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MUSEO DELL’ACQUA DI SIENA / SIENA MUSEUM OF WATER

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MUSEO DELL’ACQUA DI SIENA / SIENA MUSEUM OF WATER

MUSEO DELL’ACQUA DI SIENA / SIENA MUSEUM OF WATER

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Siena, Fonte di Pescaia, 2010
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Museo dell’Acqua tells the story of Siena through the fascinating hidden world of the “bottini”, an underground system designed to carry water to the city’s historical fountains.

In order to explain why Siena is structured this way and why its relationship with water is of the essence, we used the pattern of the lab-museum, the so-called exploratorium. The multimedia language here accompanies the staging, thus creating an engrossing experience. The museum space becomes a dark environment, just as dark and hidden as the road water takes in the ancient aqueduct of Siena.

The uphill path recalls the experience of descending and climbing up again from the underground city. It is articulated on three floors, each of which reveals a part of the history of the area: from the geological origin to the building of the “bottini” and then to the surface, where interactive maps make you visualize parts of the city and of the surrounding area. The path is not designed just to make you see, but also to make you listen: The Room of Testimonies, the last environment of the museum, offers tales from old Siena citizens. Such tales are characterized by the emotion of direct oral communication and by an interpretation of the place’s history that generates a continuous process of affection and identification for visitors, citizens, and the territory.

10 multimedia installations
12 video projectors
11 airing systems
10 audio systems
8 sensor systems
4 42" plasma screens

Project by Studio Azzurro
Concept Paco Lanciano, Leonardo Sangiorgi
Director Leonardo Sangiorgi
Photography Rocco Cirifino
Video filming Rocco Cirifino, Ilaria Maruccio
Video filming assistant Ciro Rebuzzini
Video editing Chiara Longo, Mauro Vicentini
Video post-production Mauro Macella, Matteo Cellini, Silvia Pace
Interactive and technological system Luca Altobelli, Alberto Massagli Bernocchi, Lorenzo Sarti
Software development Lorenzo Sarti, Francesco Antoniella
Hardware development Alberto Massagli Bernocchi
Sound and music Tommaso Leddi, Roberto Anselmi, Fabrizio Bacherini
Set design Anna Maria Grippo, Geraldo Isoldi, Giuseppe Isoldi, Fernanda Menendez, Bisk Italia
Technical exhibition stand project Daniele De Palma, Mauro Vicentini
Project coordinator and executive producer Carmen Leopardi
Executive producer assistants Olivia Demuro, Roberta Saretti
General production Reiner Bumke, Federico Varazzi
External relationship Daniela Mezzela

Riflesso di una cupola Stendardi azzurri con proiezioni - Museo dell'Acqua di Siena Installazione con plastico e mare, cielo e nuvole Installazioni del Museo dell'Acqua di Siena Libri aperti con immagini medievali proiettate Tavolo interattivo con proiezione Visitatrice in ombra osserva la proiezione del volto di un uomo Disegni del progetto del Museo dell'Acqua di Siena