Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Note that admission to the oratory is included in the OPA SI Pass.
Museo delle Tavolette di Biccherna
MAP
MUSEUM
GOOGLE MAP
(
http://archiviostato.si.it
,
in Italian; Banchi di Sotto 52; guided tours 9.30am, 10.30am & 11.30am Mon-
Sat)
Siena's state archives are housed in magnificent
Palazzo Piccolomini
, a
Renaissance-era building close to the Campo. Enter from the courtyard and take the elev-
ator to the fourth floor to visit this charming museum, which takes its name from the pride
of its collection, a series of small late 13th-century paintings known as the 'Tavolette di
Biccherna'.
Originally created as covers for the municipal accounts books, the
tavolette
were
painted by Sienese artists including Ambogio Lorenzetti. They and other historically sig-
nificant documents from the archive (many medieval) can be seen on the compulsory
guided tour (in Italian only).
COMBINED PASSES
If you are planning to visit the major monuments, be sure to purchase one or more of the money-sav-
ing combined passes on offer:
»
OPA SI Pass (
duomo
, Libreria Piccolomini, Museo dell'Opera, Battistero di San Giovanni, Cripta
and Oratorio di San Bernardino; €12 Mar-Oct, €8 Nov-Feb, valid for three days)
»
SIA Summer (Museo Civico, Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala, Museo dell'Opera, Bat-
tistero di San Giovanni, Oratorio di San Bernardino and Chiesa di San Agostino; €17, valid for seven
days during period 15 March to 31 October)
»
SIA Winter (Museo Civico, Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala, Museo dell'Opera and
Battistero di San Giovanni; €14, valid for seven days during period 1 November to 14 March)
»
Museo Civico and Torre del Mangia (€13)
»
Musei Comunali (Museo Civico and Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala; €11, valid for
two days)
The OPA SI Pass can be booked in advance at
www.operaduomo.siena.it
; all other passes are pur-
chased directly at the museums.
Courses
Accademia Musicale Chigiana
MUSIC
