Halloween at the National Museum of Science and Technology

From 24 October to 1 November 2026, the Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology is celebrating the spookiest festival of the year with a packed programme for adults, children and families. With virtual reality, creative workshops and scientific experiments, visitors will be able to enjoy an immersive experience filled with mysteries, inventions and spine-tingling stories.

During the the weekend of 31 October and 1 November, all visitors are invited to take part in period costume or as spooky Halloween characters to join the special guided tour The Secrets of the Museum.

Among the main attractions and new features:

• Ghost Emergency (Virtual Zone): a virtual reality adventure for seasoned ghostbusters armed with proton packs and P.K.E. detectors, as they hunt down ghosts across New York and San Francisco.
• Workshops focusing on pumpkins (iLAB Leonardo): activities such as making fabric pumpkins from recycled materials or painting on a wall using the fresco technique.
• Biodiversity and invisible inks: microscope experiments to create monstrous creatures (iLAB Genetics) and making ghost ink using kitchen ingredients (iLAB Food).
• Chemistry and programming: demonstration experiments and colour changes (iLAB Chemistry) or creating interactive mazes using Makey Makey boards (Tinkering Zone).
• For younger children (aged 3–6): The Playlab Atelier is staging “The sky in the room”, a sensory workshop featuring soft lighting and overhead projectors, where you can create your own constellation of monsters and witches.

📅 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND TIMETABLE

First weekend: Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October

• iLAB Tinkering Zone | Drawing with spooky shadows (Ages 8 and over, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 10:00, 11:30, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00
• Atelier Playlab | The Sky in the Room – Halloween Special (3–6 years, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 10:30, 12:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30
• iLAB Genetics | The strange quirks of biodiversity (Ages 7 and over, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 11:30, 15:30, 17:00
• iLAB Power Supply | Ghost Inks (Ages 7 and over, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 14:00, 17:00

Second weekend: Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November

• Tinkering Zone | Scary mazes (Ages 9 and over, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 10:00, 11:30, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00
• iLAB Chemistry | Special effects: Spooky Halloween (Ages 9 and over, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 10:00, 11:30, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00
• Guided Tour | The Secrets of the Museum (Ages 7 and over, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 10:15, 14:00, 17:00 (We recommend coming in fancy dress))
• Atelier Playlab | The Sky in the Room – Halloween Special (3–6 years, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 10:30, 12:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30
• iLAB Leonardo | Woven pumpkins or fabrics made from pumpkins? (Ages 8 and over, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 11:30, 15:30
• iLAB Leonardo | Painting-worthy pumpkins (Ages 8 and over, 1 hour)
  • Hours: 14:00, 17:00
• Virtual Zone | Ghost Emergency (Ages 12 and over, 1 hour, max. 8 participants)

ℹ️ USEFUL INFORMATION

• Where: Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology, Via San Vittore 21, 20123 Milan.
• Opening hours: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm (last admission one hour before closing time).
• Ticket prices:
  • Whole: 13,00 €
  • Reduced: 8,00 €
  • The ticket allows you to enter and leave as you please on the same day.
• Workshop bookings: The activities in the workshops and the Playlab are included in the admission ticket, but it is You must book them online when purchasing a ticket (booking fee: €1).
• Ticket office and information online
• How to get there:
  • Underground: M2 and M4 (S. Ambrogio station)
  • Buses: Line 50 (Museo della Scienza stop), Lines 96 and 97 (S. Ambrogio stop)