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Online tour of Mario Praz House Museum with poet Valerio Magrelli

digital · 2026-04-27

The new edition of 'Scegli il Contemporaneo – Ti racconto Roma', curated by Senza titolo – Progetti aperti alla Cultura, runs online until December 31, 2020. It features 9 events: 6 video narrations on social media and 3 remote workshops via classroom. The first video, released December 10, takes viewers inside the Casa Museo Mario Praz, guided by poet and translator Valerio Magrelli. The museum, acquired by the Italian State in 1986, holds over 1,200 objects collected by the anglicist Mario Praz. Other narrations, led by reporter Valerio Millefoglie, involve artists, illustrators, and writers including Claudio Morici, Marco Raparelli, Dj Baro, Chiara Rapaccini, Alessandro Piangiamore, and the duo Mook (Carlo Nannetti and Francesca Crisafulli). Filmmaker Domenico Catano directs the videos. Digital workshops curated by Zelda De Lillo engage children and families in contemporary art through visual and audio stimuli, with exercises and direct experimentation. Participation requires booking via email.

Key facts

  • Event runs online until December 31, 2020
  • Curated by Senza titolo – Progetti aperti alla Cultura
  • 9 events: 6 video narrations and 3 remote workshops
  • First video released December 10, 2020
  • Casa Museo Mario Praz acquired by Italian State in 1986
  • Museum contains over 1,200 objects
  • Valerio Magrelli is a poet, writer, translator, and French literature professor at Roma Tre University
  • Workshops curated by Zelda De Lillo for children and families

Entities

Artists

  • Valerio Magrelli
  • Valerio Millefoglie
  • Claudio Morici
  • Marco Raparelli
  • Dj Baro
  • Chiara Rapaccini
  • Alessandro Piangiamore
  • Carlo Nannetti
  • Francesca Crisafulli
  • Domenico Catano
  • Zelda De Lillo
  • Mario Praz

Institutions

  • Senza titolo – Progetti aperti alla Cultura
  • Casa Museo Mario Praz
  • Italian State
  • Roma Tre University
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Rome
  • Italy

Sources