20–26 July 2026
Archive access across Italy is particularly uneven this week, as summer closures begin to overlap with maintenance works, reduced opening schedules, staff-related restrictions and temporary limits on document retrieval. The most consequential disruptions concern Bologna, Genova, Perugia, Pistoia, Rome and Turin, while a substantial number of diocesan archives have entered their published summer closure periods. This issue lists only institutions for which an identifiable disruption affects the week of 20–26 July 2026. Published annual closure periods are identified as such rather than presented as newly issued emergency notices. Researchers should verify access directly before travelling, particularly where an institution has not announced a reopening date or where consultation may remain possible only by prior arrangement.
At a glance: archive disruptions in Italy
Disruptions have been identified in Alba, Alessandria, Ascoli Piceno, Avellino, Barletta, Bergamo, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Caserta, Castrovillari, Cava de’ Tirreni, Chieti, Cremona, Foggia, Gaeta, Genova, Ivrea, Livorno, Lucera, Lucca, Palermo, Parma, Perugia, Pescia, Pisa, Pistoia, Ravenna, Rome, Sarzana, Segni, Termini Imerese, Turin, Tortona, Treviso, Velletri, Venice, Ventimiglia and Verona.
Alba
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Alba
Disruption: The archive will be closed on Tuesday 21 July. A replacement opening is scheduled for Monday 20 July, from 12:30 to 16:30.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Alessandria
Archivio di Stato di Alessandria
Disruption: Requests for genealogical research are suspended from 10 July to 16 August because of organisational difficulties and staff shortages. The restriction concerns the remote research service rather than ordinary on-site consultation.
Affected holdings: Genealogical research requests and the associated correspondence service; no individual fonds exclusion identified.
Official link
Ascoli Piceno
Archivio di Stato di Ascoli Piceno
Disruption: Afternoon openings are suspended during July and August. The reading room is open from Monday to Friday, from 8.30 to 13.30.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Archivio Diocesano di Ascoli Piceno
Disruption: The institutional directory records July and August as the archive’s published summer closure period.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Avellino
Archivio di Stato di Avellino
Disruption: A differentiated summer schedule is in force from 13 July to 18 September. The archive is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 to 19:00, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8:00 to 15:00.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Barletta
Archivio di Stato di Barletta-Andria-Trani, Barletta branch
Disruption: The lift is out of service while urgent works are carried out. The notice does not provide a restoration date. Researchers with reduced mobility should contact the institution before travelling.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Bergamo
Archivio di Stato di Bergamo
Disruption: Reduced summer hours apply from 13 July to 28 August. The reading room is open from Monday to Friday, from 8.30 to 14.00; the ordinary Tuesday and Thursday afternoon openings are suspended.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Bologna
Archivio di Stato di Bologna
Disruption: Medieval fonds are excluded from consultation from 20 July to 16 August. Selected fonds and individual units within the Corporazioni religiose soppresse are also unavailable from 20 July to 31 December.
Affected holdings: Medieval fonds; selected fonds and units within the Corporazioni religiose soppresse, as specified in the institution’s attached analytical list.
Official link
Archivio Generale Arcivescovile di Bologna
Disruption: The archive is closed from 18 July to 2 September inclusive. Reopening is scheduled for 3 September.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Brindisi
Archivio di Stato di Brindisi
Disruption: The reading room has been closed for extraordinary maintenance since 23 March 2026. No subsequent notice confirming the restoration of the service was identified on the official website at the time of review.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Cagliari
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Cagliari
Disruption: The archive’s summer closure begins on 20 July. The notice available at the time of review does not state the reopening date, which should therefore be confirmed directly.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Caserta
Archivio di Stato di Caserta
Disruption: Saturday opening is suspended. During the week, the reading room remains open from Monday to Friday, from 8.30 to 16.00. Saturday service is scheduled to resume on 19 September.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Castrovillari
Sezione di Archivio di Stato di Castrovillari
Disruption: During July, the branch is open only on Thursdays, from 9.00 to 15.00. It is therefore accessible during the week under review only on Thursday 23 July.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Cava de’ Tirreni
Archivio Storico della Diocesi di Cava
Disruption: The official CEI institutional directory records July and August as the archive’s published summer closure period.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Chieti
Archivio di Stato di Chieti
Disruption: The materials listed below have been excluded from consultation since 10 June, until further notice, in connection with a digitisation project.
Affected holdings: Partito Nazionale Fascista, Serie Fotografie; Archivio Cianfarani, Serie Fotografie; Brigata Maiella, b. 3, fasc. 36.
Official link
Cremona
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Cremona
Disruption: The archive is closed on Monday 20 and Wednesday 22 July. Friday remains within the ordinary published opening schedule.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Foggia
Archivio di Stato di Foggia, Palazzo Dogana
Disruption: Reduced summer hours apply from 29 June to 28 August. Public access is limited to 8.30–13.30.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Gaeta
Archivio Storico dell’Arcidiocesi di Gaeta
Disruption: July and August are listed as the archive’s published closure period. The institutional record states that access may nevertheless be arranged by telephone or email, so researchers should enquire in advance rather than assume complete unavailability.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Genova
Archivio di Stato di Genova
Disruption: Variations in the retrieval service may affect a defined group of fonds on 20 and 21 July. On 23 and 24 July, no new retrievals will be carried out: the reading room will remain open only for consultation of material already placed in deposit. Requests for 23 July must be submitted by 16.30 on 22 July, and requests for 24 July by 16.30 on 23 July, with a maximum of four units on each occasion.
Affected holdings: On 20 and 21 July, the possible retrieval disruption concerns Archivio dell’Archivio; Camera di Commercio; Capitanato di Recco; Capitaneria di Porto di Genova, Leve di mare; Capitaneria di Porto di Genova, Giornali nautici, II versamento; Commissione Araldica; Doria Colonna Raimondo; Intendenza generale, Archivio amministrativo; Liste di leva; Magistrato delle galee; Opere Pie; Passaporti; Prefettura di Genova, Gabinetto 1924–1980, versamento 2007; Questura, Divisione Anticrimine; Questura, Divisione investigazioni–DIGOS; Ruoli matricolari; Salvacondotti e proroghe; and Volontari di guerra 1915–1918. On 23 and 24 July, the suspension of new retrievals affects the service generally.
Official link
Ivrea
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Ivrea
Disruption: The official CEI institutional directory records July and August as the archive’s published summer closure period.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Livorno
Archivio Diocesano di Livorno
Disruption: The official CEI institutional directory records July and August as the archive’s published summer closure period.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Lucera
Sezione di Archivio di Stato di Lucera
Disruption: The branch is closed on Monday 20 July.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Lucca
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Lucca
Disruption: The archive is closed from 1 July to 14 September inclusive. Reopening is scheduled for Tuesday 15 September.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Palermo
Archivio di Stato di Palermo
Disruption: The institution has migrated its booking service to the national Sala Studio platform. Bookings made through the previous system for dates from 13 July onwards were cancelled and must be submitted again through the new platform. This therefore affects appointments during the week under review.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Parma
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Parma
Disruption: The archive is closed from 17 June to 14 September 2026.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Perugia
Archivio di Stato di Perugia
Disruption: The Perugia headquarters is closed to the public until further notice because of works in the cloister of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’Umbria. The institution states that reopening information will be published through its website and social channels.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Pescia
Archivio Diocesano di Pescia
Disruption: The official CEI institutional directory records July and August as the archive’s published summer closure period.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Pisa
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Pisa
Disruption: The official CEI institutional directory records July and August as the archive’s published summer closure period.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Pistoia
Archivio di Stato di Pistoia
Disruption: The reading room, correspondence research service and reproduction service are suspended because of structural and plant works. The published works schedule covers at least 20–23 July. As no later notice confirming reopening from 24 July was identified, access after 23 July should be verified directly with the institution.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Ravenna
Archivio di Stato di Ravenna
Disruption: The archive is closed on Thursday 23 July for the local patronal holiday.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Ravenna
Disruption: The archive is closed from 20 July to 31 August.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Rome
Archivio Centrale dello Stato
Disruption: A substantial group of fonds is excluded from consultation from 20 to 24 July for maintenance. The institution’s current page also records several longer-running exclusions connected with digitisation, inventory revision and building works. Researchers should verify the identification number of the required fonds against the official downloadable lists before submitting a request.
Affected holdings: The 20–24 July maintenance list includes material from the Ministry of the Interior, Directorate-General of Public Security, including IDs 1908, 1923, 1739, 1789, 1790, 1740, 1744–1755, 1937, 5426, 1840, 1831 and 1835–1837; the Ministry of the Interior, First Division, Cabinet and General Secretariat, IDs 1480, 1407, 1408 and 1472; annual Public Security categories, IDs 1691–1712 and 1817–1828; the Public Security Inspectorate at the Quirinal, ID 1922; the Directorate-General for Demography and Race and connected material, IDs 1957–1962, 5016 and 1762; the Council of State, Special Section for Purging, including IDs 148, 150, 151 and 4581; and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Consulta Araldica, ID 567. Other current exclusions include the Supreme Military Tribunal series IDs 3198, 3208 and 3209 until 3 August; Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment files CS 9,000–18,000 until 31 December; Carte della cassetta di zinco, ID 3701; Carte della valigia, ID 3704; and the Ugo La Malfa fonds, ID 4273.
Official link
Archivio di Stato di Roma
Disruption: From 20 to 24 July, consultation is temporarily transferred to Aula Lume while technical works are carried out in the ordinary reading room. The number of workstations is limited and admission is subject to availability. Drawings and maps are excluded from consultation during the same period. Separately, the genealogical and military research service is suspended from 15 June to 31 August; requests cannot be processed during the suspension and must be resubmitted from 1 September.
Affected holdings: Drawings and maps are unavailable from 20 to 24 July. The separate service suspension affects genealogical and military research requests generally.
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Archivio Storico Diocesano del Vicariato di Roma
Disruption: The archive’s published summer closure runs from 15 July to 15 September. Researchers requiring essential access should enquire directly whether any exceptional appointment can be granted.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Sarzana
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Sarzana
Disruption: The official CEI institutional directory records July and August as the archive’s published summer closure period.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Segni
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Velletri-Segni, Segni section
Disruption: The Segni section is closed to the public from 22 June to 1 September 2026.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Termini Imerese
Sezione di Archivio di Stato di Termini Imerese
Disruption: During the second half of 2026, the branch opens once a month. The only July opening is Thursday 23 July, from 9.30 to 15.00. Advance booking, capacity restrictions and limits on the number of units requested apply.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Turin
Archivio di Stato di Torino, Sezione Corte and Sezioni Riunite
Disruption: Reduced and staggered summer hours apply during the week. At the Sezione Corte, the reading room opens from 9.00 to 13.30 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 13.30 to 18.00 on Thursday. At the Sezioni Riunite, it opens from 9.00 to 13.30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 13.30 to 18.00 on Wednesday. Mid-morning retrieval is not guaranteed at either location.
Affected holdings: At the Sezione Corte, the fonds stored in rooms 12–17 and the Biblioteca Antica remain unavailable until 29 July because of maintenance works in the Juvarrian halls.
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Tortona
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Tortona
Disruption: The official CEI institutional directory records July and August as the archive’s published summer closure period.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Treviso
Archivio Storico della Diocesi di Treviso
Disruption: The archive is closed to the public from 16 July to 28 August 2026 inclusive.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Velletri
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Velletri-Segni, Velletri section
Disruption: The Velletri section is closed to the public from 22 June to 1 September 2026.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Venice
Archivio di Stato di Venezia
Disruption: Because of abnormal heat conditions and the resulting difficulties affecting document retrieval, requests are temporarily limited to two archival units per user. Any third request is cancelled automatically. The measure remains in force until further notice.
Affected holdings: The retrieval limit applies generally to material requested in the reading room; no individual fonds exclusion is identified in the notice.
Official link
Ventimiglia
Sezione di Archivio di Stato di Ventimiglia
Disruption: During July, access is available exclusively by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8.00 to 16.30. The branch is therefore accessible during the week under review only on Tuesday 21 and Thursday 23 July.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Verona
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Verona
Disruption: The archive is closed from 23 July to 31 August 2026. Reopening is scheduled for Tuesday 1 September at 9.00. During the week under review, ordinary access is therefore available only until Wednesday 22 July.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
Official link
Disclaimer
This report provides an overview of archive disruptions in Italy for the week ahead and is provided as a planning aid only. It is compiled from official notices, official institutional pages, and other publicly accessible institutional communications available at the time of publication. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely updating, Archivitaly does not warrant that all information reported here is exhaustive, error-free, or still current at the time of consultation. Access conditions, consultation rules, opening hours, retrieval procedures, and temporary exclusions may change at very short notice, and institutions may amend, replace, remove, or publish notices without warning. Readers are therefore strongly advised to verify the current situation through the official links provided and, where access is essential, to confirm directly with the relevant institute before travelling or making research arrangements. Archivitaly accepts no liability for losses, delays, inconvenience, missed consultations, wasted travel, or other consequences arising from reliance on this post, including where notices are subsequently modified, withdrawn, corrected, or newly issued after publication.
