Museo civico Pippo Rizzo

About the museum

Corleone’s civic museum is named after the Futurist painter Pippo Rizzo (1897–1964), born in the town, who received an important award at the Venice Biennale in 1926. It is housed in Palazzo Provenzano, a historic building that belonged to the Cammarata family and was bought by the municipality in 1990 with the aim of becoming a cultural centre for the community.

The rooms retain a 19th-century atmosphere, with frescoes, stucco work and majolica floors. The eight display rooms are divided between the archaeology section and the ethnoanthropology section. The archaeology section holds material from the site of Montagna Vecchia and from other settlements in the area, from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages; among the most important pieces is the only Roman milestone found so far in Sicily, which marks a distance of 57 miles from Agrigento.

The ethnoanthropology section illustrates rural life with tools linked to the cultivation of wheat, to sheep farming and to weaving, such as ploughs, saddles, tridents and the wheel of the former orphanage. The museum also displays a few memorabilia linked to Garibaldi.

Highlights

• Roman milestone, the only one found in Sicily
• Archaeological finds from Montagna Vecchia, from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages
• Ethnoanthropology section on rural civilisation
• Garibaldi memorabilia
• Palazzo Provenzano with frescoes, stucco work and majolica floors

Permanent exhibitions

• Sezione archeologica e numismatica – Finds from the archaeological sites of the area, including Montagna Vecchia, from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages, with the Roman milestone.
• Sezione etnoantropologica – Tools and objects of rural life linked to wheat, sheep farming and weaving, with a few Garibaldi memorabilia.

Operated by

Comune di Corleone

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

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