{"id":3784,"date":"2026-01-12T08:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/istituto\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:23:44","slug":"istituto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/en\/istituto\/","title":{"rendered":"The Institution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 alignfull cb-carousel-block cb-single-slide\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"12\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light wp-duotone-grayscale\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"640\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-244 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hero-homepage-01.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hero-homepage-01.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hero-homepage-01-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hero-homepage-01-768x256.jpg 768w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hero-homepage-01-1024x341.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hero-homepage-01-1536x512.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hero-homepage-01-600x200.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-67357a8b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-white-color has-primary-500-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a7778c15ab4dd37d8add0cd4f24b3338\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:8px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:32px;font-size:clamp(2.2rem, 2.2rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 2.25), 4rem);line-height:1.2\">The Institution<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e2f41a82 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-primary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-439e5299b4388770e8b742f57fb59dfc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.938), 2rem);\">The history, vision and public role of the Cagliari State Archives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-500-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><nav style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"has-text-color has-white-color has-background has-primary-500-background-color items-justified-left wp-block-navigation is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-7b1574cb wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Ancora-Homepage\"><ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-text-color has-white-color has-background has-primary-500-background-color items-justified-left wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#panoramica\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#storia\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Story<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#oggi\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">The Archive today<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#sede\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">The Archive<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ee76cfc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"panoramica\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6594bb71 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ea02c1a1a8f8952943fefcf2061dd0a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.789), 28px);\">The Cagliari State Archives is a public institution that forms part of the network of Italian archives. These are responsible for the <strong>preservation, protection, and enhancement of documentary memory<\/strong> produced by state offices and other public and private entities over the centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the Archive preserves documents dating from the <strong>Middle Ages to the present day<\/strong>, providing material evidence of Sardinia\u2019s institutional, social, economic, and cultural history.<br>In addition to the physical preservation of the records, the Archive performs an essential function of <strong>arrangement, description, and mediation<\/strong>. It makes the heritage accessible through research tools, promotes informed access to sources, supports historical and legal research, and promotes the dissemination of archival knowledge among a broad and diverse audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-link-color wp-elements-1a583832b39c0ee6a0e39d253a932881 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><summary>FIND OUT MORE<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cagliari State Archives is not just a place of storage, but a <strong>living cultural institution<\/strong>, where documents become a resource for understanding the past, interpreting the present, and imagining the future. In this perspective, memory is not understood as a static heritage, but as a <strong>common good<\/strong> open to dialogue with the community, institutions, and the worlds of research and training.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-9dc570c0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:30%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-primary-500-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-titillium-web-font-family wp-elements-d670f66f79ebfb357114d0e3acb11d0d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.645), 24px);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Preserving the past<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-primary-600-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-titillium-web-font-family wp-elements-1895ec308c6f39133b8caa9c8ae8e865 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.645), 24px);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">rethinking the future<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aws-share-bar-pattern has-global-padding 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style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"storia\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-section-title-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);line-height:1\">History of the institution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-section-subtitle-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.25\">A journey rooted in the Middle Ages, unfolding through Sardinia\u2019s political and institutional transformations.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"margin-top:0;grid-template-columns:41% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2343\" src=\"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deposito_aar-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2998 size-full\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deposito_aar-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deposito_aar-300x275.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deposito_aar-1024x937.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deposito_aar-768x703.jpg 768w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deposito_aar-1536x1406.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deposito_aar-2048x1874.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cagliari State Archives is one of the oldest archival institutions in Italy. Founded in the 14th century, it began as the general archive of the Regnum Sardiniae, at a time when written records were an essential instrument for governance, control, and territorial administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the centuries, the Archive has accompanied the island\u2019s political and institutional transformations, through Aragonese, Spanish, Austrian, and Savoy rule, up to the Unification of Italy. Each historical phase has left deep traces in the organisation of the institution and in the documentary heritage preserved there, making the Archive a privileged observatory on the history of Sardinia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-primary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f1ae6d11d2f40b4940400d282d5cda9 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><summary>READ MORE<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From its origins, the Cagliari State Archives was conceived as a central tool of royal administration. The preserved documentation directly reflects the fiscal, judicial, and governmental functions exercised in the territory, configuring the Archive not only as a place of conservation but as an active instrument of public power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the seventeenth century, with the recognition of the archive\u2019s patrimonial nature, awareness of the enduring value of documents as assets to be preserved over time grew stronger. Subsequently, in the eighteenth century, the Savoy reforms introduced more systematic criteria for classification and management, marking a decisive step towards a modern conception of the archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The political transformations of the nineteenth century, from the \u201cperfect merger\u201d of Sardinia with the Savoyard state to the Unification of Italy, led to a profound institutional reorganisation. The Cagliari Archive ceased to serve as the general archive of the Kingdom and assumed the role of State Archive with provincial jurisdiction, becoming firmly integrated into the national archival system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inauguration of the historic headquarters in 1927 marked another turning point: the institution entered the modern era by acquiring spaces designed according to advanced principles of archival building. Throughout the twentieth century and up to the present day, the Cagliari State Archives has continued to evolve, expanding its functions. It has also reaffirmed its role as a guardian of public memory and a cultural resource for the community.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-primary-500-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-24a3caa11e981d68e33e89243fc6a918 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:3.5rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"timeline-section\">\n    <button\n        class=\"timeline-section__btn-prev prev\"\n        aria-label=\"Vedi date precedenti\">\n        \u276e\n    <\/button>\n    <div class=\"timeline-section__scroll-track\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"region\">\n                <article class=\"timeline-entry\">\n            <div class=\"timeline-entry__content-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"timeline-entry__content\">\n                    <time class=\"timeline-entry__date\">1332<\/time>\n                    <h2 class=\"timeline-entry__title\">The founding of the Archives of the Kingdom<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"timeline-entry__paragraph\">\n                        The Archive was founded in Cagliari by order of Alfonso IV of Aragon, as the general archive of the Regnum Sardiniae.\r\nIt emerged as a central institution for the preservation of documents produced by the Kingdom\u2019s administration, in a context where written records were already an instrument of government.\r\n\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <span class=\"timeline-entry__marker\"><\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>        <article class=\"timeline-entry\">\n            <div class=\"timeline-entry__content-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"timeline-entry__content\">\n                    <time class=\"timeline-entry__date\">1618<\/time>\n                    <h2 class=\"timeline-entry__title\">The archive as heritage<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"timeline-entry__paragraph\">\n                        With a decree by Philip III of Spain, the Royal Archive was explicitly defined as patrimonial.\r\nThis reinforced the idea of the archive as an asset to be protected and permanently preserved, especially for the tax and administrative control of the territory.\r\n\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <span class=\"timeline-entry__marker\"><\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>        <article class=\"timeline-entry\">\n            <div class=\"timeline-entry__content-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"timeline-entry__content\">\n                    <time class=\"timeline-entry__date\">1763<\/time>\n                    <h2 class=\"timeline-entry__title\">The modern reorganisation<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"timeline-entry__paragraph\">\n                        The royal warrant of 10 September 1763 saw the Archive reorganised and brought into order according to the cultural and administrative standards of the time. \r\nIt marked a phase of rationalisation that signalled a move towards a more systematic approach to archival preservation.\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <span class=\"timeline-entry__marker\"><\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>        <article class=\"timeline-entry\">\n            <div class=\"timeline-entry__content-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"timeline-entry__content\">\n                    <time class=\"timeline-entry__date\">1847-1874<\/time>\n                    <h2 class=\"timeline-entry__title\">From the Archives of the Kingdom to the State Archive<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"timeline-entry__paragraph\">\n                        The \u201cperfect fusion\u201d of Sardinia with the Savoy state in 1847, followed by the post-unification reorganisation, profoundly transformed the institution.\r\nWith the Royal Decree of 1874, the Cagliari Archives officially became the State Archives, with provincial competence, within the national archival system.\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <span class=\"timeline-entry__marker\"><\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>        <article class=\"timeline-entry\">\n            <div class=\"timeline-entry__content-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"timeline-entry__content\">\n                    <time class=\"timeline-entry__date\">1927<\/time>\n                    <h2 class=\"timeline-entry__title\">The historical site and the contemporary Archive<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"timeline-entry__paragraph\">\n                        The current headquarters in 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Preserving documents means safeguarding their integrity and continuity over time. Ensuring access means enabling them to speak to the present, support research, inform citizens, and foster historical awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Archive approaches this task as a matter of balance: <strong>between scientific rigour and openness<\/strong>, protection and enhancement, archival tradition and technological innovation. Alongside the physical preservation of records, the institution works to describe and arrange its archival holdings, produce research aids, and facilitate consultation. It also broadens access through digital pathways, multimedia content, and forms of mediation designed for different audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The identity of the Cagliari State Archives is rooted in the <strong>centrality of its documentary heritage<\/strong>: every initiative, service and project is designed to safeguard and make accessible the sources that tell the institutional, social and economic history of Sardinia. This work rests on an essential principle: access to documents is not just for specialists, but a key means of supporting knowledge, transparency, and the relationship between citizens and institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-primary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c989398f2d20dbb7b363121107a93d3f is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><summary>READ MORE<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this reason, the Archive combines preservation with a constant effort of <strong>mediation and inclusion<\/strong>. Historical research and source accuracy are the Archive\u2019s primary mission. They are also accompanied by forms of storytelling and outreach designed to engage non-specialists: themed pathways, regular features, editorial content, as well as public and digital history projects that turn sources into learning opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In parallel, the institution regards technology as a concrete opportunity: digitisation, consultation systems and interactive tools are not ends in themselves, but means to <strong>enhance preservation and broaden access<\/strong> &#8211; reducing distance and making heritage easier to discover, understand and use. Within this continuity between memory and innovation also lies an educational dimension. In fact, the Archive promotes skills, study and participation through the School of Archival, Palaeography and Diplomatic Studies, as well as through cultural activities aimed at the community.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-500-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-7b8b5d1d wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59ee1adbb38d50f2946a5ff6824f25a2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\">Would you like to explore the role, activities and projects of the Cagliari State Archives in more detail?Browse the other sections of the site to discover how the institution works every day in the service of the community and its documentary heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28bf5b71eba4a2bf0b5dd5b83ed4c309\">\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Organisational structure<\/strong>: To learn more about the Archive\u2019s internal organisation and the people who work in safeguarding, managing and enhancing its heritage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong><em>Archivio e Orizzonti<\/em><\/strong>: To explore the projects, initiatives and cultural pathways through which the Archive gives shape to its role in the present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Activities and Services<\/strong>: To discover the activities of safeguarding, preservation and enhancement, and the services made available to the public for the consultation, access and use of archival holdings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-737c3b51 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"min-height:550px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/foto-hero-newsletter-demo-01-1.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"min-height:550px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-abb10d0f1f99795b76cc81ed7a9b59cd has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a37ae190 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,0.38) 2%,rgb(0,0,0) 100%);min-height:550px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d2b42542 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgb(0,0,0) 20%);padding-top:80px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:80px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Icon-ion-quote.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-927\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:50px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-58e140b66779645331c02793055bfab9 has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-04aa5080 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:390px\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-983af4872a19994cc49275d63ea37cfd wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.645), 24px);\">Memory is a common good: it grows when it is shared.<br>Subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on activities, projects, events, and initiatives of the Cagliari State Archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f5116-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"5116\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3784#wpcf7-f5116-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"5116\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f5116-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<div class=\"form-newsletter\">\n\t<p><label><span class=\"sr-only\">Name<\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" autocomplete=\"name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"Name\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><label><span class=\"sr-only\">Email<\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" autocomplete=\"email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"Email\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"acceptance-6\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-acceptance\"><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"acceptance-6\" value=\"1\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\"><span class=\"full-width\">Insert acceptance condition here. <\/span><\/span><\/label><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"sede\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-section-title-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);line-height:1\">The historic headquarters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-section-subtitle-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.25\">A historic building, deeply rooted in the city\u2019s urban fabric and conceived from the outset to house and preserve the area\u2019s documentary heritage.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"margin-top:0;grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AS_CA-FACCIATA.jpg\" alt=\"Ingresso dell&apos;Archivio\" class=\"wp-image-2993 size-full\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AS_CA-FACCIATA.jpg 768w, http:\/\/2.42.228.64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AS_CA-FACCIATA-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cagliari State Archives is housed in a historic building in the heart of the city, designed from the outset to meet the specific needs of archival preservation. 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