Museo d'arte sacra di Alcara Li Fusi
Parish museum in the former Benedictine monastery of the Virgins, with wooden sculptures, paintings, antique books, vestments and sacred silverware.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the former monastery of the Benedictine Virgins, built in 1559 and connected to the church of Sant’Andrea. The spaces, once in a state of decay, were restored, and the museum was inaugurated in June 2003 as an initiative of the parish community together with the Diocese of Patti, with the aim of enhancing the local artistic and religious heritage. It is run by the parish of Maria SS. Assunta.
The route covers about 350 square metres on two levels. On the first level are small wooden works, the festival platforms (fercoli) of Saint Michael and of the Annunciation, canvases from the 15th to the 18th century, a 16th-century panel attributed to the circle of Antonello da Messina, and a collection of antique books including an incunabulum and rare 16th-century editions. The second level is devoted to liturgical vestments, including chasubles embroidered in gold and silk, and silver furnishings: chalices, monstrances, censers, reliquaries and crosses.
A visit to the museum is ideally completed by a visit to the village’s churches, where the rest of the religious heritage is preserved.
Highlights
- Festival platforms (fercoli) of Saint Michael and the Annunciation
- Medieval crucifix from the late 15th century
- Alabaster statue of the Madonna and Child
- Collection of antique books including an incunabulum
- Liturgical vestments embroidered in gold and silk
- Sacred silverware: chalices, monstrances and reliquaries
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso museale su due livelli – Wooden sculptures, paintings, antique books, liturgical vestments and sacred silverware from the churches of Alcara Li Fusi.
- Founded
- 2003
- Operated by
- Parrocchia Maria SS. Assunta di Alcara Li Fusi, con la Diocesi di Patti
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,000
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | To arrange a visit you can contact the parish (tel. +39 0941 793 055) or the Diocesan Office for Cultural Heritage (tel. +39 0941 240 866). |
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