Mr. Daniele Lucchini, the duly licensed tour guide working as The Mantova Guide, holds a university degree in literature; he is also a linguist and a scholar of history and art.
He has prepared the permanent set-up of the XV century Barbara of Brandenburg's missal and of the ancient Roman coins collection at the Francesco Gonzaga Museum in Mantua; still, he has arranged a few exhibitions of contemporary painting in the town centre.
He has also written some software to deal with cultural heritage.
With express reference to English language, he has edited and translated into Italian works by:
If you think he may be the right person for your discovery of Mantua and Sabbioneta, do not hesitate to contact him soon.
He has written and edited several books related to history and literature. With specific reference to Mantua and Sabbioneta, he has published in the Finisterrae series the following volumes:
- Una noia splendida. Dizionario letterario di Mantova, 2005;
- Ascesa e declino di una capitale. Storia di Mantova nelle pagine di chi ne ha scritto, 2008;
- Relazioni degli ambasciatori veneti da Mantova, 2010;
- 🇬🇧 Rise and fall of a capital. The history of Mantua in the words of them who wrote about it, 2013;
- Il duca e la città. Appunti dal II convegno internazionale di studi su Vespasiano Gonzaga, 2013;
- Nel soldo di Roma. Monete romane del museo Francesco Gonzaga di Mantova, 2016;
- Carteggio tra Giulio Romano e Federico II Gonzaga, 2017;
- Testi di Virgilio a Mantova nei secoli XV e XVI, 2023.
- Jack London (Il nemico del mondo, 2008),
- Patrick Pearse (Sono l'Irlanda, 2022),
- Seumas O'Kelly (Teatro vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3, 2022-2024).
And he has published a monographic study on the lyrics of Dolores O'Riordan (Parole di una star riluttante, 2021).