani, responsible for professional learning at CeIS. Music by the String Quartet of the Peri - Merulo Music Conservatory in Reggio Emilia and Castelnovo ne' Monti
Organised by Preschools and Infant-Toddler Centres - Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia
Friday, March 6, Caffarri Research CentreSpazi di Fondazione Reggio Children
New worlds grow: looking at the future of educationStudy Day on the international research project of Reggio Children Foundation and The LEGO Foundation.
Organised by Fondazione Reggio Children-Centro Loris Malaguzzi
Free entry subject to availability, registration required.
For information: www.frchildren.org
Monday, March 23 | 4:30 PM Loris Malaguzzi International Centre
A meeting dedicated to all those who love to wait with gazes longing for wonder on the threshold of enchanting words, in search of new vocabularies and new ways of thinking the world together.Conversation with Silvia Vecchini, poet, writer and educator
Free entry subject to availability, registration required (registrations opening soon)
March/AprilLoris Malaguzzi International Centre
The Atlas of Childhood (at Risk) in Italy 2025, edited by Save the Children, offers multilevel analysis of the conditions of childhood and adolescence in Italy, highlighting the growing tension between digital opportunities and educational vulnerabilities.
From April 14th to 24th Iqbal Masih Municipal Preschool,
Photography exhibition by Don Giuseppe Zanichelli for the school's 30th anniversary.
Thursday, April 23 | 4:30 PM Artigianelli Room, Department of Education and Social Sciences - UNIMORE
Study-conference on narrative and imaginative practices
Curated by Reggionarra in collaboration with the Department of Education and Social Sciences - UNIMORE
Thursday, March 5 and Thursday, April 9 | 4:00 PM Caffarri Research Centre,Reggio Children Foundation Spaces
Ogni primo giovedì del mese, un pomeriggio al Centro Caffarri dedicato a bambini, ragazzi, famiglie e curiosi di tutte le età, tra attività creative ed esplorazioni gratuite insieme ai progetti di Fondazione Reggio Children.
Every first Thursday of the month, an afternoon dedicated to children, teenagers, families, and curious people of all ages.
Curated by the Fondazione Reggio Children-Centro Loris Malaguzzi
Free admission, registration required.
From April 23rd to May 23rd Scuole, nidi e biblioteche della città
Schools, infant-toddler centres and city libraries
Book exchanges between children, schools, infant-toddler centres and libraries.Final sharing during Reggionarra
May 22-23-24, Reggio Emilia
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