Animated visits

A symbol of a united and independent Italy, the Vittoriano soon became a key location in the nation’s collective imagination. But who is the architect who designed it? What models inspired it? Why are its marbles so blindingly white? These plus other questions and doubts will be resolved during an animated visit that explores the fascinating spaces of the monument, retracing its history and conducting an architectural and artistic investigation into its materials, geometries and volumes. Using a special teaching aid students will graphically process the iconic image of the Vittoriano using collage and drawing.

Vittoriano Biglietteria di Palazzo Venezia, ingresso via del Plebiscito n. 118

How do you illustrate a nation’s founding values? What words translate them in the collective imagery, making them immediately recognisable to all? This tour is devoted to a prime visual representation of the ideals of a united Italy via the Vittoriano and Museo Centrale del Risorgimento. Words such as “homeland”, “identity”, “history”, “future” and “nation” will be the starting point for a reflection on key concepts in Italian history past and contemporary, ideas that will take shape in an original poster mixing pictures, words and colours.

Vittoriano and Museo Centrale del Risorgimento Palazzo Venezia Ticket Office, entrance at Via del Plebiscito 118

In the 17th and 18th centuries, aristocratic and middle-class youth explored the Eternal City in search of ancient ruins, wonders and art treasures. They were on the famous Grand Tour, the culmination of an educational journey that often ended in Italy, Naples or Rome to be precise. Many passed through Palazzo Venezia, attracted by the archaeological finds and art objects as too the lavish parties held by the ambassadors of the Venetian Republic. This interdisciplinary tour of Palazzo Venezia rediscovers the history of travellers from times past such as Goethe, Keats and Shelley, and illustrious guests such as Mozart who played a recital here, and Antonio Canova who set up his artist’s studio in this period residence. Step by step, students paint a picture of the Piazza Venezia area, combining vistas from the past with modern-day  photographs.

Palazzo Venezia Palazzo Venezia Ticket Office, entrance at Via del Plebiscito 118

The tour will focus on telling the story of the lives of four protagonists of our Risorgimento history: Giuditta Sidoli Bellerio, Anita Garibaldi, Colomba Antonietti, and Jessie White Mario. Their exploits, their devotion to the Italian cause will be highlighted by the photos, paintings, and personal memoirs kept in the Museum. At the end of the course, participants will be able to create a description, a portrait, written or graphic, of a contemporary female figure who has an exemplary and innovative role in our society.

Central Museum of the Risorgimento

The history of costume will be at the center of this course that aims to bring children closer to the knowledge of the Palazzo Venezia picture gallery through the topicality of this theme.
Attention will be focused on the analytical observation of women's and men's dress from the 14th to the 18th century: the height of the waist, the presence or absence of a neckline, the cut of the sleeves and more will make it possible to follow the evolution of fashion over the centuries and trace the revival of lines or styles in contemporary fashion.
Details such as handkerchiefs, gloves, jewelry, and hairstyles will make it possible to discover ongoing social, cultural, religious or political trends, proving useful clues to the dating of a work of art and necessary building blocks for the historical reconstruction of an era.
In the museum rooms, students will have the opportunity to pause in front of some paintings they have chosen, for the graphic elaboration of sketches related to clothing or accessories to be assembled later in class.

Palazzo Venezia