The Art Gallery of Catania is located in the large seaside castle built under Frederick II (early 13th century) now located inland due to lava flows having extended the coastline. The art collection consists primarily of works ranging from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century, and the...

The building was designed by Carnalivari at the end of the 15th century as the residence of Francesco Abatellis, harbormaster of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies. The palace is one of the most significant Gothic-Catalan architectonic samples in Western Sicily. Its gallery features sculptures and...

Housed in a 17th century monastery, the museum boasts the various artistic periods and civilizations of Western Sicily from prehistory to the late Roman period. The small entrance of the museum leads to a cloister which, divided into three rooms at the end, displays magnificent pieces from the...

The building hosting the museum was originally the Barbera-Mellinghoff spinning-mill, a late nineteenth-century construction used after the great earthquake of 1908. The museum illustrates the development of art and culture in Messina from the 12th to the 18th centuries, with outstanding artworks...

focuses on Greek items recovered from the Valley of the Temples (museum admission usually includes admission to the nearby archeological site). It is actually built upon the Greek ekklesiasterion and the medieval church of Saint Nicholas.