AIMING AT PROMOTING, BOTH AT NATIONAL AND AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, THE KNOWLEDGE AND PROTECTION OF VITTORIO MESSINA’S FIGURE AND ART, THE ARCHIVES SHALL CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

  • Archiving of works, inclusion in the General Catalogue as well as issue of the relevant archiving certificate
  • Annotated collection of documents and information (collections of letters, volumes, catalogues, printed articles, manuscripts, photographs, films, interviews, etc.)
  • Publication of the multi-volume General Catalogue
  • Advice to organizers of solo and group exhibitions
  • Organization, also on behalf of third parties, of exhibitions, conferences, lectures, forums, lessons, on Vittorio Messina and his time, and on the new artist generation representing Messina’s prospective development and continuity
  • Publication of books, magazines, critical essays, articles, documentary research and degree theses
  • Advice on restoration of works
  • Advice concerning copyright and resale rights on the works.

 

The archives provide, by prior appointment:

  • A specialised library
  • A video and photolibrary
  • The general catalogue of the works
  • A documentation centre

ORGANIGRAM

President
Vittorio Messina

Curator
Cesare Biasini Selvaggi

Please fill in the following form to get all necessary forms by email to start the archiving procedure.