Cremona Municipality: Archive of the Town Museums

Palazzo Affaitati - Via Ugolani Dati 4, 26100 Cremona CR
info: archiviomuseale@comune.cremona.it
Phone 0372 407259

Opening hours

Please contact it by mail or telephone from Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 1.00 p.m.
Person in charge: Francesca Campana

The Office provides:

• information concerning the archives,
• requests for the use and reproduction of the Cultural heritage of Cremona Town Museums.

On request, and after the acceptance of it:

• the access to the archives which contain pictures, documents and inventories of Cremona Town Museums' collections;
• the access to the museums' collections for scientific and study purposes,
• photo and videos.

The Municipality of Cremona is the holder of every right about the use and reproduction of the Cultural Heritage (or part of it) of Cremona Town Museums (see also https://musei.comune.cremona.it/it ).

The Municipality of Cremona allows the use and reproduction of the Cultural Heritage safeguarded in Cremona Town Museums (with the exception explained at the Title 2, art. 1, co. 3 and co.4 of the Regulation of Use and reproduction of the artworks belonging to the Cremona Town Museums, see the section “regulations” on the right of this section).

Unless special arrangements, reproductions, photo and video footage aren’t allowed for artworks and items undergoing restoration.

How to use the service

You must submit a request filling out the following form: Request for access and use of data, documents, pictures and informations stored in the Archive of Cremona Town Museums

Every request must be authorized by the Direction of the Museums who grants the authorization or refuses it with expressed motivation.

For commercial requests and where appropriate, the Direction asks the opinion of the Municipal Council.

If granted, the authorisation is not exclusive, not transferable and it is granted just once.

ANY USE DIFFERENT FROM THE AUTHORIZED ONE IS FORBIDDEN.

Service fee

For personal, scientific, study and storage purposes, for cultural enhancement, tourism promotion and Right Press, only the extra costs (researches, technical assistance, visits not during the regular working time.) are required (see “Delibera di Giunta Comunale n. 574, 21st of December 2005).

Out of the previous cases a fee is due, according to the Price List (see the Price List).

In the Price List it is also indicated the amount of the deposit required if the artworks use can damage them. The deposit must be given back if the items have not been damaged.

The payment must be made once you have received the invoice, further information will be provided after.

Where can I submit the request?

protocollo@comunedicremona.legalmail.it, at the Register Office of Cremona Municipality.

Only if the previous procedure is not feasible and in exceptional cases, please submit it to archiviomuseale@comune.cremona.it

Price List for use and reproduction of the Cultural heritage of Cremona Town Museums

Please remember: the price list doesn’t include VAT

1. For personal, scientific, study and storage purposes, for tourism promotion and Right Press, the requests are always free of costs.
   Only the extra costs (researches, technical assistance, visits outside regular working hours..) are required (see the Price List hereafter).
2. For each single artwork, out of the previous cases, a fee is always due, according to the following scheme:
   € 50 for editions in one language for maximum 1.000 copies,
   € 50 for the use in a single multimedia edition (max 1000 copies), in a single web site or in any other media in one language,
   +20% for any further language,
   +50% for further 1000 copies,
   50% of first edition for further editions,
   +25% for any further TV spot or other media,
   € 250 (daily cost) for video-cinema-TV footage.

In any cases, the payment of the reproduction rights grants the authorization for the rent of an HD image of the work required.

Otherwise, the applicant can take by himself the pictures of the work during the Museums’ opening time, once authorized and, if due, after the payment of the rights.

For the new reproductions, the Museums can require the payment of technical-scientific assistance charges, in addition to the fees, if due, according to the following the Price List:

• during Museums and offices’ opening hours: € 20 per hour (VAT not included),
• during Museums and offices’ closing hours: € 35 per hour (VAT not included).

Unless different arrangements, it's forbidden to film or take pictures of works under repair.

The applicant takes responsibility of any damage which may incur during the shooting. The Direction may also require a deposit of € 500 for esternal spaces and of € 1.000 for the internal one. Every digital copy or negatives realized, will be delivered as copies to the Archive Office of the Museums.

The digital copies must be deleted from the personal storage device after the use and they cannot be reused without new authorization.

Information about the source

“Archive of the Cremona Town Museums”- short description of the artwork - author (if available) - title or official object’s denomination - chronology – matter -collocation and inventory number.