Readings at the Museum

Readings in Italian and German from the works of Hermann Hesse.

Sunday readings

Sunday readings of excerpts from Hermann Hesse’s works in Italian and German, take place according to the following schedule:

October - June:
first Sunday of the month at 16.00

July - August - September:
every Sunday at 16.00

Sunday 6 September 2026
Kamala o l’arte dell’amore. Da Siddharta.
Reading: Lucilla Janssen (I), Morgan Powell (D)

Sunday 13 September 2026
"... non mi va di farle delle prediche" - Estratti delle lettere 1904-1950 da Il gioco della vita.
Reading: Simon Cattaneo (I), Torsten Korte (D)

Sunday 20 September 2026
Il poeta - Da Leggende e Fiabe.
Reading: Simon Cattaneo (I), Torsten Korte (D)

Sunday 27 September 2026
Gioco d’ombra: Poesie e un racconto.
Reading: Lucilla Janssen (I), Morgan Powell (D)

Sunday 4 October 2026
“Infanzia e gioventù attorno al 1900” – Da “Sotto la ruota”, “Peter Camenzind” e “Anima infantile”
Reading: Manuela Cattaneo (I), Marianne Niculescu (D)

ADMISSION
Single ticket CHF 10.-
Students and senior citizens CHF 8.–

Groups

For groups, readings on specific themes can be organised on request in German, Italian, French and English.

RESERVATION
T +41 91 993 37 70
info@hessemontagnola.ch

Online readings

We provide free online readings in Italian, German and English.
Read by Lucilla Janssen and Edith Salmen.

Selection of readings in English, read by Lucilla Janssen.