Ex Stabilimento Florio delle Tonnare di Favignana e Formica
Former Florio tuna-processing plant (tonnara) in Favignana, now a museum with photography, memories of tuna fishing, original machinery and finds from the Battaglia delle Egadi (Battle of the Aegates).
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About the museum
The plant was the processing facility for the tuna of Favignana and Formica and is one of the best-known places on the island. After more than twenty years of abandonment, in the 1990s the complex was bought by the Sicilian Region and turned into a museum.
Machinery, nets, barrels, tin boxes and the boats used for the mattanza (the tuna killing) have been left in place in the rooms, so as to preserve the atmosphere of work in the tuna fishery. Exhibition rooms have been created inside the old warehouses and departments of the plant: contemporary and historical photography, with works by major authors, coexists with the memory of the tuna fishermen (tonnaroti).
An antiquarium section holds Greek-Roman and Punic amphorae, lead anchor stocks and a 14th-century pewter flask, while two rooms are dedicated to the Battaglia delle Egadi (Battle of the Aegates) of 241 BC, with rams from Roman ships and interactive multimedia stations. The complex also hosts temporary contemporary art exhibitions.
Highlights
- Machinery, nets, barrels and mattanza boats left in place
- Permanent photography exhibitions, including works by Sebastião Salgado and Ferdinando Scianna
- Herbert List collection in the former Magazzino Generale
- Casa dell’Olio with the coloured tin boxes
- Antiquarium with amphorae and anchor stocks
- Two rooms on the Battle of the Egadi with Roman rams
- Operated by
- Regione Siciliana
- Visitors per year
- approx. 55,284
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Combined ticket with Palazzo Florio | €12 |
The €10 ticket is valid for the former plant only; the combined ticket with Palazzo Florio costs €12.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The Comune di Favignana states that there are no architectural barriers.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Information and bookings at +39 338 536 5899. The route includes the photography rooms, the antiquarium, the rooms on the Battaglia delle Egadi and the original processing areas. |
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