European Day of Languages 2025
InformaTION
WHEN
Sunday, September 21, 2025
HOURS
Outside: see program
Inside the museum: at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.
AGE
3 years and up
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Free admission to the museum with reservations required starting September 15.
WHERE
Inside the museum, in the bookshop and in the green area
The event
On Sunday, September 21, Explora, Rome’s Children’s Museum, will once again host the European Day of Languages, promoted by the European Commission in Italy.
From 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., admission to Explora will be free, with many creative workshops led by cultural institutes, embassies, and associations.
This day, established by the Council of Europe in 2001 and celebrated every year across the continent, is an opportunity to promote the cultural and linguistic heritage of the continent, to raise awareness among citizens of the wide range of languages spoken in Europe (over 200), and to encourage people of all ages to learn languages.
ENTRANCE RESERVATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.
The program
In the outdoor area and in the bookshop
- A journey among pirates – ages 6-11
Creative activity organized by the Czech Center in Rome and the Embassy of the Czech Republic
Hours: 11:00, 12:15, 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m.. - With Peter Pan between dreams and words – ages 6-11
Creative bilingual reading activity organized by the Romanian Academy in Rome
Hours: 11:00, 12:15, 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m.. - Let’s read Peter Pan – ages 6-11
Irish language workshop dedicated to J.M. Barrie’s masterpiece, organized by the Embassy of Ireland in Italy
Hours: 10:30, 11:15, 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.. - Multiple languages for reading – ages 3-5
In French and Spanish – Meetings and readings for traveling between cultures: Peter Pan among shadows, pirates, and crocodiles, curated by UNINT – University of International Studies in Rome and NpL – Nati per Leggere
Hours: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.; 2:00 p.m.; 5:30 p.m. – Reservations required from September 15.
In the outside area, there’s also a European Commission stand in Italy to get kids and adults interested in EU projects.
In the museum
- Conversations with Tinker Bell – ages 6 and up
Italian Sign Language activities conducted by the Il Treno33 Social Cooperative
(continuous cycle from 10:30 to 11:30, from 12:30 to 13:30, from 15:30 to 16:30, and from 17:30 to 18:30) - Shadows of Peter Pan – ages 6 and up
Activity dedicated to shadow puppetry conducted by the Hungarian Academy in Rome
(continuous cycle from 10:30 to 11:30, from 12:30 to 13:30, from 15:30 to 16:30) - L- Avventuri ta’ Peter Pan f’ Malta – ages 6 and up
Creative workshop on the adventures of Peter Pan led by the Embassy of Malta in Italy
(continuous cycle from 10:30 to 11:30, from 12:30 to 13:30, from 15:30 to 16:30, and from 17:30 to 18:30) - P for Peter Pan, P for Poland: the letter that isn’t there – ages 6 and up
Polish language activities led by the Polish Institute in Rome
(continuous cycle from 10:30 to 11:30, from 12:30 to 13:30, from 15:30 to 16:30, and from 17:30 to 18:30) - My friend Peter Pan – ages 6-7
Greetings and introductions led by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Italian Republic
(continuous cycle from 10:30 to 11:30, from 12:30 to 13:30, from 15:30 to 16:30, and from 17:30 to 18:30) - The Fantastic World of Peter Pan – ages 3–11
Learning new words in German—Activity dedicated to the German language to learn about the world of fairy tales, led by the Österreich Institut in Rome
(continuous cycle from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Durante le attività sono previste riprese foto e video.