Galleria d'arte moderna Sant'Anna
Museum of modern art in the Sant’Anna monumental complex in the Kalsa district: over two hundred works from the 19th and 20th centuries across fourteen sections.
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About the museum
The Galleria d’Arte Moderna takes its name from Empedocle Restivo, who promoted the creation of a public collection of contemporary art for the city at the beginning of the 20th century. The museum opened on 24 May 1910 in the foyer of the Teatro Politeama in Palermo, and over more than a century its collections grew.
Since 2006 the gallery has been housed in the Sant’Anna monumental complex in the Kalsa district, a building reworked to meet the needs of a modern museum, with spaces suited to the collections and services for the public.
The route presents over two hundred works, paintings and sculptures, arranged in fourteen thematic and monographic sections devoted to the figurative arts in Italy between the 19th and 20th centuries. The scholarly arrangement was curated by a group coordinated by Fernando Mazzocca; the display was designed by Corrado Anselmi and the lighting by Leonardo Adragna. Alongside the permanent collection, the museum hosts cultural series, seminars and events.
Highlights
- Large canvases by Giuseppe Sciuti
- Landscapes by Francesco Lojacono
- Works by Antonio Leto and Ettore De Maria Bergler
- Paintings by Giovanni Boldini and Franz von Stuck
- Italian Novecento with Felice Casorati, Mario Sironi, Massimo Campigli and Renato Guttuso
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente: arte italiana dell'Ottocento e del Novecento – Over two hundred paintings and sculptures in fourteen thematic and monographic sections, from Sciuti and Lojacono to Casorati, Sironi and Guttuso.
- Founded
- 1910
- Visitors per year
- approx. 50,474
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €8Groups of at least 15 people, visitors aged 19 to 25, over-65s, university students currently enrolled (with their student record book), holders of the Unipa SmartCard, active teachers and holders of partner agreements. |
| Children & teens | €1.50free up to age 5 · Free admission up to age 6; courtesy ticket of €1.50 for ages 6 to 18. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for visitors with disabilities and their companion. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €8 per personReduced rate for groups of at least 15 people. |
| Courtesy ticket | €1.50Ages 6 to 18, school groups, students of humanities faculties and of the Academy of Fine Arts currently enrolled (with their student record book), ICOM members. |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month: free admission, with a maximum of 60 free tickets per hour; groups are advised to book.
Free admission also for children up to age 6, journalists, tour guides and travel agents. Electronic ticketing; tickets can also be bought online via TicketOne.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The official website mentions a bookshop; the museum also has a specialist library of about 6,000 volumes, available for consultation by appointment only via e-mail.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Information and bookings for guided tours: phone +39 335 545 3277. |
