National Culture Programme 2021–2027

Funded interventions under the Cohesion Policy 2021–2027

This page describes the interventions carried out by the Cagliari State Archives under the National Culture Programme FESR (ERDF) 2021–2027 (CCI 2021IT16RFPR003), showing the financial support of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.

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Energy efficiency of the State Archives of Cagliari

The project financed by the PN Cultura 2021–2027 to improve the energy efficiency of the headquarters and systems intended for the conservation, use and services of the Institute.

The State Archives of Cagliari is the beneficiary of the intervention called "REDEVELOPMENT AND EFFICIENCY INTERVENTIONS FOR THE CAGLIARI STATE ARCHIVE” – CUP F34H25000080007, admitted for financing from the resources of the PN Cultura 21-27 Priority 2 line of action Action 2.1.1 – “Implementation of structural and plant interventions for the energy efficiency of state cultural places”, for a total amount equal to €5,124,247.52.
The State Archives of Cagliari have an ancient history, closely linked to the political and institutional events that saw the city play the role of capital of the Regnum Sardiniae for centuries, passing through the Catalan-Aragonese, Spanish, Austrian and Piedmontese dominations, up until the unification of Italy. Established in 1332 by Alfonso IV, King of Aragon, the Archive was intended to perform the functions of the general archive of the Kingdom. In the 18th century, after the short period of Austrian occupation with the Treaty of London in 1718, the Kingdom of Sardinia passed to Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy.

Under the government of Carlo Emanuele III and the minister Bogino, the Archive was reconstituted as the central and general archive of the island. In 1848, with the cessation of the administrative autonomy of the Kingdom of Sardinia, it passed from general to provincial, with the name of Royal Archives. The institute was, with R.D. 5.3.1874, n.1852, placed, like the other Archives of the pre-unification States, under the Ministry of the Interior, becoming to all intents and purposes a State Archive with provincial jurisdiction; since 1975 the State Archives of Cagliari have been a peripheral body of the Ministry of Culture.
The preserved heritage, totaling more than 10,000 linear meters of documentation, covers a chronological span of seven centuries, up to the most recent contemporaneity; the Archive, in this sense, is the most important conservation institute in the region, conserving the most important archival funds relating to the territory; which place of culture is a point of reference for historical research and teaching; It also provides administrative services and hosts a paper restoration laboratory and one of the two-year archival, paleography and diplomatic schools of the Ministry of Culture.
It is housed in a building dating back to the 1920s, a rare example of archival construction from the fascist era: the coexistence, in a single location, of areas intended for storage, use and valorisation involves a considerable commitment to ensure that cultural programming does not divert resources from the pre-eminent protection needs.
Based on this macro need, a project proposal has been defined which, in summary, includes the following interventions:
insulation of vertical opaque surfaces
flat roof insulation
in relation to the areas intended for functional activities of the building (offices, exhibition rooms, libraries, etc.), replacement of the current heating system served by an oil boiler with radiator emission system, with a new hydronic heat pump generation system and fan coil emission system
in relation to the spaces intended for storage, replacement of the current U.T.A. (currently being disposed of) for temperature and humidity control with new U.T.A. with multipurpose heat pump system
renovation of the electrical system and lighting system; BACS system for the control and automation of heating/cooling and lighting systems
installation of a photovoltaic system on the roof and appurtenances
The proposed interventions simultaneously pursue the fundamental objective of increasing efficiency and reducing energy consumption attributable to the system of conservation of documentary heritage and of containing energy consumption for heating and cooling the building in the areas intended for civil activities, as well as the management of all the services of the structure.