The INDA Foundation enhances the existing heritage by making it available through an online catalogue, and is hoping to expand it through new acquisitions, so as to consolidate its place as the Archive and Library of Studies on Classical Theatre, by offering researchers, entertainment professionals, Universities and students valuable tools for work, analysis, and insight in a highly-specialised field.
The Library of the INDA Foundation, established in 1927 and today at Palazzo Greco, the historical headquarters of the Institute, houses a wide range of books and papers relating to the specific study of Ancient Theatre. The book section ranges from the works of authors of Ancient theatre (Greek and Latin), Medieval and Renaissance theatre, to essays on classical philology, theatrical architecture and scenography. The section dedicated to Sicily, its archaeological ruins, folklore and history is particularly interesting, while the magazine section includes a conspicuous and important collection of periodicals, both Italian and foreign, relating both to theatre and to classical subjects.
The INDA Library, with its treasures and the document Archive, with its video and photographic libraries, its volumes of press reviews, the collections published by the Institute (booklets, theatre programs, volumes of the magazine Dionysius) constitute a valuable aid for those studying ancient drama and its interpretation in the modern era. Being able to preserve and allow access to this legacy, which is one-of-a-kind, for future generations, is of crucial importance.
The archive can be visited by appointment: elena.servito@indafondazione.org.
Marzo 2021