At the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia (Rome) via a La macchina del tempio, an innovative project of artistic video projections designed to offer the public a multisensory experience capable of interweaving history, art and technology. The initiative was created thanks to funding from the Lazio Region, the Ministry of University and Research and the Ministry of Culture under the public notice “DTC - Intervention 2 - Research and development of technologies for the enhancement of Cultural Heritage - Lazio Innova,” with the aim of enriching the museum narrative and strengthening the link between the institution and the territories of origin of its collections.
The project proposes a narrative within the spaces of the villa and the Temple of Alatri, a 19th-century reconstruction of an Etruscan-Italic temple datable between the 3rd and 2nd centuries B.C. created by museum founder Felice Barnabei. This architectural element, located in one of Villa Giulia’s gardens, becomes the starting point for a journey through time that leads the viewer to discover the ancient cities of Vulci and Alatri.
The narrative starts from a contemporary flight over these territories and then traces their historical transformations, from the most ancient age to Romanization, thanks to the collaboration with the Municipality of Alatri and its civic museum and with the Municipality of Montalto di Castro through the Vulci Archaeological Park. The centerpiece of the initiative is the large videomapping show that animates the Renaissance facade of Villa Giulia’s central courtyard. On an area 26 meters wide and 16 meters high, a thirty-minute-long projection takes shape, telling the story of the villa and Villa Poniatowski, another important building part of the museum complex, and presenting some of the masterpieces housed in the collections, such as the famous Sarcophagus of the Bride and Groom and the Pyrgi foils. The experience, enhanced by original music, blends lights, images and sounds to transform architecture into a narrative device, engaging the viewer in a narrative that goes beyond mere visual enjoyment.
The intent of The Temple Machine is to complement and expand the museum visit, offering new keys and contexts for understanding the works and artifacts on display. The projection in the Temple of Alatri and the one on the walls of the villa act as two complementary moments: the first dedicated to the re-enactment of ancient Etruscan cities, the second to the history of the museum and the treasures it preserves, creating an interweaving of past and present that restores the complexity of the historical events related to the territory of Lazio.
The initiative also includes a calendar of extraordinary openings. The public will be able to attend the shows starting Saturday, Oct. 4, and on the following Saturdays of the month (Oct. 11, 18 and 25), with regular screenings from 8 to 10:30 p.m. On these evenings, the museum will remain open until 11 p.m., offering visitors the opportunity to prolong the experience and learn more about the collections.
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| Videomapping and history: at Villa Giulia (Rome) the experience "The Temple Machine" |
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