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Entrance: 5 euros | No reservation required
On the occasion of the Night of San Lorenzo, Sunday, August 10, the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex will exceptionally open its doors for a special evening dedicated to art, music, and wine. From 9:00 PM to midnight (with last entry at 11:15 PM) it will be possible to visit the museum route and access the ongoing temporary exhibitions:
Path to the Sky by Jacob Hashimoto, curated by Raphaëlle Blanga
NoiSe><Derive by Gianluca Codeghini, curated by Stefano Jacoviello
Golgota | of portraying a mountain, curated by Michelina Eremita
The evening will be accompanied by performances from young talents, students of the Chigiana Musical Academy.
Furthermore, in the evocative spaces of the Magazzini della Corticella, it will be possible to taste a selection of local wines offered by wineries from the area, thanks to the collaboration with the Provincial Union of Farmers of Siena.
The wineries participating in the tasting:
Fattoria Rietine (Gaiole in Chianti)
Fattoria dell’Aiola (Castelnuovo Berardenga)
Agricola San Felice (Castelnuovo Berardenga)
Casale dello Sparviero (Castellina in Chianti)
Agricola Vigne in Chianti – Borgo La Verrucola (Castellina in Chianti)
Azienda Agricola La Lama (Castelnuovo Berardenga)
The initiative is promoted by the Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala Foundation and represents a unique opportunity to experience the museum and its heritage on one of the most enchanting nights of the year.
Locations
Chapel of the Mantle
The Mantle Chapel of Santa Maria della Scala has been one of the most altered spaces over the course of its long history.
The Mantle Chapel of Santa Maria della Scala has been one of the most altered spaces over the course of its long history.
Internal road
The medieval hospital contains an extraordinary pathway for access to the various levels and connection between the parts: this is the so-called 'internal road' or covered road, which, in the memory of the Sienese of the twentieth century, is most often recalled as 'voltoni'.
The medieval hospital contains an extraordinary pathway for access to the various levels and connection between the parts: this is the so-called 'internal road' or covered road, which, in the memory of the Sienese of the twentieth century, is most often recalled as 'voltoni'.
San Pio Hall
From the 14th century the San Pio hall was part of another ‘pellegrinaio’ of the hospital that later became an infirmary.
From the 14th century the San Pio hall was part of another ‘pellegrinaio’ of the hospital that later became an infirmary.
The Old Sacristy
In the 1340s, at the height of a historical period of extraordinary significance for Siena and for its main hospital, and in a climate of intense cultural, religious, and political ferment, the care and religious spaces of Santa Maria della Scala were extensively renovated and enriched with decorative programs, paintings, furnishings, and chapels, so much so that the hospital became one of the most important centers of artistic production of the early Sienese Renaissance.
In the 1340s, at the height of a historical period of extraordinary significance for Siena and for its main hospital, and in a climate of intense cultural, religious, and political ferment, the care and religious spaces of Santa Maria della Scala were extensively renovated and enriched with decorative programs, paintings, furnishings, and chapels, so much so that the hospital became one of the most important centers of artistic production of the early Sienese Renaissance.
The Stroll
On 17 August 1379 a resolution of the hospital recorded the existence of a pilgrims' hostel and ordered its duplication in an identical room.
On 17 August 1379 a resolution of the hospital recorded the existence of a pilgrims' hostel and ordered its duplication in an identical room.
Pilgrims' Hall
In 1328 the hospital expanded its premises with the construction of a male pilgrim hostel, achieved by acquiring and demolishing surrounding houses to overcome a three-floor difference in level.
In 1328 the hospital expanded its premises with the construction of a male pilgrim hostel, achieved by acquiring and demolishing surrounding houses to overcome a three-floor difference in level.
San Galgano Hall
The San Galgano halls together with the Sant’Ansano hall formed a single male pilgrims' dormitory, later modified and enlarged between the 13th and the 19th centuries with various uses and transformations.
The San Galgano halls together with the Sant’Ansano hall formed a single male pilgrims' dormitory, later modified and enlarged between the 13th and the 19th centuries with various uses and transformations.
Corticella
The so-called 'Corticella' is a junction of the hospital routes, located at the intermediate level between Piazza Duomo and the areas at the level of Piazzetta della Selva.
The so-called 'Corticella' is a junction of the hospital routes, located at the intermediate level between Piazza Duomo and the areas at the level of Piazzetta della Selva.
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