Location: Palermo
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The 10 Best Museums in Palermo, Sicily
Palermo is an urban melting pot characterized by history and culture so diverse that it often feels conflicted. Discover an intriguing range of architectural styles, from Arabian domes to baroque buildings, and enjoy delicious cuisine that spans a variety of origins. Be sure to visit the Palace of the Normans, the Palatine Chapel and the church of St. John of the Hermits. Art and music lovers won’t want to miss the Galleria d’Arte Moderna (the “GAM”), the Salinas or an opera or ballet at the Teatro Massimo.
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1. Laboratorio d'Arte Angela Tripi
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5.0 based on 9 reviews
2. Museum of tiles Stanze al Genio
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5.0 based on 581 reviews
Reservations required!! The museum is open year round for a visit but you must book your visit by email or phone. For reservations just call a few hours before the appointment and agree to the tour. The visits are carried out only in Italian / english.
Reviewed By 344lindag - Province of Arezzo, Italy
I'm not sure how a museum can be so unassuming from the outside yet is a real gem inside. There is only a small name on the buzzer to enter but what lies inside is wall to wall ceramic tiles and also displays of vintage pieces and furniture. Entrance fee included a personal guided tour in english or italian. A wonderful experience.
3. Museo del Carretto Siciliano Franco Bertolino
4. Casa-Museo del Beato Giuseppe Puglisi
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
5. Museo Falcone - Borsellino
6. Museo Storico dei Motori e dei Meccanismi
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
The Museum of Engines, part of the Museum System of the University of Palermo, has important collections of engines, mechanisms and one of the five remaining aircraft FIAT G.59. The oldest pieces date from the XIX century and several pieces have been employed for research and didactic purpose. Nowadays this heritage widely describes the evolution of thermal machines and their components
7. RizzutoGallery
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
RizzutoGallery is a contemporary art gallery based in Palermo, founded in 2013 from an idea of Giovanni Rizzuto and Eva Oliveri. Focused on the most contemporary expressions of visual arts, the gallery develops projects involving and supporting artists whose research - regardless of the artistic media - demonstrates predisposition to experimentation and research.
8. Museo Etnografico Siciliano Giuseppe Pitre
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4.5 based on 37 reviews
Palermo's Ethnographic museum is among the most interesting in Europe, which brings Sicilian folklore alive.
9. Palazzo Asmundo Museum
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4.5 based on 69 reviews
This beautiful palazzo is decorated with frescoes featuring allegorical scenes, painted by Gioacchino Martorana, a Sicilian artist of the eigteenth century. Inside the buiding you can also admire various collections: furniture from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, paintings, French and Napoleonic china, Sicilian ceramics and a variety of fans, embroideries, vases and other antiques.
10. Madonna dell'Umilta
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