In the morning there are classes for five hours, given by professors from well-known Italian universities.

Cultural lectures of academic standard are centered on Italian language, literature, visual arts, society and politics.

The early hours in the afternoon are assigned to personal research. The Lab’s books, newspaper and video libraries are accessable as well as the multi-media library of the Cineteca del Friuli.

The afternoon is devoted to creative workshops (botteghe) that are led by professionals in archaeology, theatre, music, videocinema, photography, design, pottery, cabaret and journalism.

Evenings are dedicated to the viewing of the most significant contemporary Italian films, which are critically analised during the morning classes.

There are special events, parties, sports facilities and performances, in cooperation with local groups and associations.

These allow for further discussion of themes being researched with the expertise of leading figures of Italian and foreign culture (e. g.: Michelangelo Antonioni, Cesare Zavattini, Pupi Avati, Istvan Szöts, Mario Monicelli, Alida Valli, Edoardo Sanguineti, Mario Luzi, Paolo e Vittorio Taviani, David Maria Turoldo, Souleymane Cissé, Renzo Arbore, Fabrizio De André, Carlo Sgorlon, Fulvio Tomizza, Predrag Matvejevic, Romano Prodi, Derrik De Kerckhove, Alfonso Sabella, Khalida Toumi Messaoudi, Margherita Hack, Gherardo Colombo, Don Luigi Ciotti, Sergio Zavoli).

Movie screening with Cineteca del Friuli: "Cinema sotto le stelle" (in an open-air movie theatre), with leading figures of Italian and international cinema (Mario Monicelli, Giuseppe Piccioni, Luca Bigazzi, Mimmo Calopresti, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Franco Piavoli, Francesco Bruni, Dante Spinotti, Mario Brenta, Giuseppe De Santis, Pupi Avati, Alida Valli, Cesare Zavattini, Lina Sastri).
Theatre workshop (Laura Curino).

In collaboration with Colorado Film-Telepiù: Il cerchio (1996). Gemona. Piccola Atene (1998).

Performance of cabaret, "commedia dell’Arte" and narrative theatre (Marco Paolini, Silvio Castiglioni, Roberto Citran, Claudia Contin).
Musikas (1991); performance of Lina Sastri (1994); Attraversando attraversando. Viaggio teatrale nel mondo dei Celti (with Giancarlo Previati, 2001); Virus (2002), Wargames (2003) and 70 Vallanzasca (2005) and Mai love of Garabombo delle risse (Domenico Ferrari and Alessandro Pozzetti); Poco mossi gli altri bacini, concert of Avion Travel (2003). Telai of Laura Curino (2005).
Music concerts with choirs and musicians from Friuli.