The series returns to the Museum #IncontriallaScala: Thursday, December 18 at 5:30 PM, in the Sant'Ansano Hall, the book will be presented Medioevo che crea. Innovating, inventing, experimenting in Italy from the 10th to the 14th centuries, edited by Franco Franceschi, Paolo Nanni and Gabriella Piccinni, published by Laterza.
Joining the authors: Mario Prignano, journalist and essayist, and Roberta Mucciarelli, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Siena.
The volume offers an innovative reading of the Middle Ages between the 10th and 14th centuries, showing how this period, often considered static and backward, was instead characterized by creativity, innovation and experimentation. From the organization of cities and the landscape to economic structures and financial instruments, and through cultural and social phenomena, the book tells the story of a dynamic and surprising Middle Ages, thanks to the contributions of the leading experts in Italian and international medieval studies.
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Others Events
- Initiatives
Closing of the exhibition “Paper Garden. The thread and the mark: grafts, assemblages, diary-books”
6 Jun 2025/6 Jun 2025On the occasion of the exhibition's closing, on Friday, June 6 we are offering a finissage made up of several moments throughout the day. The artist will be present at the finissage.
- Exhibitions
"Oh Good!" by Moustapha Cessay at the Briganti Library
24 Sep 2025/31 Oct 2025On the occasion of the fifth edition of the Festival Voci Migranti, the Biblioteca e Fototeca Giuliano Briganti hosts from 24 to 31 October the work Oh Good! by the artist Moustapha Cessay, created as part of the project Le Valigie Digitali.
- Presentations
Fausto Melotti. In Lightness | A tribute to Italo Calvino
20 Sep 2025/20 Sep 2025Saturday, 20 September 2025, at 4:30 PM, at the Sala Sant’Ansano, the presentation of the book Fausto Melotti. In Lightness | A Tribute to Italo Calvino, edited by Michelina Eremita and published by Silvana Editoriale, will be held.
- #MeetingsAtLaScala
#IncontriallaScala- Museology and perception. From the contemplation of beauty to the aesthetic experience
18 Sep 2025/18 Sep 2025Thursday, September 18 at 5:30 PM, the Santa Maria della Scala hosts a new event in the #IncontriallaScala series, dedicated to the presentation of the book Museology and Perception. From the contemplation of beauty to the aesthetic experience, written by Domenico Piraina and Maurizio Vanni and published by Pacini Editore.
- Initiatives
Bright-Night returns to Santa Maria della Scala. Stands, talks, research walks, guided tours and music
26 Sep 2025/26 Sep 2025The Bright-Night 2025 of the University of Siena returns on Friday, September 26 inside the museum complex.
- Events
Siena Comics For Kids. The comics festival at the museum!
3 Oct 2025/5 Oct 2025At Santa Maria della Scala, from October 3 to 5, 2025, the fifth edition of Siena Comics For Kids will take place, the comics festival dedicated to children and young people.
- Initiatives
OPEN ARCHIVES WEEK – 11th edition
18 Oct 2025/26 Oct 2025From 18 to 25 October 2025, the Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala is participating in the eleventh edition of the Open Archives Week, the event promoted by Rete Fotografia to highlight and raise awareness of the photographic heritage preserved in Italian archives.
- Presentations
Presentation of the book “Vita mia. Japan 1943. Memories of an Italian girl in a prison camp” by Dacia Maraini
30 Jan 2025/30 Jan 2025Thursday, 30 January 2025 at 6:00 PM, in the Italo Calvino hall, we host the writer Dacia Maraini who presents the book Vita mia. Giappone 1943. Memorie di una bambina italiana in un campo di prigionia (Rizzoli, 2023), in the week in which Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated.
- Conferences
Public conversation Santa Maria della Scala and its future with Architect Luca Molinari
21 May 2025/21 May 2025On Wednesday, May 21, in the Italo Calvino hall, architect Luca Molinari will speak with representatives of Odile Decq, Studio LAN and Hannes Peer to present the design competition for the restoration and enhancement of over 18,000 sq m of the Museum Complex. The goal is to strengthen its cultural and educational mission.
- Initiatives
At the museum: rehearsals of Regeneration Opera by Amat
9 Oct 2025/10 Oct 2025In October the museum hosts the workshops of the project Supporting the Horizon and the rehearsals of Regeneration Opera, an AMAT initiative for the training of young musicians. The project involves schools and the museum's workshops, promoting the regeneration of the theatre audience.
