28 September–4 October 2026
This week’s Archivitaly Access Watch identifies verified access disruptions affecting archival research in Italy during 28 September–4 October 2026. The notices below concern temporary closures, reduced or altered opening arrangements, restricted retrieval, temporarily unavailable holdings, and access-procedure changes. Only institutions with a disruption affecting the target week are included.
At a glance: archive disruptions in Italy
This week’s verified disruptions affect Chieti, Ferrara, Genova, Lucca, Napoli, Palermo, Perugia, Pescara, Siena, Termini Imerese and Udine.
Chieti
Archivio di Stato di Chieti
Disruption: On Monday 28 September 2026, the reading room opens at 09:30 rather than its usual 08:15 opening time; the first retrieval of archival material is also delayed.
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: A new Sala Studio system has been in force since 7 September 2026. Booking, reading-room access procedures and requests to consult archival material must be made through the national Sala Studio portal; document requests can no longer be submitted under the previous procedure.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Genova
Archivio di Stato di Genova
Disruption: On Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 September 2026, no archival material can be retrieved because of extraordinary maintenance works affecting safety. The reading room remains open and material already placed on the shelves can still be consulted.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Lucca
Archivio Storico Diocesano di Lucca
Disruption: The archive is closed on the morning of Monday 28 September 2026. The afternoon session remains open by appointment.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Napoli
Archivio di Stato di Napoli
Disruption: On Thursday 1 October 2026, the Sala Inventari and communicating rooms are closed to the public from 08:00 until approximately 14:30–15:00 because they are being used for the admission examination for the School of Archival Studies, Palaeography and Diplomatics. The main reading room remains open.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Palermo
Soprintendenza Archivistica della Sicilia – Archivio di Stato di Palermo
Disruption: At the Gancia site, a group of archival complexes remains temporarily excluded from consultation until further notice because of ongoing architectural refurbishment and works to the archival repositories.
Affected holdings: Carceri giudiziarie di Palermo; Commissione centrale di vaccinazione di Palermo; Commissione consultiva di Sicilia; Commissione dei Presidenti; Commissione liquidatrice dei debiti dei comuni di Sicilia accollati dallo Stato; Commissione per l’esame dei titoli per le medaglie commemorative; Consulta di Sicilia; ISES – Istituto per lo sviluppo dell’edilizia sociale; Ispettorato per le nuove costruzioni ferroviarie – Ufficio di Palermo; Provveditorato agli studi – Refezione scolastica.
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Perugia
Archivio di Stato di Perugia
Disruption: The Perugia site remains 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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Pescara
Archivio di Stato di Pescara
Disruption: From 21 September 2026 until further notice, several fonds are excluded from consultation while works are carried out to enlarge and reorganise archival storage areas.
Affected holdings: Stato civile; Catasto terreni (Note di voltura only); Capitaneria di Porto; Montecatini.
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Siena
Archivio Arcivescovile di Siena
Disruption: The archive is closed on Thursday 1 October 2026. The Arcidiocese notes that the Montalcino archive is open by appointment that morning from 09:30 to 12:30.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Termini Imerese
Sezione di Archivio di Stato di Termini Imerese
Disruption: During the second half of 2026, the reading room is open only once per month. There is no opening during the week 28 September–4 October; the next scheduled opening is 15 October 2026. Access is by prior reservation only, with a maximum capacity of six researchers and a limit of four archival units per visit.
Affected holdings: General access / reading-room services; no specific fonds exclusion identified in the notice.
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Udine
Archivio di Stato di Udine
Disruption: For safety reasons, access to the Catasto repository remains prohibited. Cadastral research in person and by correspondence is suspended throughout September 2026, so the restriction affects 28–30 September of the target week. Additional fonds remain temporarily excluded from consultation until reopening is announced.
Affected holdings: Catasto storico, mappe e registri; Centro tutela minorile – Ufficio circondariale di Udine; Corte di Assise di Udine; Deputazione provinciale di Udine; Motorizzazione civile – Ufficio provinciale di Udine; Opera Nazionale di Assistenza all’infanzia delle regioni di confine (ONAIRC); Opera Nazionale per gli Invalidi di Guerra (ONIG); Pretura di Cividale; Pretura di Udine; Pretura di Tolmezzo; Questura di Udine; specified series of the Tribunale di Udine, Cancelleria civile and Cancelleria penale.
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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.
