Sunday, May 10, on the occasion of Mother's Day, all mothers accompanied by their sons and daughters can visit the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex for free.
The museum will be open from 10:00 to 19:00, with last admission at 18:15.
Others Events
- Exhibitions
To Find Diana Again
9 May 2026/17 May 2026From May 9 to 17, at the Magazzini della Corticella, it will be possible to visit the exhibition “A Ritrovar La Diana”, now in its 22nd edition.
- Guided tours
The water routes at the Santa Maria della Scala
After the large turnout, the guided tours "Water Routes at Santa Maria della Scala".
- Initiatives
WE SHOW OUR FACES. Artists' books for the Constitution
20 May 2026/20 May 2026Wednesday, May 20, at the Giuliano Briganti Library, the concluding event of the project Ci mettiamo la faccia. Artist books for the Constitution, created with the female and male students of the “Duccio di Buoninsegna” Art High School of Siena, is scheduled.
- Initiatives
Words on the move. The Festival of Italian and the languages of Italy
23 Apr 2026/23 Apr 2026Santa Maria della Scala is taking part in the 2026 edition of “Parole in cammino – Festival of Italian and the Languages of Italy”, scheduled in Siena from April 21 to 24.
- Events
April 30 at the museum: events, concerts and exhibitions for International Jazz Day
30 Apr 2026/30 Apr 2026Santa Maria della Scala is pleased to host April 30 a special day dedicated to the International Jazz Day,
- Exhibitions
DOUBLE MEANING 4. THE INK AND THE COLOR
28 Feb 2026/12 Jun 2026The Giuliano Briganti Library and Phototheque renews its appointment with the DOPPIO SENSO biennial, the collective exhibition of artist's books now in its 4th edition, titled INK AND COLOR.
- Guided tours
Artists Speak - visit to the exhibition DOPPIO SENSO 4. INK AND COLOR
18 Apr 2026An exclusive opportunity to view and browse the artist books of DOPPIO SENSO together with the curators and some of the artists in the exhibition, to discover the sources of inspiration and the great masters of the past who have guided their research
- Guided tours
Guided tours of the restored frescoes of the Thebaid
21 Mar 2026/6 Jun 2026The Santa Maria della Scala museum complex, in collaboration with the Society of Executors of Pious Provisions in Siena – E.T.S., offers a series of visits dedicated to discovering the cycle of Thebaid frescoes, recently restored and reopened to the public.
- Inaugurations
Vecchietta at Santa Maria della Scala. A new vision for the museum complex
25 Oct 2025/3 May 2026A 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
“Il Pittor de lo Spedale”: students from the Art High School as exceptional guides at the museum
20 Mar 2026/20 Mar 2026On Friday, March 20, the students of Class 5B, Two-Dimensional Figurative Arts will welcome visitors and accompany them in discovering the places connected to the figure of Lorenzo di Pietro, known as il Vecchietta, protagonist of the day entitled “The Painter of the Hospital”.
