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 28 September 2025
L’ingresso sul suolo italiano mi procurò un senso di gioia, brani da Dall’Italia 

Reading: Simon Cattaneo (Italian) and Torsten Korte (German)

Sunday 5 October 2025
La ricchezza della vita. Riflessioni e poesie tra estate e autunno
Testi tratti da Incanto e disincanto del Ticino e volumi di poesie

Reading: Manuela Cattaneo (Italian) and Marianne Niculescu (German)

Sunday 2 November 2025
Sulla vecchiaia. Brani da La maturità rende giovani
Reading: Manuela Cattaneo (Italian) and Morgan Powell (German)


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.

 

With the support of Bank Julius Baer and Repubblica e Cantone Ticino DECS-Swisslos.

 

Luccilla Janssen

Morgan Powell

Marianne Niculescu