The Superintendence of Rome virtually opens its photographic archive

The Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio of Rome virtually opens the doors of its photographic archive.

The latter holds about 20,000 positives, 19,400 film negatives and 5,200 glass plates in various formats: a precious heritage of images, composed of two funds, one from the former Soprintendenza Beni Ambientali e Architettonici del Lazio and another produced by the former Soprintendenza Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici di Roma, established in 1991. ThePhotographic Archive tells, through the hashtag #SoprintendenzAperta, part of this great history of the city.

These include the conservation work on the Roman Aqueduct at Porta Furba, the Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls after the bombing of July 19, 1943, the restorations of the Basilica of St. Sabina on the Aventine Hill, and scenes that take us back in time, such as popular life in the streets of the historic center, period clothing and the tools and methods of work almost a century ago.

Each week, on the Superintendence’s social channels Facebook and Instagram, a chapter of Roman history from the Photographic Archive, from the 1930s, will be presented.

The Superintendence of Rome virtually opens its photographic archive

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