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Sunday at Santa Maria della Scala

Every first Sunday of the month the Santa Maria della Scala opens free of charge to the public. An opportunity to visit the museum complex and the National Archaeological Museum.

Inaugurations

Vecchietta at Santa Maria della Scala. A new vision for the museum complex

A little more than six hundred years after the birth of Lorenzo di Pietro, called il Vecchietta (Siena, 1410–1480), the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex has decided to reorganize some of its rooms starting from the figure of the artist who worked there most extensively.

Initiatives

Photography Readings - In-depth seminar “Gianni Berengo Gardin the photographer of reality”

15 Mar 2026
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15 Mar 2026

Sunday, March 15 at 5:30 PM, in the Italo Calvino Hall, the museum dedicates an important event to Gianni Berengo Gardin curated by Fulvio Merlak, Honorary President of FIAF.

Initiatives

Photography Readings - 5th edition

14 Mar 2026
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15 Mar 2026

After the great success of recent years, on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, 2026, Letture di Fotografia returns to the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex in Siena, the event entirely dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary photography, now in its fifth edition.

Exhibitions

Photography Readings – Exhibition SHARED VISIONS

14 Mar 2026
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15 Mar 2026

During the Letture di fotografia event, in the Italo Calvino hall, the collective photographic exhibition Visioni Condivise, curated by the Siena Foto Club, will be on display.

Initiatives

Museum in motion. Sport, music and tastings

5 Mar 2026
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5 Mar 2026

On the occasion of the Siena Sport Experience event, which culminates with the Strade Bianche 2026, on Thursday, March 5 the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex will be open exceptionally from 9:15 PM to midnight.

Exhibitions

DOUBLE MEANING 4. THE INK AND THE COLOR

28 Feb 2026
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12 Jun 2026

The Giuliano Briganti Library and Photo Archive renews its appointment with the DOPPIO SENSO biennial, the group exhibition of artist's books now in its 4th edition, entitled INK AND COLOR.

Exhibitions

Metamorphoses of the Sacred - Works in dialogue with Siena

20 Feb 2026
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30 Aug 2026

From 20 February to 30 August 2026, the former stable of the Santa Maria della Scala Museum Complex hosts the new reinstallation of the exhibition Metamorphoses of the Sacred by Teodora Axente, with a selection of 14 works.

Presentations

Press conference - Santa Maria della Scala Old Hospital Foundation

20 Feb 2026
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20 Feb 2026

Friday, 20 February 2026, at 11:00, in the Italo Calvino Hall, the Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala Foundation is organizing a press conference, open to the public.

Initiatives

Valentine's Day at Santa Maria della Scala: art is experienced as a couple

14 Feb 2026
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14 Feb 2026

On Saturday, February 14 we celebrate Valentine's Day with a special initiative in the spirit of love and sharing, open to all couples: lovers, friends, relatives, partners, life companions or simply adventurers.

Events

Siena delivers checkmate

11 Feb 2026
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15 Feb 2026

From February 11 to 15, the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex hosts Siena fa Scacco Matto, a series that intertwines chess, culture, art and artificial intelligence, transforming the game into a lens for interpreting the present.

Initiatives

FMSchool at Santa Maria della Scala: a month of training and research

4 Feb 2026
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4 Mar 2026

Santa Maria della Scala hosts the first month of FMSchool, the training and artist residency program promoted and organized by Fondazione Musei Senesi, which from February 4 welcomes in Siena the ten participants selected for the artist residencies Acqua che cura and Acqua che lavora.