The Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica

The author analyses the foundation and structure of the Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica, its main protagonists and scientific activities during the nineteenth century, a period rich of archaeological discoveries, and also of political and social change. The institute’s fields of interest included many elements: works of art, ancient architecture, topography, epigraphy and numismatics, which it collected and published. The paper also traces the institute’s transformation from a private and supranational organisation to a national institute.