MUSEUMS
OF ASSISI
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES
Presentation
Assisi is a city of many faces: it is an important religious centre, home town of Francis and Clare but it is also a centre rich in art and culture.
Nestled on the slopes of Mount Subasio, Assisi dominates the Umbrian Valley with its imposing Rocca Maggiore; walking along the narrow alleys of the medieval town, it is possible to admire important monuments. In addition to the two world-famous basilicas, the city boasts a large collection of arts from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and preserves remains from the Roman era: the
Forum, the Domus del Lararium and the so-called Domus di Properzio.
The museums of Assisi welcome schools of all levels, ready to discover these significant places, with several educational proposals.
Rocca Maggiore di Assisi
Activity:
Guided tour
Place:
Rocca Maggiore
Schools:
All levels
Duration:
60 minutes
Price:
90,00 € / group
Number of participants:
up to 30
This guided tour will allow kids to get to know the ancient fortress of Assisi, where important historic characters such as Barbarossa and Frederick II used to live.
Destroyed in 1198, it was rebuilt by Cardinal Egidio Albornoz; it is majestically situated on a hill, closed by walls and made up of three units built in different ages. The Cassero, the oldest, is surmounted by a tower called the keep and had several rooms on the first floor; the polygonal tower (watchtower) built by Jacopo Piccinino in the mid-1400s and finished by Pio II Piccolomini and the circular bastion next to the main entrance built by Paolo III Farnese in 1535.
A dream castle
Activity:
Animated tour
Place:
Rocca Maggiore
School:
Nursery School
Duration:
60 minutes
Price:
90,00 € / Group
Number of participants:
Up to 30
Princess Priscilla and Soldier Rodolfo will let the little visitors discover the castle through an animated guided tour. At the end of the explanation, children will be asked to carry out a series of activities related to the life of the soldiers who lived in the fortress such as a path with obstacles and a "catch the enemy" game. The children will have to show their skills and at the end they will be awarded a certificate of good soldier or good princess.
Discovering a medieval Fortress
Activity:
Guided Tour and game on the go
Place:
Rocca Maggiore
Schools:
Primary School
Middle School
Duration:
90 minutes
Price:
120,00 € / group
Number of participants:
up to 30
This educational activity will begin with a guided tour so that the children can get to know the fortress. The itinerary will start from the parade ground or entrenched camp and then get through the heart of the structure passing the guard tower; you will enter the Cassero dominated by the imposing keep and then go through a long, evocative corridor up to the polygonal tower.
During the explanation, kids will be also told about food, weapons, war machines and musical instruments used in the Middle Ages. The activity will continue with a game: children, divided into small teams, will play, solve riddles and answer tricky questions.
Roman Assisi
Activity:
Guided Tour
Place:
Roman Forum
School:
All levels
Duration:
45 minutes
Price:
90,00 € /group
Number of participants:
Up to 30
In the centre of the city of Assisi, under today's Piazza del Comune, you can visit the ancient Roman Forum. The forum is the core of a Roman city, where political, economic and religious activities take place.
The guide, thanks to monumental remains such as a terraced wall and marble pavements, the tribunal, the base of a tetrastyle temple and a portico with tabernae, and thanks to audiovisual supports, will explain the students what the city looked like at Roman times. Through the remains found in the area and displayed along the itinerary, the guide will help students understand life of Roman citizens of 2000 years ago.
Escape from the Underground
Activity:
Interactive tour
Place:
Roman Forum
Schools:
Primary School (5th Grade)
and Middle School
Duration:
60/75 minutes
Price:
120,00 € /group
Number of participants:
up to 30
The ancient square of the Roman city of Asisium is, today, an underground museum full of charm and history. In this tour, called also “escape room” activity, the guide, taking advantage of the finds and evidence in the museum, will involve the students in a game: they will be asked to solve some puzzles, which will lead them first to discover the archaeological area and then the way to escape.
Assisi Underground
Activity:
Guided Tour
Place:
Roman Forum, Domus del Larario, Domus di Properzio
Schools:
All levels
Duration:
90/100 minutes
Price:
160,00 € / group
Number of participants:
up to 20
Under medieval and Renaissance buildings, Assisi hides what is left from the ancient Roman Asisium. Our museums offer the possibility of visiting some of the best preserved archaeological areas of the city: first of all students will be able to discover the Roman square, or the forum, and then they will also admire the domus del Lararium and the so-called house of Propertius, with their rich marble and mosaic floors and refined frescoed wall decorations.
Underground Tour: the mysteries of the domus
Activity:
interactive tour
Place:
Domus del Larario, Domus di Properzio
Schools:
Primary School, Middle School, upper Secondary School
Duration:
60 minutes
Price:
90,00 € /group
Number of participants:
up to 20
Over the years, the historic centre of Assisi has revealed a fair amount of evidence from the Roman age; among these, two particularly interesting buildings stand out for their well preserved decorative features. The domus del Lararium is a Roman house dating back to the end of the Republican age and the early Imperial age; while the so-called House of Propertius is a more complex structure that lies beneath the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. Both have rich pavements, mosaics, precious marbles and frescoed walls. During the guided tour the students, individually or divided into small groups, will answer some interesting questions.
The Art Gallery of Palazzo Vallemani
Activity:
Guided Tour
Place:
Pinacoteca Comunale
Schools:
All levels
Duration:
45 minutes
Price:
90,00 € / group
Number of participants:
up to 30
The municipal art gallery is situated on the first floor of Palazzo Vallemani and preserves numerous works dating back between the 13th and 17th centuries, coming from civil and religious buildings of Assisi and the surrounding area. The works were collected after the unification of Italy to avoid the dispersal of the city's historic and artistic heritage. The main works are: a Majesty attributed to Giotto, a Madonna and Child from Perugino's workshop, a banner by Niccolò di Liberatore, a Madonna della Misericordia by Tiberio di Assisi, an Annunciation by Dono Doni and a Dying Saint Francis blessing the city by Cesare Sermei.
Hunt for details
Activity:
Guided Tour and game on the go
Place:
Pinacoteca Comunale
School:
Nursery School
Duration:
45 minutes
Price:
90,00 € / group
Number of participants:
up to 30
The children will be welcomed by painter Ottone who will tell them about some of the main characteristics of the works displayed in the art gallery: the execution technique, the characters depicted and the emotions that the images express. After attracting children's attention to one detail, Ottone will give them a series of images which they will have to place by the right paintings.
Hidden details
Activity:
Guided Tour and game on the go
Place:
Pinacoteca Comunale
School:
Primary school and Middle School
Duration:
60/75 minutes
Price:
120,00 € / group
Number of participants:
up to 30
This guided tour will introduce the children to the works in the municipal art gallery and will focus on the various styles of the artists, techniques used, iconographic details and their characters. This tour is a sort of full immersion in the arts from the Middle Ages to the seventeenth century; tour will start from the Majesty attributed to Giotto, and then continue to the room dedicated to Tiberius of Assisi, Ottaviano Nelli, Niccolò di Liberatore, Dono Doni and Cesare Sermei. Afterwards, the kids will be divided into small groups and take part in a hunt for details hidden in the works and finally they will answer some questions.
