Stanze della Memoria

About the museum

The Stanze della Memoria were inaugurated on 27 January 2007 and retrace the history of Siena and its territory from the beginning of the 20th century to the Liberation, through the years of Fascism, war and the partisan struggle.

The venue is the so-called Casermetta on Via Malavolti, which in 1943-1944 housed the political police of the Italian Social Republic. This link with the events of those years gives the place a particular significance and makes the route an opportunity to reflect on the civic history of the city.

The museum is spread over two floors, with a teaching room and twelve rooms that combine enlarged photographs, information panels, films and spoken narratives. The first floor is devoted to the origins of Fascist squadrism, the establishment of the dictatorship, the building of consensus, the repression of dissent and the racial laws; the second illustrates the main episodes of the war and the struggle for Liberation.

Highlights

• Route through twelve rooms on Siena in the 20th century
• Housed in the Casermetta, the political police headquarters in 1943-1944
• Enlarged photographs, panels, films and spoken narratives
• Sections on Fascism, the racial laws, the Resistance and Liberation
• Teaching room for schools and groups

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso museale di storia del Novecento senese – Twelve rooms on two floors and a teaching room retrace Siena’s history from the early 20th century through Fascism, the Resistance and Liberation, with images, panels, films and narrated voices.

Founded

2007

Operated by

Istituto storico della Resistenza senese e dell'età contemporanea

Visitors per year

approx. 3,904

Admission & discounts

Pay-what-you-wish admission with a minimum contribution of €3.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• 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 museum’s website does not describe the physical accessibility of the spaces; it is advisable to contact the museum before visiting.

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