The original structure dates back to 1646. In 1682 the management of this architectural complex was entrusted to the Dominican friars, and in 1693 it was decided to annex a college for the education of young people. In 1826 Charles Felix had the convent restored, turning it into an Orphans’ Hospice to educate and initiate the orphans and disinherited of the Sardinian provinces into various trades. The college was then equipped with modern machinery useful for the training of blacksmiths, carpenters, shoemakers, tailors, textile workers, printers and rope makers, with the production and sale of their handiwork. In 1884 the School of Arts and Crafts, open to all young people, was established, from which in 1907 was formed Regia Scuola Industriale per le industrie meccaniche, elettrotecniche e decorative and, in 1931, Regio Istituto Industriale. In the early 1900s, another building was also constructed to house the workshops, built at the intersection of St. Eusebius and St. Lucifer streets. The building suffered major damage in the air raids of February 1943. In 1946 it became home to the Industrial Technical Institute, which in 1964 was named after Dionigi Scano. Since 2006 it has housed the Foiso Fois High School of Art and Music.
