{"id":32647,"date":"2022-07-18T11:25:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T09:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/archive\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:42:33","slug":"archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/archive\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCHIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;10&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652952815691{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: rgba(165,119,4,0.08) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(165,119,4) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652952839482{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>INFORMATION<\/h4>\n<p><strong class=\"fs_big lh_medium\">This section is devoted to tools for analytical research, consisting in a historical archive, a library and a photographic library.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"fs_big lh_medium\">The page also hosts all of the publications produced directly by the Opera della Metropolitana to further scholarship and research into the monumental complex in its entirety, including the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistry, the Museum and all of the invaluable historic, cultural and artistic treasures entrusted to its care.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652957409785{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Archivio-foto-iniziale.jpg?id=31465) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"uppercase font-w900 m_bottom_30\">Historical Archive<\/h3>\n<div class=\"p_big m_bottom_30\">\n<p>L\u2019Archivio Storico, appena ristrutturato, <strong>conserva la documentazione prodotta dall\u2019Opera della Metropolitana nel corso delle sue varie attivit\u00e0<\/strong>: l\u2019edificazione della Cattedrale, l\u2019estrazione marmo e lo sfruttamento del territorio, la gestione dei beni immobili, la contabilit\u00e0, le forniture di materie prime e altro ancora. Il fondo storico \u00e8 quindi di fondamentale importanza per la storia del patrimonio artistico-architettonico della citt\u00e0 di Siena, e non solo, poich\u00e9 custodisce al suo interno la documentazione relativa alla Fabbrica della Cattedrale e a tutti gli affari gestiti dalla Fabbriceria senese, gi\u00e0 a partire dai primi anni del XIII secolo. <strong> Il documento pi\u00f9 antico custodito \u00e8 un atto notarile datato maggio 1085<\/strong>; vi troviamo poi un <strong>importante fondo musicale<\/strong>, costituito da una notevole quantit\u00e0 di partiture di musica sacra e una <strong>preziosa collezione di libri corali<\/strong>. The archive benefits from a specific analytical tool entitled L&#8217;archivio dell&#8217;Opera della Metropolitana di Siena, an inventory edited by S. MOSCADELLI, Munich Bruckmann, 1995 (Die Kirchen von Siena. Beiheft, 1).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\">.thegem-button-69deb90bd7849548 .gem-button svg {fill: #a57704;}.thegem-button-69deb90bd7849548 .gem-button:hover svg {fill: #f1f2f4;}<\/style><div class=\"gem-button-container gem-button-position-inline thegem-button-69deb90bd7849548    \"  ><a class=\"gem-button gem-button-size-small gem-button-style-outline gem-button-text-weight-normal gem-button-border-2\" data-ll-effect=\"drop-right-without-wrap\" style=\"border-radius: 0px;border-color: #a57704;color: #a57704;\" onmouseleave=\"this.style.borderColor='#a57704';this.style.backgroundColor='transparent';this.style.color='#a57704';\" onmouseenter=\"this.style.borderColor='#a57704';this.style.backgroundColor='#a57704';this.style.color='#f1f2f4';\" href=\"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Inventario-Archivio-Moscadelli.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download inventory<\/a><\/div> [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652689233116{padding-right: 100px !important;padding-left: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652957418337{background-image: url(https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/arcblocc3.jpg?id=31472) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652687636769{background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1752154949150{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"brand font-w700 m_bottom_10\"><span style=\"color: #a57704;\">Openings to the public of the Historical Archive<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The archive is open to the public <strong><span style=\"color: #a57704;\">from 09.00 am to 1.00 pmand from 1.30 pm to 04.30 pm from Monday to Thursday.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The archive will be closed from 15 to 22 July 2025 and from 13 to 22 August 2025. From 15 to 26 September, access to the study room will be possible only by appointment, in the afternoon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">To make the most of our service offering research guidelines, we strongy advise you to make an appointment with a member of the archive&#8217;s staff by writing to <span style=\"color: #a57704;\"><a class=\"font-w600\" style=\"color: #a57704;\" href=\"mailto:archivio@operaduomo.siena.it\">archivio@operaduomo.siena.it<\/a><\/span> or by calling us on <strong>+39 0577 283048 (extension 5)<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The entire catalogue of the musical fund of the Opera della Metropolitana di Siena is available online on the RISM platform[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\">.thegem-button-69deb90bd79001169 .gem-button svg {fill: #a57704;}.thegem-button-69deb90bd79001169 .gem-button:hover svg {fill: #f1f2f4;}<\/style><div class=\"gem-button-container gem-button-position-inline thegem-button-69deb90bd79001169    \"  ><a class=\"gem-button gem-button-size-small gem-button-style-outline gem-button-text-weight-normal gem-button-border-2\" data-ll-effect=\"drop-right-without-wrap\" style=\"border-radius: 0px;border-color: #a57704;color: #a57704;\" onmouseleave=\"this.style.borderColor='#a57704';this.style.backgroundColor='transparent';this.style.color='#a57704';\" onmouseenter=\"this.style.borderColor='#a57704';this.style.backgroundColor='#a57704';this.style.color='#f1f2f4';\" href=\"https:\/\/opac.rism.info\/metaopac\/search.do?methodToCall=selectLanguage&#038;Language=en&#038;SearchType=\" target=\"_blank\">Consult the catalogue here<\/a><\/div> [vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"uppercase font-w900 m_bottom_30\">Library<\/h3>\n<div class=\"p_big m_bottom_30\">\n<p>The current library was formed chiefly in the early years of this century on the basis of the <strong>Enzo Carli Collection<\/strong> which that celebrated Sienese and Pisan art historian&#8217;s children donated to the Opera della Metropolitana in September 2000. The <strong>body of the collection consists in specialist works on the history of Siena and its Cathedral and on Sienese art, in particular of the medieval and Gothic periods<\/strong>, as well as a considerable number of monographs on artists of the most recent avant-garde movements and a large selection of texts on art criticism and on iconography. The collection comprises some <strong>12,000 titles<\/strong>and is complemented by a photographic library containing roughly 11,000 black-and-white prints depicting works of art from many different areas and eras. In its determination to maximise its documentary collections&#8217; potential and to promote the public&#8217;s acquaintaince with them, the Opera della Metropolitana has subscribed to the Servizio Bibliotecario Senese (SBS), the Sienese Library Service:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\">.thegem-button-69deb90bd79825993 .gem-button svg {fill: #a57704;}.thegem-button-69deb90bd79825993 .gem-button:hover svg {fill: #f1f2f4;}<\/style><div class=\"gem-button-container gem-button-position-inline thegem-button-69deb90bd79825993    \"  ><a class=\"gem-button gem-button-size-small gem-button-style-outline gem-button-text-weight-normal gem-button-border-2\" data-ll-effect=\"drop-right-without-wrap\" style=\"border-radius: 0px;border-color: #a57704;color: #a57704;\" onmouseleave=\"this.style.borderColor='#a57704';this.style.backgroundColor='transparent';this.style.color='#a57704';\" onmouseenter=\"this.style.borderColor='#a57704';this.style.backgroundColor='#a57704';this.style.color='#f1f2f4';\" href=\"http:\/\/onesearch.unisi.it\/primo_library\/libweb\/action\/search.do?vid=39SBS_V1\" target=\"_blank\">Consult the catalogue here<\/a><\/div> [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652688267779{padding-right: 100px !important;padding-left: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652687636769{background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1655195392063{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"brand font-w700 m_bottom_10\"><span style=\"color: #a57704;\">Openings to the public of the Library<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The library is open to the public<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #a57704;\">from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Monday, Thursday and Friday<\/span> and<span style=\"color: #a57704;\">from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">To make the most of our service offering research guidelines we strongy advise you to make an appointment with a member of the library&#8217;s staff by writing to <span style=\"color: #a57704;\"><a style=\"color: #a57704;\" href=\"mailto:biblioteca@operaduomo.siena.it\">biblioteca@operaduomo.siena.it<\/a><\/span> or by calling us on <strong>+39 0577 283048 (extension 6)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652688577820{background-image: url(https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Biblioteca.jpg?id=31380) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"uppercase font-w900 m_bottom_30\">Photographic Library<\/h3>\n<div class=\"fs_big\">\n<p>The Opera della Metropolitana&#8217;s collection of photographs relating to the <strong>works of art in its ownership<\/strong> consists chiefly in black-and-white or colour photographs on paper. The collection also includes a digital image section. For reproduction rights, please write to <a class=\"font-w600\" href=\"mailto:verdoliva@operaduomo.siena.it\">verdoliva@operaduomo.siena.it<\/a> or call us on +39 0577 283048<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652688267779{padding-right: 100px !important;padding-left: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652688852348{background-image: url(https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fototeca.jpg?id=31384) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652687636769{background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656408112024{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"brand font-w700 m_bottom_10\"><span style=\"color: #a57704;\">Openings to the public of the Photographic Library<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Photographic Library may be consulted from <strong>Monday to Friday by prior arrangement only.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">For further information please write to <a href=\"mailto:biblioteca@operaduomo.siena.it\"><span style=\"color: #a57704;\">biblioteca@operaduomo.siena.it<\/span><\/a> or call us on +39 0577 530032 (extension 6).<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;10&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652952815691{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: rgba(165,119,4,0.08) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(165,119,4) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32647","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32647"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34077,"href":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32647\/revisions\/34077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/operaduomo.siena.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}