Venice Plague Tour - Lazzaretti and Quarantine
Art as Ex-Voto
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After her postgraduate studies in Art History at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice and at the University of Padua, Sara took up the charming road of restoration, getting her professional license at the Venetian Institute for Cultural Heritage (IVBC), again in Venice. This dual path between Art History and Art Conservation enabled her to deepen her expertise in the artistic techniques and the modern conservation methodologies of the cultural heritage. She owns a restoration laboratory where she operates on oil paintings on canvas and polychromed wood sculptures. The passion for her country and for the city of Venice has prompted her to research on particular themes, such as the Venetian painting of the XVIII century and the Venetian villas in the mainland countryside. She is authentically fond of museums and churches, too. Spending some time with her in Venice means getting to know the magnificent artistic heritage that is spread throughout the city. Guests are generally fascinated by her descriptions about how Venetians were able to mount a huge gilded ceiling, to stretch the largest paintings in the world, to move monumental columns from one side to the other of the Mediterranean Sea, to patiently position thousands of mosaic tiles. She is mother of two young children, and she does know that each family member has different needs. She boasts more than 10-year-long experience in museum education. Therefore, she accompanies with pleasure families that visit Venice, who are for her a stimulating challenge.

Tullia is a native of the Southern Venetian lagoon and graduated from the University of Padua with Majors in Art History of the Veneto region and in the Russian avant-garde. She has been leading tours since 2013. Tullia leads art history walks in Venice and in nearby Padua, the fascinating city of Giotto’s frescos. Her approach to guiding tours is involve visitors in the narrative of the walk by engaging their natural curiosity about the place and the subject. She enjoys working with families and sharing Venice with children.

Federica is a 2005 graduate of the University of Gorizia (Italy) with a degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences, a branch of Political Sciences. Later she decided to follow her real passion for history bt earning a PhD in European Modern History at Rome's “La Sapienza” University in 2008. From 2008 through 2011, she collaborated with the Education Department of the Municipality of Venice for the project entiltled “Educational Itineraries” (“Itinerari educativi”) where she personally created artistic and historical itineraries about Venice. In 2009, she received her Tour Guide license for Venice, passing the examination in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Federica was born and raised in Venice and loves to show her city to curious travelers from around the world.
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