Centro internazionale di fotografia Scavi Scaligeri

About the museum

The Scavi Scaligeri area lies beneath the Cortile del Tribunale, near Piazza Erbe, the Torre dei Lamberti and the Arche Scaligere. The excavations, carried out between 1981 and 1983, reconstructed the evolution of the area from the foundation of the Roman city in the mid-1st century BC until the construction of the palace of Cansignorio della Scala (1350–1364): residential buildings and a Roman temple, a street with a sewer, domus, a Lombard cist tomb and a medieval tower house.

Over the centuries the area was partly abandoned, turned into a kitchen garden and a cemetery, then reorganised by the Della Scala family, lords of Verona from 1277 to 1387. From the 19th century the Scaligeri palaces and the palace of the Mercato Vecchio housed the courthouse and the magistrates’ court (Pretura), which remained there until the last decade of the 20th century. The restoration, designed by the architect Libero Cecchini, gave life to the Centro Internazionale di Fotografia in 1996.

The centre, run by the Municipality of Verona and part of the Musei Civici circuit, presents exhibitions devoted exclusively to photography, set within an archaeological route. It has a photographic collection begun in 1997 with a donation from Douglas Kirkland, which has grown to about 600 images, to which the Lanfranco Colombo fund of about 400 artists’ prints was added in 2005.

Highlights

• Archaeological area beneath the Cortile del Tribunale with a temple, street and Roman domus
• Lombard cist tomb and medieval tower house
• International photography exhibitions along an archaeological route
• Photographic collection including the Lanfranco Colombo fund

Permanent exhibition

• Area archeologica degli Scavi Scaligeri – Route among the remains of a temple, a street with a sewer and Roman domus, a Lombard cist tomb and a medieval tower house, with panels and virtual reconstructions.

Founded

1996

Operated by

Comune di Verona

Admission & discounts

The prices shown are those of the current exhibition (Dorothea Lange); prices may vary with each exhibition. Tickets are also available online via Vivaticket. Admission is free, among others, for Aster guides, journalists and licensed tourist guides with ID, and ICOM members.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The centre is accessible to people with disabilities with assistance; a lift provides access to the archaeological area and the exhibition route.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The centre lies inside the ZTL (limited traffic zone) of the historic centre. Motorway exits: A22 Verona Nord, A4 Verona Sud.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check

Bookshop and bag storage; library service.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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