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Milan, Italy


Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
Biblioteca
(Brera Academy of Fine Arts; Library)
      Date founded: 1802 		 
 
Via Brera, 28
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8646 0639, 8646 1929
Telefax: +39 (02) 8640 3643
E-mail: biblioteca@accademiadibrera.milano.it
Homepage: http://www.accademiadibrera.milano.it/brfrbibl.htm
Monday: 9:00-17:10
Tuesday: 9:00-17:10
Wednesday: 9:00-17:10
Thursday: 9:00-17:10
Friday: 9:00-15:10

Special Collections:
Camillo Boito (1836-1914), architect, art historian, writer
Giuseppe Bossi (1777-1815), painter, writer
Francesco Hayez (1791-1882), painter
Giovanni Morelli (1816-1891), art historian
Giuseppe Sigismondo Ala Ponzoni (1761-1842), art collector
Stefano Stampa

AGON Acustica Informatica Musica
Centro Studi Armando Gentilucci
(Armando Gentilucci Studies Centre)
      Date founded: 1993 		 
 
Viale Sarca, 336
I-20126 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 6442 9289
Telefax: +39 (02) 644 2272
E-mail: agon@planet.it

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.

Archivio di Stato
(Milan State Archive) 		 
 
Via Senato, 10
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 774 2161
Telefax: +39 (02) 7742 162 30
E-mail: asmi@cilea.it
Monday: 8:00-18:00
Tuesday: 8:00-18:00
Wednesday: 8:00-18:00
Thursday: 8:00-18:00
Friday: 8:00-15:00
Saturday: 8:00-14:00

Special Collections:
Spettacoli pubblici p.a. (17th century-1801)
Spettacoli pubblici p.m. (1800-1824)

Uomini celebri dell'arte (15th-19th century)

Biblioteca Ambrosiana
(Ambrosian Library)
      Date founded: 1609 		 
 
Piazza Pio XI, 2
I-20123 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 806 921
Telefax: +39 (02) 8069 2210
E-mail: info@ambrosiana.it
Homepage: http://www.ambrosiana.it/
Monday: 9:30-17:00
Tuesday: 9:30-17:00
Wednesday: 9:30-17:00
Thursday: 9:30-17:00
Friday: 9:30-17:00

Biblioteca Comunale Sormani
(Sormani Municipal Library)
      Date founded: 1886 		 
 
Palazzo Sormani
Corso di Porta Vittoria 6
I-20122 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8846 3350, 8846 3397
Telefax: +39 (02) 8846 3353
E-mail: biblioteca.sormani@comune.milano.it
Homepage: http://www.comune.milano.it/biblioteche/sub_sorman
Monday: 9:00-19:30
Tuesday: 9:00-19:30
Wednesday: 9:00-19:30
Thursday: 9:00-19:30
Friday: 9:00-19:30
Saturday: 9:00-19:30

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cinema. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music.
Special Collections:
Printed music
Libretti
Cinema
Theatre
Videos
Record library

Roberto Aloi (1897-1981), painter, sculptor [Italian artists, 19th-20th century]
Paolo Buzzi (1874-1956), writer

Biblioteca d'Arte
(Art Library)
      Date founded: 1930 		 
 
Castello Sforzesco
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 877 004, 6208 3970
Telefax: +39 (02) 7202 2599
E-mail: bibarte@tin.it
Monday: 9:15-16:30
Tuesday: 9:15-16:30
Wednesday: 9:15-16:30
Thursday: 9:15-16:30
Friday: 9:15-16:30

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Cabaret/Kabaret. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Manuscripts.
Special Collections:
Luca Beltrami (1854-1933), architect
Vespasiano Bignami (1841-1929), musician, painter
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519), painter, architect, scenographer, engineer, scientist

Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense
(Braidense National Library)
      Date founded: 1786 		 
 
Via Brera, 28
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8646 0907
Telefax: +39 (02) 7202 3910
Homepage: http://www.cilea.it/
Monday: 8:30-18:15
Tuesday: 8:30-18:15
Wednesday: 8:30-18:15
Thursday: 8:30-18:15
Friday: 8:30-18:15
Saturday: 9:00-13:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only. Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Graphics. Memorabilia.
Special Collections:
Drama (16th-18th century)

Collegio Gesuita Braidense [library]

Giulio Ferrario (1767-1847), librarian [theatre, music, theatre architecture]
Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827), writer [books, manuscripts]
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873), writer [books, manuscripts]

Biblioteca Trivulziana
Archivio Storico Civico
(Trivulziana Library; City Historical Archive)
      Date founded: 1902 		 
 
Castello Sforzesco
Cortile della Rocchetta
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8645 4638
Telefax: +39 (02) 875 926
E-mail: Marina_Litrico@rcm.inet.it
Monday: 9:00-12:00, 13:30-16:30
Tuesday: 9:00-12:00, 13:30-16:30
Wednesday: 9:00-12:00, 13:30-16:30
Thursday: 9:00-12:00, 13:30-16:30
Friday: 9:00-12:00, 13:30-16:30

Special Collections:
Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893-1973), writer
Tommaso Grossi (1791-1853), writer
Carlo Porta (1775-1821), writer

Casa Ricordi
Archivio 		 
 
Via Berchet, 2
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 801 013
E-mail: archivioricordi@ricordi.it

Subjects:
Opera. Music/Music performance.
Special Collections:
Casa Ricordi (1808-), music publisher

Centro di Ricerca per il Teatro (CRT)
Videoteca
(Research Centre for Theatre; Video Library)
      Date founded: 1974 		SIBMAS Member
 
via Ulisse Dini, 7
I-20135 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8951 2220
Telefax: +39 (02) 864 6592
E-mail: crtvideo@libero.it
Homepage: http://www.teatrocrt.org/
Written application required. Fees for using facility.
On-site use only. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Ballet/dance. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Models. Official documents.
Special Collections:
Dance [videos]
Popular theatre [videos]

Teatro di ricerca [videos]

Jerzy Grotowski (1933-1999), director [videos]
Tadeusz Kantor (1915-1990) [videos]

Centro nazionale di drammaturgia contemporanea (Outis)
Archivio Nazionale Autori
(National Centre of Contemporary Dramaturgy; National Playwrights Archive) 		 
 
Via Uldirico Ollearo, 5
I-20155 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 3925 7055
Telefax: +39 (02) 3920 0578
E-mail: info@outis.it
Homepage: http://www.outis.it/

Centro nazionale di studi manzoniani
Casa del Manzoni
Biblioteca
(National Centre for Manzoni Studies; Alessandro Manzoni's House; Library)
      Date founded: 1937 		 
 
Via G. Morone, 1
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8646 0403
Telefax: +39 (02) 875 618
E-mail: manzoni@energy.it
Tuesday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00
Wednesday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00
Thursday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00
Friday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00

Special Collections:
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873), writer

Civica Raccolta Stampe Achille Bertarelli
(Achille Bertarelli City Print Collection)
      Date founded: 1925 		 
 
Castello Sforzesco
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 874 025, 6208 3954
Telefax: +39 (02) 869 3071
E-mail: amici@bertarelli.org
Homepage: http://www.bertarelli.org/
Monday: 9:00-14:00
Tuesday: 9:00-14:00
Wednesday: 9:00-14:00
Thursday: 9:00-16:00
Friday: 9:00-14:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only.
Reproductions: In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Sets. Models. Masks. Graphics.

Conservatorio di Musica G. Verdi
Biblioteca e Museo
(G. Verdi Music Conservatory; Library and Museum)
      Date founded: 1808 		 
 
Via del Conservatorio, 12
I-20122 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 7621 102 19
Telefax: +39 (02) 7600 3097
E-mail: consmi@icil64.cilea.it
Homepage: http://www.conservatorio-milano.com/
Monday: 14:00-20:00
Tuesday: 14:00-20:00
Wednesday: 14:00-20:00
Thursday: 8:00-14:00
Friday: 8:00-14:00
Saturday: 8:00-13:00

Special Collections:
Music instruments
Music, theatre

Cappella Santa Barbara dei Gonzaga (1503-1649) [music collection]

Benvenuti Music Collection (18th century)
Mario Cantù [collection]
Gentili-Sartori Music Collection (16th-19th century)
Vittorio Gnecchi (1876-1954), composer
Noseda Music Archive (16th-19th century)
Giacomo Orefice (1865-1922), composer
Polo Collection [violin music, 18th-20th century]
August Thomas [collection]

Fondazione Cineteca Italiana
Museo del Cinema e Biblioteca
(Italian Film Library Foundation; Film Museum and Library)
      Date founded: 1947 		 
 
Palazzo Dugnani
Via Daniele Manin 2b
I-20121 Milano 		Mail:
      Via Palestro, 16
      I-20121 Milano

Telephone: +39 (02) 799 224, 7602 2847, 655 4977
Telefax: +39 (02) 798 289
E-mail: cinetecaitaliana@diqibank.it
Homepage: http://www.cinetecamilano.it/
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Subjects:
Cinema.

Fondazione Piccolo Teatro di Milano Teatro d'Europa
Archivio 		 
 
Largo Greppi
I-20100 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 723 331
E-mail: info@piccoloteatro.org
Homepage: http://archiviostorico@piccoloteatromilano.it, arc

Special Collections:
Piccolo Teatro

Istituto per la storia dell'arte lombarda
Biblioteca
(Institute for Art History of Lombardy; Library)
      Date founded: 1967 		 
 
Piazza Duomo, 14
I-20122 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 878 475
Telefax: +39 (02) 8646 3412
E-mail: isalbibl@tin.it
Monday: 9:00-13:00
Tuesday: 9:00-13:00
Wednesday: 9:00-13:00
Thursday: 9:00-13:00
Friday: 9:00-13:00

Special Collections:
Gatti Perer, Maria Luisa, writer [art and architecture in Lombardy]
Gengaro [Renaissance art]
Magugliani [art history, contemporary art]
Pacchioni [art history, contemporary art]

Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione (IULM)
Biblioteca
(Free University of Languages and Communication; Library) 		 
 
Via Filippo da Liscate, 3
I-20143 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8914 1216
E-mail: biblioteca@iulm.it
Homepage: http://www.iulm.it/
Monday: 8:30-20:00
Tuesday: 8:30-20:00
Wednesday: 8:30-20:00
Thursday: 8:30-20:00
Friday: 8:30-20:00

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance.

Museo d'Arte Antica  
 
Castello Sforzesco
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 6208 3943

Special Collections:
Music instruments

Museo di Arti Applicate e Strumenti Musicali
(Museum of Applied Arts and Music Instruments)
      Date founded: 1958 		 
 
Castello Sforzesco
I-20120 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 869 3071
Telefax: +39 (02) 869 3071
E-mail: luisella_angiari@rem.inet.it
Homepage: http://www.rcs.it/mimu/musei/arteapplicata/present
Sunday: 9:00-17:30
Tuesday: 9:00-17:30
Wednesday: 9:00-17:30
Thursday: 9:00-17:30
Friday: 9:00-17:30
Saturday: 9:00-17:30

Museo di Milano
Archivio e Biblioteca delle Civiche Raccolte Storiche
(Museum of Milan; City Historical Collections, Archive and Library) 		 
 
Via Borgonuovo, 23
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8846 4187, 8846 4188
Telefax: +39 (02) 8846 4181
Monday: 9:00-16:30
Tuesday: 9:00-16:30
Wednesday: 9:00-16:30
Thursday: 9:00-16:30
Friday: 9:00-16:30

Special Collections:
Archivio del Risorgimento [historical archive, 19th century]

Museo Teatrale alla Scala e Biblioteca Livia Simoni
(Livia La Scala Theatre Museum and Livia Simone Theatre Library)
      Date founded: 1913 		 
 
Via Filodrammatici, 2
I-20121 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 805 3418
Telefax: +39 (02) 8646 3170
E-mail: scala@energy.it
Sunday: 9:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 (museum)
Monday: 9:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 (museum); 9:00-12.30 (library)
Tuesday: 9:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 (museum); 9:00-12.30 (library)
Wednesday: 9:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 (museum); 9:00-12.30 (library)
Thursday: 9:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 (museum); 9:00-12.30 (library)
Friday: 9:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 (museum); 9:00-12.30 (library)
Saturday: 9:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 (museum)

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only.
Reproductions: In house. By company.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Theatre architecture. Circus.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Posters. Designs/Plans. Models. Scores/libretti/music. Masks. Paintings. Statuary. Objects d'art.
Special Collections:
Dono Gianini holding on Luccan folkways Commedia dell'arte

Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra
Biblioteca
      Date founded: 1940 		 
 
Viale Gorizia, 5
I-20144 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 8940 6400, 837 3064
E-mail: bibliotheca@unipiams.org
Homepage: http://www.unipiams.org/biblioteca
Reproductions: By user.

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Scores/libretti/music.
Special Collections:
Music, liturgical
Music, organ
Music, sacred

Scuola d'Arte Drammatica Paolo Grassi
Mediateca
(Paolo Grassi School of Theatre; Library)
      Date founded: 1951 		 
 
Via Salasco, 4
I-20136 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 5830 2813
Telefax: +39 (02) 5831 5627
E-mail: archivi_teatro@scuolecivichemilano.it
Homepage: http://www.scuolecivichemilano.it/teatro/teatro.ht
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Special Collections:
Sound Archive
Video Archive

Luigi Ferrante Library

Scuola di Cinema, Televisione e Nuovi Media
Mediateca
(School of Cinema, Television and New Media; Library) 		 
 
Via Colletta, 51
I-20123 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 5405 0100
Telefax: +39 (02) 5405 0093
E-mail: info_cinema@scuolecivichemilano.it
Homepage: http://www.scuolecivichemilano.it/
Monday: 9:00-13:00
Tuesday: 9:00-13:00
Wednesday: 9:00-13:00
Thursday: 9:00-13:00
Friday: 9:00-13:00

Subjects:
Cinema. Radio/TV.
Special Collections:
Video Archive

Giovanni Buttafava, film critic

Scuola di Musica
Mediateca
(School of Music; Library) 		 
 
Corso di Porta Vigentina, 15
I-20122 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 5831 4433
Telefax: +39 (02) 5830 3122
E-mail: archivi_musica@scuolecivichemilano.it
Homepage: http://www.scuolecivichemilano.it/musica/musica.ht
Monday: 14:00-17:00
Tuesday: 14:00-17:00
Wednesday: 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 14:00-17:00
Friday: 14:00-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Casa Ricordi Archive
Rassegna Musica nel Nostro Tempo [sound recordings]

Suvini-Zerboni Archive

Teatro alla Scala
      Date founded: 1778 		 
 
Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 887 9455 (cultural activities)
Telefax: +39 (02) 887 9416, 876 145 (cultural activities)
E-mail: promozioneculturale@teatroallascala.org
Homepage: http://www.teatroallascala.org/

Subjects:
Opera.
Media:
Photos.

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Biblioteca
(Sacro Cuore Catholic University; Library) 		 
 
Largo A. Gemelli,1
I-20123 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 7234 2230, 7234 2231
Telefax: +39 (02) 7234 2701
E-mail: bibldir@mi.unicatt.it
Homepage: http://www3.unicatt.it/unicattolica/milano2.html
Monday: 8:30-21:00
Tuesday: 8:30-21:00
Wednesday: 8:30-21:00
Thursday: 8:30-21:00
Friday: 8:30-21:00
Saturday: 8:30-13:00

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance.

Università degli Studi di Milano
Dipartimento di Storia delle Arti della Musica e dello Spettacolo
Biblioteca
(University of Milan; Department of Fine Arts, Music and Performing Arts History; Library) 		 
 
Piazza S. Alessandro 1
I-20123 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 5835 3644, 5835 3652
Telefax: +39 (02) 5835 3655
E-mail: rita.bruno@unimi.it
Monday: 9:00-17:00 (Fine Arts); 8:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30 (Music & Performing Arts)
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00 (Fine Arts); 8:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30 (Music & Performing Arts)
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00 (Fine Arts); 8:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30 (Music & Performing Arts)
Thursday: 9:00-17:00 (Fine Arts); 8:30-13:00, 14:00-16:30 (Music & Performing Arts)
Friday: 9:00-17:00 (Fine Arts); 8:30-12:30 (Music & Performing Arts)

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.

Università deglistudi di Milano
Facoltà di giurisprudenza, lettere e filosofia
Biblioteca
(University of Milan; Faculties of Law, Letters and Philosophy; Library)
      Date founded: 1863 		 
 
Via Festa del Perdono, 7
I-20122 Milano 		 

Telephone: +39 (02) 5835 2273
Telefax: +39 (02) 5835 2598
E-mail: ill.bglf@unimi.it
Homepage: http://users.unimi.it/~biblio/
Monday: 9:00-19:30
Tuesday: 9:00-19:30
Wednesday: 9:00-19:30
Thursday: 9:00-19:30
Friday: 9:00-19:30
Saturday: 8:30-11:30

Special Collections:
Disertori Collection

Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

 

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