Kicking off guided tours and lectures to discover Rome's historic villas and parks

A series of lectures and guided tours in Rome’s historic villas and parks promoted by Roma Capitale, Assessorato alla Cultura, Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, entitled Le ville raccontano (The villas tell) will start on May 3. A series of free events related to specific themes of green culture and landscape, to learn about and explore the heritage of Rome’s historic villas.

Guided tours will be conducted by art historians and archaeologists from the Capitoline Superintendency who will accompany the public to discover little-known places and stories in the capital’s most important parks or inside buildings now transformed into valuable museum venues.

The first meeting will be dedicated to "The Places of Food in Villa Borghese. The history of banquets and banquets held in the Villa from the 17th to the 19th century; the other meetings will lead to the discovery of the Casino dell’Aranciera, now the Bilotti Museum, the house-museum of Pietro Canonica and the Casina delle Civette of Villa Torlonia by tracing the history of its transformations.

The lecture series will kick off on June 7 at the Casino dell’Orologio in Villa Borghese, a historic building of particular architectural merit from the late 18th century that overlooks Piazza di Siena. Scholars and experts from the Capitoline Superintendency but not only will be involved, invited to enhance and promote Rome’s historic villas: topics will cover various specific themes of green and landscape culture, such as the use of water in historic gardens, their literary and public perception, design choices, special features of furnishings and patrons: from Villa Glori and the Sculpture Park, to the artist’s studios of Villa Borghese, from the basement of the Orangery to the story of the role of water in Roman gardens between the 15th and 16th centuries, from the history of Villa Corsini to the singular “furniture” affair of Villa Sciarra on the Janiculum.

The new cycle is part of Patrimonio in Comune, the Capitoline Superintendency’s program of cultural and educational proposals aimed at promoting knowledge of Rome and its historical and cultural heritage and developing an active citizenship aware of the city’s history and beauty.

PROGRAM

Guided tours
Venue: Villa Borghese and Villa Torlonia

May 3, 11:00 a.m.
The Places of Food in Villa Borghese. The history of Borghese banquets and banquets, curated by Sandro Santolini

May 10, 11:00 a.m.
History and transformations of the Casino dell’Aranciera at Villa Borghese, edited by Ileana Pansino

May 31, 11:00 a.m.
Classical mythology in the sculptures of Villa Borghese, curated by Angela Napoletano

Sept. 13, 11 a.m.
Museums of Villa Torlonia: from the Swiss Hut to the Museum of the Casina delle Civette, curated by Gaia Dammacco

Oct. 18, 11 a.m.
Pietro Canonica’s travels to the East; an artist’s atelier in the heart of Villa Borghese, curated by Carla Scicchitano

Lectures
Venue: Casino dell’Orologio in Villa Borghese

June 7, 4 p.m.
Villa Glori and the Sculpture Park, curated by Alessandra De Romanis and Costantino D’Orazio

June 14, 4:30 p.m.
Artist studies at Villa Borghese between the 19th and 20th centuries, curated by Sandro Santolini

Sept. 13 , 4:00 p.m.
Presentation of the volume “Regilla, light of the house - The Triopio epigraphs on the Appia Antica,” edited by Angela Napoletano, Sandro Santolini, Paolo Re,Tommaso Serafini

October 4, 4:00 pm
Water in Roman gardens between the 15th and 16th centuries: fountains, nymphaeums and deceptions, edited by Alessandro Cremona

Oct. 11, 4 p.m.
The undergrounds of Villa Borghese, edited by Angela Napoletano

Oct. 25, 3:30 p.m.
A delight within a delight: the Villa Corsini from refined residence among antiquities to scenic access of the Villa Doria Pamphilj, curated by Mara Minasi and Elda Scoppetta

Nov. 8, 3:30 pm
Furnishing a villa: the Wurts and Villa Sciarra at the Gianicolo, curated by Alessandra De Romanis.

For guided tours, reservations are required. For the lectures, admission is free subject to availability.

060608 (active daily 9 a.m.-7 p.m.)

For info visit www.museiincomuneroma.it

Pictured is the Casina delle Civette. Photo by Sovrintendenza Capitolina

Kicking off guided tours and lectures to discover Rome's historic villas and parks

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