Società Storica Lombarda

Società Storica Lombarda
Name	Società Storica Lombarda
Formation	1873
Type	Associazione culturale
Headquarters	Milano
Region served	Lombardia
Language	Italiano

Società Storica Lombarda is a Milanese cultural association founded in the late 19th century devoted to the study of Lombard history and the preservation of regional archives and monuments. It engages with historical research, editorial production, archival conservation and public dissemination, interacting with universities, libraries, museums and municipal institutions across Lombardy and Italy. The Society has influenced historiography related to Milan, Lombardy, Venice, Genoa and European contexts through conferences, journals and curated collections.

Storia

The founding in 1873 followed intellectual currents exemplified by figures such as Cesare Cantù, Giosuè Carducci, Mazzini, and contemporaries from Università degli Studi di Pavia, Università degli Studi di Milano and Accademia dei Lincei. Early members engaged with topics linked to the Duchy of Milan, the Spanish Habsburgs, the Austrian Empire, and the Risorgimento, interfacing with archives from Archivio di Stato di Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, and collections related to Francesco Sforza and Ludovico il Moro. During the period of Italian unification, debates referenced events such as the Five Days of Milan, the Second Italian War of Independence, and the role of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour; later interventions connected to studies on Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna, and the Industrial Revolution in Lombardy. The Society navigated challenges during the World War I and the World War II eras, collaborating with entities like Museo del Risorgimento di Milano, Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza, and regional administrations following the Italian Republic constitution.

Missione e attività scientifiche

The Society promotes research on subjects including the Longobards, the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Visconti family, the Sforza family, and urban histories of Duomo di Milano, Castello Sforzesco, Navigli, and Porta Ticinese. It organizes seminars featuring scholars from University of Oxford, Harvard University, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and institutions like Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense and Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze. Regular activities address archival methodology drawn from Paleography, conservation practices analogous to projects at Vatican Apostolic Library, and comparative studies involving Lombard League, Republic of Venice, Genoa, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861). The Society collaborates with cultural bodies such as Comune di Milano, Regione Lombardia, Fondazione Cariplo, and Ministero della Cultura in curating exhibitions on figures like Alessandro Manzoni, Carlo Cattaneo, Silvio Pellico, and themes like industrialization and migration.

Pubblicazioni

The editorial output includes proceedings, monographs and periodicals that appear in series comparable to publications from Rivista Storica Italiana, Rivista Storica Lombarda, and catalogues akin to those of Shelley V. Davies collections and Istituto Storico Italiano per l'Età Moderna e Contemporanea. Volumes often treat topics such as the Peace of Lodi, the Treaty of Campo Formio, the Battle of Marignano, the Plague of Milan (1630), and biographies of Alessandro Volta, Leonardo da Vinci, Gabriele Rosa, Giovanni Battista Pirelli and industrial dynasties like Pirelli. Editorial collaborations have involved presses and institutions such as Editrice Bibliografica, Il Mulino, Einaudi, FrancoAngeli, and academic series from Università degli Studi di Pavia and Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.

Organizzazione e governance

The governance structure comprises elected officers who liaise with councils and scientific committees connecting professionals from Istituto per la Storia del Risorgimento Italiano, Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento, Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Città metropolitana di Milano, and directors from institutions like Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci. Collaborators include curators from Pinacoteca di Brera, archivists from Archivio di Stato di Bergamo, librarians from Biblioteca Trivulziana, and historians affiliated with Fondazione Luigi Einaudi. The Society has honored scholars with awards comparable to Premio Viareggio, Premio Bagutta, and recognitions tied to regional cultural promotion by Regione Lombardia.

Sedi e patrimoni archivistici

Primary premises located in Milano host document collections drawn from municipal bodies such as Comune di Pavia, ecclesiastical archives like Archivio Arcivescovile di Milano, estate papers linked to the Sforza and Visconti families, and private collections from families such as Cantù and Cermenati. Holdings encompass cartography, manuscripts, notarial registers similar to items in Archivio di Stato di Como and Archivio di Stato di Cremona, and printed ephemera related to events like the Exhibition of 1906 and industrial fairs connected with Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Conservation programs have coordinated with Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione and restoration experts from Opificio delle Pietre Dure.

Collaborazioni e progetti culturali

The Society partners in projects with universities and museums including Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Politecnico di Milano, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Milano, Castello Sforzesco Museum and international bodies such as European Association of Regional and Local History, International Federation for Public History, and research networks connected to Histoire et civilisation de l'Europe initiatives. It has contributed to exhibitions and conferences on topics like the Renaissance, the Counter-Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution in Italy, and urban renewal projects in collaboration with Comune di Brescia, Comune di Como, Comune di Monza, Fondazione Cariplo, and foundations such as Fondazione Prada and Fondazione Feltrinelli. Projects have integrated digitization efforts alongside partners like European Digital Library (Europeana), ICARUS, and national digitization programs under MiC.

Category:Organizations established in 1873 Category:Culture in Milan Category:Historical societies in Italy