Guided tours

A journey through time that crosses the halls of Palazzo Venezia and the terraces of Vittoriano, a path through collective historical memory. Through VIVE, participants retrace the salient moments of Italian history: from the Risorgimento to the unification of Italy, from the twenty years of Fascism to the birth of the Republic. A multiple, plural narrative, between history and memory, that develops the interaction between different disciplines, from anthropology to architecture, from art to cinema to nourish our contemporary imagination.
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For many centuries, Palazzo Venezia was the residence of popes, cardinals, ambassadors, and artists. It's an ancient and majestic Renaissance palace in the heart of Rome. Few buildings in the city, perhaps none, hold a similar wealth of history, art, and culture. The guided tour leads the class through a complex of loggias, walkways, and gardens with precious plants and essences, as well as monumental halls and masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century.

Palazzo Venezia is a symbolic place of the Roman Renaissance, known for its architectural forms inspired by the work of Leon Battista Alberti, its sculptural and pictorial decorations—like the frescoes in the Hall of the Labors of Hercules—and the great historical figures who passed through its doors. The tour is a walk through Rome of that era and allows you to experience the atmosphere that once filled this historic residence: Pope Paul II's passion for collecting, the popular celebrations of Carnival, Cardinal Domenico Grimani's extraordinary library, and the visits of great intellectuals like Pietro Bembo and Erasmus of Rotterdam.

A visit to the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, or the Vittoriano, is an unmissable experience for anyone wishing to delve deeper into Italian history and art.Conceived in January 1878 in honor of the first King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel II, and the entire Risorgimento process, the complex has, since 1921, housed the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and other memorials to our history. Participants enter through the monumental gate on Piazza Venezia, come up to the Altare della Patria and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, observe the equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II and are left breathless by the sheer size of the Piazzale del Bollettino and the Sommoportico.

Eyeglasses, newspapers, red shirts, swords, paintings, puzzles, and photographs: the extraordinary collection of Museo Centrale del Risorgimento becomes a map that illustrates the ideals and figures who brought to life the struggle to create a united and independent Italy. Starting from the objects on display, it's possible to reconstruct a long history that spans from Mazzini's republican dream to Garibaldi's campaigns, from the strategic alliances of the Kingdom of Sardinia—orchestrated by Cavour and Victor Emmanuel II—up to the conclusion of the First World War.

A history written in invisible ink: that is the story of the women who contributed to the unification of Italy. In this guided tour through the museum's halls, their presence emerges powerfully through extraordinary figures like Giuditta Bellerio Sidoli, Anita Garibaldi, Colomba Antonietti, and Jessie White. These women courageously participated actively in the Risorgimento process, taking on different yet consistently decisive roles. The tour reconstructs their story, offering a new and in-depth look at a fundamental chapter of Italian history, told through objects, portraits, and documents preserved by the museum to fully grasp the value and strength of their little-known but crucial commitment.