Museo di Storia Francescana e Contadina di Francavilla di Sicilia

About the museum

The museum is located inside the convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin of Francavilla di Sicilia, founded in 1570. It was created by Father Concetto Lo Giudice, from Linguaglossa, who died in 2004.

The collections include period objects linked to Franciscan life and the rural world, a Byzantine-era wash basin (lavabo) and a small ethno-anthropological museum set up in the former refectory. In the courtyard there is a herbarium of medicinal plants typical of the area, created with the contribution of the Alcantara River Park.

A visit to the convent also takes in the church and its works, the Ruffo family chapel and the sacristies decorated with monochrome and polychrome wood inlay.

Highlights

• Museo della testimonianza francescana (museum of Franciscan testimony)
• Ethno-anthropological museum in the former refectory
• Byzantine-era wash basin
• Herbarium of medicinal plants in the courtyard
• Ruffo chapel and inlaid sacristies

Permanent exhibitions

• Museo della testimonianza francescana – Collection of objects linked to the history and life of the Franciscan friars and to the rural world.
• Museo etnoantropologico – Small section set up in the former refectory of the convent.

Operated by

Convento dei Frati Minori Cappuccini

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