Page Montessori Materials In this section you will find highlights of the history of the materials, the story of the first manufacturers, how the materials changed over the years and the people who helped to design them. Memorable are the drawings and photos of those early materials.
News Virtual Study Tour At the AGM on 11-13 April 2025, AMI were delighted to launch a virtual tour through Maria Montessori's study. Narrated AMI's Head of Legacy Joke Verheul as if she was Maria Montessori herself, the tour invites the viewer to take in the beautifully curated and ...
Page Home The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) was founded by Maria Montessori in 1929 in order to continue her work and ensure the Montessori approach remained relevant for future generations. To this end, the AMI Montessori Archives has been established to ...
News Maria Montessori Film Journalists, documentary makers, and filmmakers seek support and collaboration to create more authentic and compelling works reflecting Maria Montessori’s influence. One example in 2024 was the release of the film Maria Montessori, A New Woman by director Léa ...
News Universality and Permanence Mario Montessori Junior described the power and influence of the movement over the years on the occasion of AMI's 60th birthday. It still rings all very true.From a presentation by Mario Montessori Junior to the Irish Society, in 1989, originally published in ...
News Helen Henny Gifts Painting of Maria Montessori Aged 13 Helen Henny, great-granddaughter of Maria Montessori, entrusted to AMI's care the oil painting of the young Maria at age 13. Helen's was an incredible gesture, and AMI is deeply honoured.
News Maria Montessori, Bach Auditorium Amsterdam, 1950 On March 1, 1950, Maria Montessori lectured in Amsterdam’s Bach auditorium and spoke on the “early years” at the invitation of the Dutch National Montessori Association and the Association "De Amsterdamse Montessori School". The lecture was recorded by Dutch r...
News Book Release: The Montessori Approach to Music One of the (many) brilliant aspects of Montessori education is that it includes an integrated approach to Music. We are delighted to announce the publication of the title “Montessori Approach to Music” with key contributions from Maria Montessori, Mario M. Mon...
News Maria Montessori Interview Today, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Maria Montessori's birth, we are sharing exclusive archival footage of an interview with Maria Montessori upon her return to Italy after the years spent in India (1947). In the garden setting we also see Mario...
News Inscription on Maria Montessori's Grave On 6 May 1952, Maria Montessori died unexpectedly and peacefully in Noordwijk, a small town on the Dutch coast. A citizen of the world, she had asked to be buried wherever she died — which is why you will find her grave in Noordwijk. Many Montessorians when “d...
