From an idea by Cristiano Leone, curated by Michela Eremita and Chiara Valdambrini, Out of the Box is a curatorial experiment that invites the public during three distinct appointments, from February to December 2025, to explore the heritage of the museum complex with fresh eyes, to rediscover the works as living presences, capable of generating new readings over time and in the millennial space of Santa Maria della Scala. Freeing masterpieces from the storage, overturning established perspectives thanks to an internal scientific and curatorial committee of the complex, unusual juxtapositions will be proposed, aiming to open new opportunities for reflection. The event focuses on the dialogue between the past and contemporaneity, exploring unprecedented connections between the works of the historical collection and that of contemporary art, through the works of Domenico (Mimmo) Paladino, Alfredo Jaar, and Olivo Barbieri.
THE APPOINTMENTS
Domenico (Mimmo) Paladino, Head
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Bartolomeo Bulgarini, Virgin and St. John the Lamenting, cross heads
Presentation
Friday, February 28, 2025 | 12:00 PM
Chapel of the Mantle
Alfredo Jaar, Newsweek
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An Etruscan terracotta urn
Olivo Barbieri, Siena 2002
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The view of the Duomo
Locations
Others Events
- Initiative
Nights of Archaeology 2025
15 Jul 2025/31 Jul 2025As every year, the National Archaeological Museum takes part in the Nights of Archaeology, promoted by the Tuscany Region, with free night openings, educational activities, and guided tours.
- guided tour
Exploring the water pathways within the museum
16 Jul 2025/17 Sep 2025The guided tours titled “Water Paths at Santa Maria della Scala” return to the Museum.
- Exhibition
Golgotha | On Portraying a Mountain
12 Jun 2025/7 Sep 2025From June 12 to September 7, 2025, Francesco Carone presents Golgotha | On Portraying a Mountain at Santa Maria della Scala. The exhibition is part of the Raggioverde 2025 program curated by Michelina Eremita.
- Exhibition
Path to the sky by Jacob Hashimoto
22 May 2025/30 Sep 2025From May 22 to September 30, 2025, the Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala Foundation presents the exhibition Jacob Hashimoto. Path to the Sky, curated by Raphaëlle Blanga, an expert in modern and contemporary art.
- Initiative21 Jun 2025/22 Jun 2025
- Initiative
European Archaeology Days
13 Jun 2025/15 Jun 2025The Santa Maria della Scala museum complex will take part in the European Archaeology Days from June 13 to 15.
- Initiative
Mother's Day at the Museum
10 May 2025/10 May 2025On the occasion of Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, all mothers along with their children will enter the museum free of charge.
- Exhibition
CONSTELLATIONS. Italian Art 1915 – 1960. From the collections of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Cesare Brandi
17 Oct 2024/30 Mar 2025The exhibition explores Italian art between the two world wars and the early '60s, featuring works by great masters and Sienese artists, offering new perspectives on the collecting practices of the time.
- Events
Finissage of the exhibition 'Paper Garden. Thread and line: grafts, assemblages, diary-books
6 Jun 2025/6 Jun 2025To mark the closing of the exhibition, on Friday, June 6, we are organizing a finissage featuring several events throughout the day.
- presentations
Presentation of the Volume "The Collection of Etruscan Coins at the National Archaeological Museum of Siena"
27 May 2025/27 May 2025The volume retraces the history of the coin collection of the National Archaeological Museum, highlighting its main sources and the find contexts within the Siena area.
