Carlo Scarpa Archive Relaunches with 4,500 Drawings Online
On June 7, 2024, the Carlo Scarpa Archive unveiled its revamped website during Archivissima, providing access to over 4,500 high-resolution drawings by the renowned Venetian architect, with some available for free download. Situated at Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, the archive comprises drawings, photographs, and videos sourced through donations and investments from the Veneto Region, in partnership with MAXXI, Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, and Università IUAV di Venezia. Highlights include Casa Ottolenghi and Banca Popolare di Verona. The logo was refreshed by Musei Civici di Verona. Director Francesca Rossi is gearing up for the 2026 centenary of Castelvecchio. A new exhibition featuring Scarpa's original drawings and 1969 Kyoto photos will debut on June 21 at Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Tokyo.
Key facts
- Carlo Scarpa Archive relaunched website on June 7, 2024.
- New site features over 4,500 drawings at high resolution.
- Some drawings are free to download.
- Archive is housed at Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona.
- Previous version was online for over two decades.
- Site averages 15,800 visits per year, 42% from abroad.
- New exhibition in Tokyo opens June 21, 2024.
- Exhibition includes Scarpa's 1969 Kyoto photos.
Entities
Artists
- Carlo Scarpa
- Sekiya Masaaki
- JK Mauro Pierconti
- Sandro Bagnoli
Institutions
- Archivio Carlo Scarpa
- Museo di Castelvecchio
- MAXXI
- Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio
- Università IUAV di Venezia
- Fondazione MAXXI
- Archivio di Stato di Treviso
- MAK Vienna
- Musei Civici di Verona
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo
- Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- Gavina
Locations
- Verona
- Italy
- Venice
- Vicenza
- Treviso
- Vienna
- Austria
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Kyoto
- Sendai
- S. Vito di Altivole