Digital Archives
Over time, the original nucleus of the Scarpa Archive in Verona, which includes the corpus of historical photographic records and the surveys from the museum’s Technical Archive, has been enriched with precious graphic documents closely related both to the museum itself and to the figure of the architect.
The Archive has particularly benefited from the acquisition of drawings by the Veneto Region, donations from private archives, and drawings by the Master owned by the MAXXI in Rome, the MAK in Vienna, and other private archives.
DISCOVER CARLO SCARPA’S WORK
TYPOLOGICAL CATEGORIES
Museum projects and displays
Public buildings
Residences and furnishings
Monuments
Design
Shops
Other projects
COLLECTIONS
CASTELVECCHIO MUSEUM’S COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS
On the occasion of the exhibition Carlo Scarpa at Castelvecchio, curated by Licisco Magagnato in 1982, as a tribute to the architect after he died in 1978, the drawings were photographed and cataloged, with the contribution of architect Arrigo Rudi, Scarpa’s first collaborator in the restoration of the museum. In 1990, following a reorganization of the Archive, another 218 sheets related to the completion phases of the restoration were recovered. Today, the collection consists of 658 sheets, most of which are autographed by the architect. Completing the collection are drawings from the Technical Archive and surveys conducted in 2008 by Sat Survey.
DRAWINGS ENTERED VIRTUALLY INTO THE DIGITAL ARCHIVE
To further enhance the information on Scarpa’s work in Verona, drawings related to the Ottolenghi house and the Banca Popolare di Verona (owned by the MAXXI Foundation and preserved at the State Archives in Treviso), those from the Anfodillo carpentry workshops in Venice (preserved at the MAK in Vienna) and those from other archives that wished to share their records have virtually entered the Archives.
Finally, pdf plates of reliefs of the master’s Venetian projects have been collected.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The Archive houses a photographic collection of historical and construction site images, primarily related to the restoration and installation of the Castelvecchio Museum, catalogued by the Andrea Palladio International Center for Architectural Studies. Additionally, Luciana Miotto donated a photographic collection that documents various projects by the Venetian master. Furthermore, the museum preserves up-to-date photographic collections taken by a range of authors who documented Scarpa’s intervention in Castelvecchio, as well as the museum’s ongoing activities through exhibitions, initiatives, and new installations.
THE DRAWINGS ACQUIRED BY THE VENETO REGION
The initial core of drawings has been expanded with the digitization and cataloguing of drawings acquired by the Veneto Region and deposited at the Castelvecchio Museum for preservation and enhancement. These graphic collections come from private archives (Giuseppe Tommasi for the Ottolenghi house in Bardolino), from artisan businesses with which the master had collaborated (Zanon blacksmith workshops, Cappellin Venini glassworks, and the Bernini company).
THE DONATED DRAWINGS
Direct evidence of the role that the Castelvecchio Museum and the Scarpa Archive have gained over the years, and of the complexity of studies and interests generated, are the numerous donations from private individuals. These include the historic ink reliefs on tracing paper by Richard Murphy’s, the numerous structural drawings by the engineer Renato Scarazzai concerning the Banca Popolare di Verona, and the plans for the arrangement of Brusarosco Palace in Vicenza preserved by the heirs of Ettore Gallo. The cataloguing of the archive of Ferruccio Franzoia’s drawings, donated to the museum in 2022, is currently underway.
Fondo F. Franzoia