Archivio di Stato di Bologna

From the Italian Wikipedia page

The State Archive of Bologna is the repository of publicly owned papers and documentary archives in the city of Bologna.

It was established in October 1874. It holds the administrative documents of the governing bodies of the city until 1796, and the documents of the peripheral offices of the State of the Church, the Kingdom of Italy and the Italian Republic.

The Archive is the former convent of the Celestine monks since 1940; previously it was housed in Palazzo Galvani.

Since 1890, the State School of Archival, Palaeography and Diplomatics has been working there, which can be accessed if in possession of a high school diploma. The School is accessed through a pre-selection exam consisting of two tests. The maximum number of students who can attend the school is 40 per two-year period.