Sensory and accessible routes

The tour invites visitors to discover the history of the Palace and its collections through an itinerary that uses sensory experience as a means of understanding and interpreting cultural heritage. As they move through the museum rooms, participants are guided on an exploration that stimulates bodily perception and emotional engagement, transforming the visit into an immersive and engaging experience.

The itinerary unfolds through the exhibition rooms of Palazzo Venezia, creating a continuous dialogue between visitors and the works on display. Sculptures and marble artefacts are explored through tactile activities, allowing participants to gain a deeper understanding of their forms, surfaces, workmanship and material qualities.

The activity is designed to foster an in-depth understanding of the monument through direct contact with materials, surfaces and architectural forms, complemented by interpretative tools and contextual information.

A guide specialising in museum accessibility engages visitors in a sensory exploration of the spaces and works of the Vittoriano. The tour begins at the Art Nouveau gate overlooking Piazza Venezia and continues to the base of the equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II, where participants discover the physical characteristics of Botticino marble and the stories depicted in its decoration.

From here, the tour moves on to a spatial exploration of Piazzale del Bollettino, framed by the curved form of the Sommoportico, before concluding with the tactile exploration of the block of rock from Monte Grappa.

A tactile tour designed for families, offering an opportunity to discover the Lapidarium of Palazzo Venezia through inclusive, multisensory and participatory forms of engagement.

The tour takes place in the evocative setting of the upper loggia overlooking Pope Paul II’s secret garden and guides participants in discovering the Lapidarium.

The experience offers participants the opportunity to explore the artefacts through direct contact with surfaces, reliefs, volumes and ornamental details, encouraging a deeper perception of the material and sculptural qualities of the works. Tactile exploration is accompanied by a narrative that connects the artefacts with their original historical context, reconstructing the circumstances surrounding their creation and use, as well as their subsequent rediscovery.

For many centuries the residence of popes, cardinals, ambassadors and artists, Palazzo Venezia is an ancient and majestic Renaissance residence in the heart of Rome. Few buildings in the city—perhaps none—embody such a rich heritage of history, art and culture.

Led by a specialised Deaf museum educator, the tour focuses on the building’s austere and imposing façades, reminiscent of the walls of an ancient fortress, before revealing a complex of rooms, walkways and gardens, with rare plants and botanical species, as well as masterpieces dating from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. Leaving the traffic of the city behind, visitors are guided through an experience poised between wonder and contemplation.

A guided tour in LIS – Italian Sign Language, led by a specialised Deaf guide, is dedicated to the Vittoriano, the monument in the heart of Rome dedicated to Victor Emmanuel II, the first King of Italy.

Participants are guided through the history, art and architecture of the Vittoriano, exploring the historical reasons behind its construction and its transformation into a symbol first of unified Italy, then of republican Italy, and today into a place deeply rooted in the collective imagination.

The tour concludes at the spectacular Panoramic Terrace, offering a unique view over the city of Rome.

A journey to understand how Italy became a united and independent nation and to discover its heroes, from Giuseppe Mazzini to Giuseppe Garibaldi, from Count Cavour to Victor Emmanuel II.

The tour in LIS – Italian Sign Language, led by a specialised Deaf museum educator, guides participants through the rooms of the Central Museum of the Risorgimento, reconstructing this period of Italian history through a selection of significant objects: from one of the earliest Italian tricolour flags, sewn by the patriot Giuditta Bellerio Sidoli, to Garibaldi’s famous jeans