The AMI Montessori Archives continue to grow: they are a dynamic archive, as from all over the world we are offered historical papers, documents and photographs by Montessorians, or their heirs. If you'd like to donate historical material, please write to archives@montessori-ami.org.

AMI Montessori Archives is a digital library of Montessori historical information, providing users access to a growing catalogue of Montessori related photographs, videos, and documents. AMI is committed to digitise its extensive physical library to provide free access to these materials. We invite users to revisit the site as we continuously expand its offerings.

There are several options for searching available on the site. The magnifying glass icon on the top orange menu accesses the main Search function. Type a word or series of words to search the entire site. The search display will return all locations on the site containing the selected word. The right side of the list will display the different categories the word search will appear in, which can be selected for a more refined search.

The Search Inside Documents page specifically searches documents. This provides a powerful search tool to locate information contained in any document on the site. This search will provide categories for refined search options. Once you are on a document page you can also search inside the document.

Note that many of the documents on the site were scanned and processed using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) text extraction to enable text translation for search functions. Scans of older documents or those handwritten may not be able to translate the text correctly, and may appear as incorrect text characters in the search displays.

Please drop us a line at archives@montessori-ami.org. When you put in a query, please be as specific as possible in your ask and clarify the purpose of your research. Catch-all questions that lack specifics cannot be accommodated. 

To purchase AMI publications, please go to: https://www.montessori-ami.org/webforms/online-payment-booklets.

Montessori books have been translated into 33 languages with new translations added each year. A comprehensive list will be added to this website as well as news stories highlighting new books or translations.

If you are interested in translating any of our content, our publications or writings by Maria Montessori or Mario M. Montessori, please be aware that these are copyright. We are happy to hear from you in this regard to discuss further by emailing info@montessori-ami.org. 

For information on Montessori research links, please visit https://www.montessori-ami.org/resource-library/research.

For additional resources, please see the AMI Research Threads, established by AMI's Global Research Group to curate, highlight and comment upon the increasingly rich and diverse body of research into the Montessori approach.

We curate Maria Montessori’s study with the utmost care, love, and attention to detail. Many visitors tell us that simply stepping into the study and absorbing its atmosphere is a deeply moving experience.

Please note that all visits are hosted by a member of AMI’s legacy team; we offer slots on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays only, when we can schedule 30-minute slots. Visits can be booked from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. We regret that we cannot accommodate visits during weekend days, December or Easter holidays when our office is closed for business (refer to our main website for specific closure dates).
 

Before we schedule your visit, please check your other commitments to ensure your proposed time is convenient. To help us prepare, kindly let us know if you’re comfortable communicating in English or will have someone assisting, and share any other relevant details about your visit.

If you would like to plan a visit or hear more about the study and our work, please contact visits@montessori-ami.org.