On the occasion of the exhibition "Remember Joseph Beuys", on 5 October the museum hosts an afternoon dedicated to the German artist, with a guided tour and a screening of the film "Lucrezia e Joseph Beuys" by director Pierdavide Tedeschi.
On Saturday, 3rd October at 5:30 pm, in the sala Sant'Ansano, Martina Tapinassi, historian and cultural popularizer, will present her book "Panis. Storia e archeologia del pane e della panificazione" (Panis. History and Archaeology of Bread and Breadmaking), published by Arbor Sapientiae.
The volume traces the millennia-long history of bread through written sources and archaeological and material evidence, portraying one of humanity's oldest processed foods, closely tied to the development of agriculture and the first settled societies. The story begins 30,000 years ago, when the first populations started grinding cereals to obtain a coarse flour to cook on heated surfaces. It then moves through ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman world to the Middle Ages, when bread became the cornerstone of the European diet, shaping the organization of work and social relations.
The author will be in conversation with Debora Barbagli for the Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala.
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- Guided tours
Visita guidata alla mostra "Remember Joseph Beuys" - 22esima Giornata del Contemporaneo
10 Oct 2026/10 Oct 2026In occasione della 22esima Giornata del Contemporaneo, una visita guidata gratuita al museo per scoprire l'arte e la personalità di Joseph Beuys
- 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
Visita guidata e proiezione del film “Lucrezia e Joseph Beuys” di Pierparide Tedeschi
5 Oct 2026/5 Oct 2026 - Initiatives
Sunday at the Santa Maria della Scala
Every first Sunday of the month, Santa Maria della Scala opens free of charge to the public. An opportunity to visit the museum complex and the National Archaeological Museum.
- Initiatives
“Musei accessibili: autismi, arte e archeologia”
14 Sep 2026/14 Sep 2026Lunedì 14 settembre, la Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala organizza la giornata di formazione e workshop "Musei accessibili: autismi, arte e archeologia", un momento di confronto sui temi dell'accessibilità museale e del welfare culturale rivolto a educatori museali, educatori specializzati nell'autismo e associazioni del territorio, per condividere esperienze e strumenti utili alla progettazione di percorsi museali accessibili.
- Guided tours
special tour "A porte chiuse. Dentro il Santa Maria della Scala"
10 Sep 2026/29 Oct 2026A series of special tours, promoted by the Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala and the Municipality of Siena, opening to the public for the first time the 18,000 square metres of the museum complex previously inaccessible.
- 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".
- Exhibitions
Remember Joseph Beuys
13 Sep 2026/15 Nov 2026From 13 September to 15 November 2026, the exhibition Remember Joseph Beuys will be open to visitors at the Magazzini della Corticella. The exhibition project is dedicated to Joseph Beuys (Krefeld, 1921 – Düsseldorf, 1986), one of the most radical and influential figures in art of the second half of the twentieth century.
- Initiatives
Edu Didaday - Musei Toscani
4 Sep 2026/5 Sep 2026Il 4 e 5 settembre al Santa Maria della Scala si svolgeranno due giornate dedicate al welfare culturale e all'offerta educativa dei musei senesi e toscani per l'anno scolastico 2026/2027.
