Vittoriano
Tactile itineraries
VIVE offers inclusive tactile itineraries led by specialised educators, so that you can share a learning experience based on all the senses, not just sight.
Tactile experience at Palazzo Venezia: the Lapidarium
The tour leads into the upper loggia of Pope Paul II's secret garden to discover the Lapidarium: 120 marble works, from the classical age to the Renaissance, many of them found in the early 20th century in the area of Piazza Venezia. Through the tactile experience, visitors learn about the history of these marbles – from their discovery to their arrival at Palazzo Venezia – their volumes and decorations in a fascinating immersive narrative. The layout was developed in collaboration with UICI – the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired – to make VIVE increasingly accessible and inclusive.
WHEN
Saturday July 22, 10.30 am
WHERE
Palazzo Venezia
MEETING POINT
the entrance to Palazzo Venezia, Via del Plebiscito 118
Tactile experience at Vittoriano
An expert guide in museum accessibility will engage visitors in sensory explorations of the Vittoriano's spaces and works. The tour starts at the Liberty-style gate on Piazza Venezia, continues with the base of the equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II, to discover the physical characteristics of botticino marble and the stories depicted. From there, it leads to the spatial knowledge of the Piazzale del Bollettino, bordered by the curvilinear form of the Sommoportico, to the exploration of the Monte Grappa rock block. The trail was also developed in collaboration with UICI - Unione Italiana Ciechi e Ipovedenti (Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired) to make VIVE increasingly accessible and inclusive.
WHEN
Saturday 5 August 10.30 am
WHERE
Vittoriano
MEETING POINT
Vittoriano entrance, Ara Coeli side
Tactile experience at the Central Museum of the Risorgimento
Do you want to understand how Italy became a united and independent nation? Or learn more about its heroes, from Giuseppe Mazzini to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Count of Cavour and Victor Emmanuel II? Then this is the experience for you. The path leads us through the galleries of the Central Museum of the Risorgimento and enables us to learn more about this period of national history: through the tactile experience of marble busts and bronze sketches and by listening to sources, stories, anecdotes and musical pieces we can reconstruct the appearance and clothing of the leading figures and the whole context of that time.
WHEN
Saturday 9 September 10.30 am
WHERE
Vittoriano
MEETING POINT
Vittoriano entrance, Ara Coeli side
