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 5 July 2026
Le trasformazioni di Piktor
Reading: Manuela Cattaneo (I), Morgan Powell (D)

Sunday 12 July 2026
Taccuino veneziano, brani da Dall’Italia
Reading: Simon Cattaneo (I), Torsten Korte (D)

Sunday 19 July 2026
Il sogno e la poesia, da Leggende e fiabe
Reading: Lucilla Janssen (I), Morgan Powell (D)

Sunday, 26 July 2026
In Giardino
Reading: Simon Cattaneo (I), Torsten Korte (D)

Sunday 2 August 2026
Un capitolo di igiene artistica, da L’arte dell’ozio
Reading: Simon Cattaneo (I), Torsten Korte (D)

Sunday 9 August 2026 (17.00 at the Church Sant’Abbondio in Gentilino)
Reading on the 64th anniversary of the death of Hermann Hesse
The voice of simplicity – Hesse tells the story of Francis of Assisi
Reading: Antonio Ballerio (I), Ernst Süss (D)

Sunday 16 August 2026
La poesia del viaggio: con HH attraverso l'Italia settentrionale. Brani da Dall’Italia
Reading: Lucilla Janssen (I), Marianne Niculescu (D)

Sunday 23 August 2026
Bergamo e San Vigilio, 1913. Brani da Dall’Italia
Reading: Lucilla Janssen (I), Morgan Powell (D)

Sunday 30 August 2026
Nei giorni torridi vagavo per i villaggi e i boschi di castagni. L’estate nella seconda patria, il Ticino.
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.