Guided tour of the exhibition "Rome in coin. Art and power in the history of the Eternal City"

The activity offers a guided tour of the exhibition section Roma in moneta. Arte e potere nella storia della città eterna, hosted in Sala Zanardelli. Divided across three venues, the exhibition project uses coins as key tools to reconstruct crucial moments in the history and culture of Rome, bringing them into dialogue with artworks, paintings, sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, installations, and artifacts of material culture.
At Vittoriano, the tour accompanies visitors on a discovery of the role that coin production played in the modern and contemporary ages. Among the most prominent works on display are the Messale della Rovere illuminated by Jacopo Ravaldi, a masterpiece of 15th-century illumination (Turin, State Archives); the Portrait of Pope Alexander VII Chigi by Gianlorenzo Bernini (Rome, Gallerie Nazionali d'Arte Antica); and Untitled by Maurizio Cattelan, which concludes the narrative on the European present.

LOCATION: Entrance of Vittoriano, Ara Coeli side

This tour costs 5€. The cost of the tour is in addition to the price of the entrance ticket to VIVE. We remind you that entrance tickets are free for visitors under 18 and cost only 4€ for those between 18 and 25. To participate in the tour, it is necessary to book and purchase your ticket at least 2 days in advance by clicking here. We kindly ask you to arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start of the tour.
For further information, please contact the education team by sending an email to: vi-ve.edu@cultura.gov.it

For information on the exhibition and the cost of the integrated ticket, which allows access to all three sections of Rome in coin. Art and power in the history of the Eternal City, visit the website: https://vive.cultura.gov.it/en/rome-coin-art-and-power-history-eternal-city

The tour will be conducted in Italian.