6–12 July 2026
This week’s Archivitaly Access Watch records confirmed disruptions affecting archival access in Italy between 6 and 12 July 2026. A separate procedural caveat should be noted at the outset: from 1 July 2026, the national Sala Studio platform has been extended to a wider group of State Archives. Since this is a broad administrative change rather than, in itself, an access disruption, institutions that have announced only this procedural transition are not listed below. The entries therefore include only closures, reduced opening hours, suspended services, works affecting access, or fonds temporarily excluded from consultation. As always, researchers should verify conditions directly with the relevant institution before travelling or making time-sensitive research arrangements.
Disruptions at-a-glance
This week’s identified disruptions concern Cosenza, Ferrara, Ivrea, Parma, Perugia, Pinerolo, Pistoia, Roma, Tivoli, Torino, Udine and Vicenza.
Cosenza
Archivio di Stato di Cosenza
Disruption: On Monday 6 July 2026, the Sala Studio will close at 13:30 owing to maintenance work on the electrical systems.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Ferrara
Archivio di Stato di Ferrara
Disruption: The Institute remains closed to the public from 18 May 2026 for PNRR works, with no reopening date identified in the current notice.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Ivrea
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Ivrea
Disruption: The archive is closed in July and August.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Parma
Archivio storico diocesano / Archivio capitolare di Parma
Disruption: The diocesan 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.
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Perugia
Archivio di Stato di Perugia
Disruption: The Archivio di Stato di Perugia is closed to the public until further notice because of works affecting the cloister of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’Umbria.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Pinerolo
Archivio Diocesano di Pinerolo
Disruption: The diocesan archive is closed for the summer months of July and August.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Pistoia
Archivio di Stato di Pistoia
Disruption: The Pistoia site is closed for structural and plant works, currently expected to be completed on 23 July 2026. Public services in the reading room, correspondence research and reproduction services are suspended for the duration of the works.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Roma
Archivio Centrale dello Stato
Disruption: Documentation from the Uffici giudiziari militari section is out of consultation from 3 June to 3 August 2026 because of INAIL works.
Affected holdings: ID 3198, Tribunale supremo militare, Ricorsi per nullità; ID 3208, Tribunale supremo militare, Declaratorie matrimoniali degli ufficiali; ID 3209, Tribunale supremo militare, Decreti di cambiamenti e svincolo di doti.
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Archivio di Stato di Roma
Disruption: On 7 and 8 July 2026, the reading room will open to the public from 9:00 to 14:00 because of technical works. The last item request through the SalaStudio portal must be submitted by 12:30. The service for anagrafico-military research is also suspended from 15 June to 31 August 2026.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the 7–8 July notice. The anagrafico-military research service is separately suspended.
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Tivoli
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Tivoli / Archivio Capitolare di Tivoli
Disruption: The Archivio Storico Diocesano remains closed until October 2026 because of renovation works. The Archivio Capitolare di Tivoli is closed from Monday 29 June to Friday 11 September 2026.
Affected holdings: Archivio Storico Diocesano di Tivoli; Archivio Capitolare di Tivoli.
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Torino
Archivio di Stato di Torino
Disruption: At the Sezione Corte, the maintenance works in the Juvarrian halls have been extended until the end of July. The fonds held in rooms 12–17 and the Biblioteca Antica will not be consultable until 29 July 2026.
Affected holdings: Fonds held in rooms 12–17 of the Sezione Corte and the Biblioteca Antica.
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Udine
Archivi e Biblioteche Storiche Diocesane di Udine
Disruption: The Diocesan Historical Archives and Historical Libraries are closed for holidays from Monday 29 June to Friday 17 July 2026.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Vicenza
Archivio di Stato di Vicenza
Disruption: On Wednesday 8 July 2026, the reading room at the Vicenza site will close to the public at 13:30. The reading room will also be closed on Thursday 9 July 2026 for extraordinary maintenance.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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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.
