Every first Sunday of the month the Santa Maria della Scala opens free of charge to the public: a unique opportunity to visit the museum complex and the National Archaeological Museum.
It will also be possible to participate in a guided tour at 10:30, available by reservation at the email address [email protected] at the cost of € 5.00.
The visit is reserved for a maximum of 25 participants.
Schedule of visits:
Sunday 7 June - Visit to the Fonte Gaia by Jacopo della Quercia
Sunday 5 July - Visit to the restored frescoes of the Thebaid
Sunday 2 August - Visit to the museum complex
Sunday 6 September - Visit to the restored frescoes of the Thebaid
Others Events
- 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
Poetic matter about Wisława Szymborska. Artist's pages
5 Jun 2026/5 Jun 2026Friday, June 5, the Giuliano Briganti Library and Phototheque hosts the fourth edition of Pagine d'artista, the exhibition dedicated to artists' books and book-objects created by the students of the 'Duccio di Buoninsegna' Art High School of Siena as part of the School-Work Training projects.
- Initiatives
A night at Santa Maria della Scala… the museum comes to life!
23 May 2026/23 May 2026On the occasion of the European Night of Museums, on Saturday, May 23, Santa Maria della Scala will be exceptionally open in the evening as well, until midnight (last admission at 11:15 PM), offering the public a special opportunity to experience the museum in an unusual and evocative setting.
- Initiatives
Policromia: the international festival of poetry and translation
22 May 2026/22 May 2026On Friday, May 23, the Briganti Library hosts Policromia, an international festival dedicated to poetry and the art of translation, now in its fourth edition.
- Exhibitions
Santa Maria della Scala. Architecture, projects and visions. An exhibition curated by Luca Molinari
30 May 2026/27 Sep 2026From 30 May to 27 September 2026 the Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala presents the exhibition Santa Maria della Scala. Architecture, projects and visions. An exhibition curated by Luca Molinari.
- Film screening
Documentary film MARIO VERDONE: THE CRITICAL TRAVELER
15 Dec 2024/15 Dec 2024On Sunday, December 15th at 5:00 PM, in the Italo Calvino room, the documentary film Mario Verdone: the traveling critic, by Luca Verdone, will be screened.
- Conferences
Celebrations of the 450th anniversary of the death of Cosimo I de' Medici. Study conference: "Siena, Florence, and Cosimo I de' Medici"
11 Dec 2024/12 Dec 2024On December 11 and 12, 2024, as part of the celebrations organized by the Tuscany Region for the 450th anniversary of the death of Cosimo I de' Medici, the conference "Siena, Florence and Cosimo I de' Medici" will take place in the Sant'Ansano hall.
- Exhibitions
FABRIZIO CLERICI IN THE PRINTS OF THE BRIGANTI LIBRARY. 'Signs' of friendship in the centenary of Surrealism
28 Nov 2024/28 Nov 2024On Thursday, November 28, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, a commemorative event will be held to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the official birth of Surrealism (Manifeste du Surréalisme, André Breton 1924) with a tribute to a great master of the 20th century, Fabrizio Clerici (Milan 1913-Rome 1993), a fine intellectual, graduated in architecture, and an eclectic artist, active as an illustrator, engraver, painter, set designer, and costume designer.
- Exhibitions
A ritrovar la Diana
17 May 2025/25 May 2025From May 17th to 25th, the exhibition A ritrovar la Diana at the Magazzini della Corticella raises awareness among young people about water issues and Siena's water-related heritage, with works created by students. The initiative is part of the "Siena and Water" project.
- Exhibitions
WE, YOU, THE OTHERS. Together along the paths of art
6 May 2025/18 May 2025From May 6 to May 18, 2025, the Santa Maria della Scala will host the exhibition WE, YOU, THE OTHERS. Together along the paths of art, curated by the Cooperativa Riuscita Sociale and the Caselli Institute of Education.
