Guided tours

This journey through time visits the salons of Palazzo Venezia and the Vittoriano terraces on a voyage through our collective historical memory. Through VIVE it will retrace the key moments in Italian history, from the Risorgimento to Italian Unification and from the Fascist period to the founding of the Republic. This pluralistic and multifaceted narration mixing history and memory develops interaction between different disciplines, from anthropology to architecture, art and the cinema, nurturing our contemporary imagination.
The class will be provided with a conceptual map for the reworking of the contents illustrated in the classroom.

Palazzo Venezia and the Vittoriano Palazzo Venezia Ticket Office, entrance at Via del Plebiscito 118

A visit to the Vittoriano is an unmissable experience for anyone keen to explore Italian history and art. The complex was developed in 1878 to honour Italy’s first King Victor Emmanuel II and the whole Risorgimento process. Since 1921 it has housed the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and other historical Italian remembrances. Those attending enter through the monumental gateway on Piazza Venezia, climb to the Altar of the Fatherland and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and see the equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II. They will gasp at the size of Piazzale del Bollettino and the Sommoportico before then reaching the spectacular Panoramic Terrace to enjoy a unique view of the city of Rome.

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

For centuries the residence of Popes, cardinals, ambassadors and artists, Palazzo Venezia is a majestic Renaissance mansion set in the heart of Rome. Few, or perhaps none, of the city’s other buildings condense such a wealth of history, art and culture. The guided tour enters a complex of loggias, walkways and gardens containing precious plants and species, breathtakingly sized rooms and masterpieces dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

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

Palazzo Venezia is a symbol of the Roman Renaissance for its architectural forms inspired by the work of Leon Battista Alberti, its sculptural and painted decorations, such as the frescoes in the Sala delle Fatiche di Ercole, and for the great historical figures who have passed through its entrance. The visit is a journey through the Rome of the times and allows students to breathe in the atmosphere of this historic residence: Pope Paul II’s passion for collecting, the public festivities for carnival, Cardinal Domenico Grimani’s extraordinary library and the visits by great intellectuals such as Pietro Bembo and Erasmus.

 

 

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

Spectacles, newspapers, red shirts, swords, paintings, puzzles and photographs. On this route the remarkable collection of the Museo Centrale del Risorgimento becomes a map illustrating the ideals and figures who gave rise to the fight for a united and independent Italy. A story become reality, from Mazzini’s republican dream to Garibaldi’s campaigns, the strategic alliances of the Kingdom of Sardinia – driven by Cavour and Victor Emmanuel II – to the conclusion of World War I.

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

The tour takes participants on a discovery of the incredible variety of techniques in the museum, a ride through an animated encyclopedia of artistic practice. An immersion in material culture will bring participants closer to medieval wooden sculpture, tempera on panel and oil on canvas painting, fresco and pastel techniques, and then tackle the techniques of terracotta, bronze casting, and marble sculpture in the Lapidarium.

Palazzo Venezia

A history of religious, domestic and military art and culture through a narrative of the use of metals, ductile materials bent to the humblest uses as well as sumptuous decorations. The tour will touch on religious works of capital importance such as the Lunetta dei Palli, a selection of small bronzes, fine table silverware and finally the Odescalchi Armory, with hunting and tournament weapons from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Between devotion and decoration, the art of receiving and the art of war.

Palazzo Venezia