Il costume di scena. Il “fantastico” patrimonio archivistico italiano

Abstract

This essay discusses some of the ways in which the Art of Costume, that designed and produced high quality technical artefacts, has been collected in Italy (Roma, Napoli, Torino, Firenze, Milan and Pisa). We intend to offer a scientific documented research of these particular artefacts and of the related implications and problems that come from conservation also in Europe (France and UK). The activity of ANAI (Italian National Archives Association), is offering a state-of-the-art that has no precedent on the subject of fashion in Italy. Fundamental is the development of an impressively comprehensive portal on fashion, “Fashion Archive of Nine Hundred”, that provides precious information also on the subject of Art costume production in Italy, especially on the relation between fashion and performing arts and/or cinema (see the international worhshops in Rome: Farani, Tirelli, Sorelle Fontana and Maison Gattinoni). From 2005 there is an agreement between the University of Pisa and the Cerratelli Foundation, targeted to the cataloguing of the patrimony. This Institution houses high quality costumes, made for the theatre and cinema, that are also included in an original scientific research based on new computer technology.

Keywords

• costume di scena
• catalogazione
• documento effimero
• Anai
• archivio