Giacomo Levi saves the Scrovegni Chapel

Activity description:

The educational laboratory Giacomo Levi Civita saves the Scrovegni Chapel will introduce students to the figure of the Jewish lawyer from Padua Giacomo Levi Civita, who lived in Padua between the 19th and 20th centuries: starting from the vision of the video installation “Generation goes, generation comes ”, created ad hoc for the Museum of Jewish Padua, will delve deeper into this important personality who was responsible for safeguarding the Scrovegni Chapel. The documents for the acquisition of the current UNESCO property by the Municipality of Padua will therefore be shown

Goals:

Learn about the local history of the city of Padua

Understanding the value of Giacomo Levi Civita's contribution in the process of acquisition of the Scrovegni Chapel by the Municipality of Padua

Get closer to the history of the Jewish Community of Padua through the story of one of its members