Museo Civico di Gangi

Civic museum of Gangi in Palazzo Sgadari, with archaeological finds from the Archaic to the Early Christian period, the Gianbecchina picture gallery and a museum of arms.

Opening hoursFree admission

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About the museum

The civic museum occupies Palazzo Sgadari, a 19th-century building in the centre of Gangi. The area is linked to the ancient city of Engyon, known for its temple and for the cult of the Mother Goddesses. The archaeological section presents finds from the Archaic to the Early Christian period, the most important of which date to the 7th and 6th centuries BC. The four rooms are divided into a didactic sector and a topographical one.

On the first floor, since 2001, is the Pinacoteca Gianbecchina, with works donated to the Comune di Gangi by the Sicilian painter, including the “Ciclo del Pane” (Bread Cycle). On the second floor is the museum of arms, which originated from a donation made by Giuseppe Franco to the Comune in 2007.

Highlights

Archaeological finds from the Archaic to the Early Christian period
Finds linked to the ancient city of Engyon
Pinacoteca Gianbecchina with the “Ciclo del Pane”
Museum of arms

Permanent exhibitions

Sezione archeologica – Four rooms with local finds from the Archaic to the Early Christian period, divided into a didactic and a topographical sector.
Pinacoteca Gianbecchina – Works donated to the Comune by the painter Gianbecchina, including the “Ciclo del Pane”.
Museo delle armi – Collection of arms originating from the donation by Giuseppe Franco in 2007.

Operated by: Comune di Gangi
Visitors per year: approx. 5,000