Historical Provincial Photographic Archive - Access to Services

The Provincial Historical Photographic Archive comprises over fifty fonds and more than one and a half million phototypes which make it possible to delve into the reality of Trentino over the last one hundred and fifty years from a cultural, economic, political and social point of view, but also to retrace the technical and artistic evolution of photography in Trentino from its origins to the present day.

The collections of the historical-artistic documentation photo library of the Superintendency of Monuments and Galleries of Trento, a peripheral body of the State, which was abolished following the transfer to PAT of responsibilities for the protection, conservation and enhancement of Trentino's cultural heritage (1973); the holdings have grown over time thanks to the acquisition of vast archives and collectionsi.

Thus, the Archive today has professional archives of photographers from Trentino and elsewhere, discontinued photographic archives of institutions and other bodies, collections of photographs and postcards, as well as material reproducing, for the purposes of heritage documentation and conservation status, buildings, works and artefacts of historical and artistic importance in Trentino. The holdings consist of fonds and specimens owned by the Autonomous Province of Trento and on deposit belonging to third parties.

Access to consultation is free of charge.

For the issuing of copies and authorisation to publish, please refer to the Fee Schedule.

Opening hours of the Provincial Historical Photographic Archive

Students, scholars and anyone interested in researching photographs for scientific, cultural, commercial or personal use

For information and remote cross-searching of databases, please contact the Archives staff by sending an email to: afs@provincia.tn.it.

The Archive is accessible only by telephone or email appointment, to be sent, stating your contact details, to: afs@provincia.tn.it.

The staff is available for telephone and online consultations

dott.ssa Lisa Maistrelli (lisa.maistrelli@provincia.tn.it - 0461 491419) - Relations with users, conservation and archiving

dott.ssa Katia Malatesta (katia.malatesta@provincia.tn.it - 0461 492102) - User relations, study and valorisation

For requests for consultation, release of reproductions, authorisation to use and publish images of Archive materials, the single form, approved by the Director's determination no. 216 of 01 April 2021, must be filled in.

The applications, complete with privacy policy, should be sent to the address umst.soprintendenza@pec.provincia.tn.it.