BERGAMO
From October 3 to 19, the 23rd edition of BergamoScienza returns, with this year’s theme being “In-Formation. From quanta to life”
October 11, 9:00 PM, CULT! Auditorium Piazza Libertà
Conference-show for schools: How quantum is the cosmos
With Marco Ciuchini, theoretical physicist and member of the INFN Executive Board, Paola Verrucchi, researcher at CNR – Institute of Complex Systems, INFN and University of Florence, Massimo Pietroni, professor at the University of Parma and INFN researcher, Bianca Mastromonaco, actress, Stefano Bezziccheri, pianist, and Danilo Rossi, violist.
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FERMO
From October 16 to 19, FermHAmente, the science communication festival of Fermo, returns. This year’s theme will be “Frontiers.” At the San Domenico Auditorium, INFN will also be present with a stand curated by INFN Game and numerous board games.
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FERRARA
From September 26 to December 10, the second edition of the project “Ferrara delle Scienze” will take place, an initiative created by the University of Ferrara to promote scientific dissemination in an accessible, engaging, and inclusive way.
October 5, 4:00 PM, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna
Conference: Light and time at the Rizzoli. History of science, digital innovation, and accessibility in the former monastery of San Michele in Bosco.
With Paola Foschi, vice president of the Deputation of Homeland History for the Provinces of Romagna, Manuela Incerti, UniFe, and Anna Maragno, INFN
October 6, 5:00 PM, Sala Agnelli, Ariostea Library, Ferrara
Presentation of the project
October 22, 5:30 PM, Sala della Musica, Church of San Paolo, Ferrara
Conference: Caravaggio between light and time
With Francesca Cappelletti, director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome
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LUCCA
From October 29 to November 2 2025, Lucca Comics & Games returns — the largest European festival dedicated to comics, games, and entertainment. The INFN will take part with a rich program of initiatives designed for all ages: from INFN Kids activities, aimed at younger visitors, to science-themed board games developed by INFN Game.
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NIZZA MONFERRATO
On Friday, October 17, at the Foro Boario in Nizza Monferrato, a day entirely dedicated to the festival “Nizza è Scienza” will take place, which this year will have the theme “Artificial Intelligence. Microchips: the gray gold.”
October 17, 11:30 AM, Foro Boario, Nizza Monferrato
Seminar: AI. What it is, how it was born, and how it works
With Dario Menasce, INFN Turin
October 17, 2:30 PM, Foro Boario, Nizza Monferrato
Round table on the topic of AI
With Marco Battaglieri, INFN Genoa, Massimo Caccia, INFN and University of Insubria, Federica Legger, University of Ferrara, Simone Natale, University of Turin, Angelo Rivetti, INFN and University of Turin, and Nadia Pastrone, INFN Turin
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GENOA
From October 23 to November 2, the 23rd edition of the Genoa Science Festival will be held, with this year’s theme “Intertwining.”
October 23 / November 2, Scuola di Robotica, Genoa
Workshop: Stars on Earth
Curated by INFN – Padua Division and the University of Padua – Department of Physics and Astronomy. In collaboration with the National Agency for the Deaf, Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Hollman Foundation, EU Project ChETEC-INFRA, Universidad Diego Portales
October 23 / November 2, Palazzo della Borsa, Sala delle Grida, Genoa
Exhibition: The cosmos in a leap. Atoms, quanta, technological revolutions
Interactive exhibition curated by INFN in collaboration with the University of Naples Federico II
October 24, 9:00 PM, Palazzo Ducale, Sala del Maggior Consiglio, Genoa
Conference-show: Whispers from the Universe. The echo of gravitational waves
In collaboration with INFN, INAF, EGO and ET Italy, with Alessandro Cardini, INFN, Federica Govoni, INAF, and Antonio Zoccoli, president of INFN and ICSC. Music by Giulia Tagliavia, pianist and composer.
October 25, 6:00 PM, Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere, Genoa
Scientific storytelling theater: Messages from the Universe. Stories of gravitational waves and other cosmic voices
Curated by INFN, in collaboration with Le Nuvole
October 27 / November 2, Palazzo Ducale, Munizioniere
Workshop: Physics worth licking your whiskers over
Curated by Physics4Teenagers. In collaboration with INFN – Pavia Division and the University of Pavia – Department of Physics.
October 28, 11:00 AM, Palazzo Ducale, Sala del Maggior Consiglio, Genoa
Meeting: The Asimov Prize. Building scientific culture together
In collaboration with INFN – scientific committee of the Asimov Prize. With Katalin Karikó, Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023 and University of Pennsylvania, Marco Crescenzi, University of Tor Vergata, Silvano Fuso, author and editorial board member of La Chimica nella Scuola, Giovanni Gallucci, INFN, and Francesco Vissani, INFN and founder of the Asimov Prize.
October 28, 6:00 PM, Galata Museo del Mare, Auditorium, Genoa
Lectio Magistralis: We are stardust. The origin of the elements that form the world
In collaboration with INFN. With Alba Formicola, INFN, and Lucia Votano, INFN
October 31, 6:30 PM, Palazzo Ducale, Sala del Maggior Consiglio
Meeting: Deep Blues. Listening to the ocean depths
In collaboration with INFN and CNR – Institute of Polar Sciences. With Carla Distefano, INFN, Giorgio Riccobene, INFN, and Virginia Sciacca, CNR
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SCHIO
From October 11 to 26, the eighth edition of the Alto Vicentino Science Festival 2025 returns, with the INFN Padua Division renewing its participation.
October 25, 4:30 PM, Lanificio Conte, Schio
Conference: CERN. The HiLumi Project and the Future with FCC
With Patrizia Azzi, UNIPD and INFN Padua
October 25, 4:30 PM, Lanificio Conte, Schio
Conference: The PIP-II Project at Fermilab
With Rocco Paparella, INFN Milan
October 26, 4:15 PM, Sala Calendoli, Schio
Conference: The second quantum revolution. How quantum theory is changing technology
With Simone Montagero, UNIPD, University of Ulm, and INFN Padua
October 26, from 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Palazzo Toaldi Capra, Schio
Escape Room: Cosmic Messengers. A signal to decode
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SETTIMO TORINESE (TURIN)
From October 5 to 12, the 13th edition of the Festival of Innovation and Science in Settimo Torinese will take place, a unique event combining communication, hands-on experience, and dialogue. This year’s theme will explore “Balance” in scientific, technological, social, and ethical contexts.
October 9, 6:00 PM, Arduino Civic Library, Moncalieri
Conference: The balance of the Universe. The laws and constants of physics 150 years after the meter convention
With Angela Sardi, INRiM, and Alba Zanini, INFN and Associazione Kòre
October 12, 4:00 PM, Archimede Library, Settimo Torinese
Conference: Chasing flashes, gamma rays, and gravitational waves to understand the Universe
With Luca Latronico, INFN, Francesco Massaro, UniTO, and Patrizia Caraveo, SAIt president. In collaboration with the Yes You STEM project
October 12, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Piazza Campidoglio, Settimo Torinese
INFN stand at the Science Village
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TURIN
The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.” In this context, the Academy of Sciences of Turin organizes a series of conferences “A Century of Quantum Mechanics,”scheduled for October 15 and 16, to celebrate this extraordinary theory.
October 15, 2:45 PM, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Seminar: “Hopes and fears”: the birth of quantum mechanics
With Vincenzo Barone, Academy of Sciences of Turin, UPO and INFN
Thursday, October 16, 3:30 PM, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Seminar: Quantum imaging and sensing: present and future
With Milena D’Angelo, UniBa and INFN
Thursday, October 16, 4:45 PM, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Seminar: Schrödinger’s cat goes underground: will we unveil the secret of the wave function collapse?
With Catalina Curceanu, INFN
Thursday, October 16, 6:15 PM, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Seminar: The Universe: the greatest quantum mechanics experiment
With Massimo Pietroni, UniPr and INFN
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