Museo civico Baldassare Romano
Civic museum in Termini Imerese, founded in 1873, with finds from Himera, a picture gallery, sculptures by Filippo Sgarlata and natural history collections.
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About the museum
The civic museum was founded in 1873 to collect and preserve the finds of the area and is located in the centre of Termini Imerese. It occupies a complex built in several phases, whose oldest core dates back to the late 14th century, and includes a 15th-century chapel, entirely frescoed, and a 15th-century church.
The archaeology section holds materials from the excavations of the ancient Greek colony of Himera, with coins, architectural fragments, statuettes and everyday objects from the Greek and Roman periods, together with Latin, Arabic and Norman inscriptions and the portrait of Giulia Drusilla. The picture gallery presents sacred and secular paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, including a triptych attributed to Gaspare da Pesaro, a relief of the Madonna and Child by Antonello Gagini, works by Pietro Novelli and a terracotta sketch attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
The route also includes a section on 19th-century Termini Imerese, two rooms with the sculptures of the local artist Filippo Sgarlata, and collections of mineralogy and malacology. The museum is a member of the Rete dei musei comunali della Sicilia.
Highlights
- Finds from the ancient Greek colony of Himera
- Portrait of Giulia Drusilla and Latin, Arabic and Norman inscriptions
- 15th-century chapel entirely decorated with frescoes
- Triptych attributed to Gaspare da Pesaro and relief by Antonello Gagini
- Rooms devoted to the sculptures of Filippo Sgarlata
Permanent exhibition
- Collezioni permanenti del museo – Archaeology of Himera, picture gallery, 19th-century section, sculptures by Filippo Sgarlata and natural history collections.
- Founded
- 1873
- Operated by
- Comune di Termini Imerese
- Visitors per year
- approx. 6,700
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1 |
Full ticket €2, reduced €1.
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 museum is listed as accessible to people with disabilities.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 1.5 hrs |
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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