Claudia Colecchia

Claudia Colecchia studied History at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and holds a diploma in archival science, palaeography and diplomatics from the State Archive School of Venice.

She went on to deepen her expertise in archival studies, photography and library science, working at Ca’ Foscari University and IUAV University of Venice, the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste, and the Superintendency for the Artistic Heritage of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Since 2014 she has been Head of the Photography Archive and Library at the Civic Museums of History and Art of the Municipality of Trieste. Alongside her curatorial work, which encompasses exhibitions and publications, she is responsible for cataloguing, education, and the preservation and promotion of the collections.

She is also a member of the jury of the URBAN Photo Awards and sits on the board of the photography network Rete Fotografia. She publishes articles in specialist journals and is actively involved in the organisation of conferences, symposia and seminars.

The Photography Archive of the Civic Museums of History and Art holds over three million six hundred thousand photographic images, making it one of the largest collections of its kind in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The archive documents the evolution of photography, both technically and expressively, and offers an invaluable record of the artistic, urban and social history of Trieste, and beyond, from 1840 to the present day.