Learn about the life of one of the most important figures in Italian and world literature and his relationship with Florence: Dante Alighieri. Dante’s House Museum (Casa di Dante) has been recently entirely renovated with a technological and multimedia set up inaugurated in June 2020 through which visitors can discover the life and works of Dante. The museum is located in the complex of medieval buildings that housed the Alighieri houses, near the Torre della Castagna off via del Corso, so the museum thus combines the tradition of a historic site with the innovation of the rearrangement.
Inside his house, the visitor will meet Dante as a man, Dante as a soldier, Dante as a politician, Dante as a Poet and his Florence. A multisensory journey guided by the most advanced technologies such as immersive rooms, video mapping and virtual reality are used to get to know Dante, father of the Italian language and author of the Divine Comedy.
The highlight of the visit is Room 7 - The Divine Comedy and the immersive show “Love that moves the sun and other stars” created with the patronage and contribution of the National Committee for the celebrations of 700 years since Dante Alighieri’s death – Dante 2021 – Mibact.
Upon entering the room, the visitor enters an evocative environment, isolated from the outside world, designed for a truly immersive experience in the three canticles of the Comedy. It is here that the emotional peak of the visit is reached: with the lights off, a large book in the room will reproduce Dante’s journey through an effective video-mapping projection.