Museo storico e Pinacoteca Carlo Levi
Museum in the Palazzo Morteo in Aliano, with letters, drawings, paintings and lithographs by Carlo Levi linked to his internal exile (confino) of 1935–1936.
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About the museum
The museum is set up in the restored Palazzo Morteo, a 17th-century building in the centre of Aliano. It holds letters, documents and drawings from the period when Carlo Levi, doctor, writer and painter, was confined to the town between 1935 and 1936. Levi had taken part in the first resistance groups against fascism, and for this reason the provincial commission in Rome ordered his confinement to Aliano.
Among the works preserved are the original lithographs for “Cristo si è fermato a Eboli”, donated by the author himself. The book, published in 1945, recounts his experience among the peasants of Lucania. The picture gallery also houses paintings made during the confinement, first in Grassano and then in Aliano, and a permanent photographic exhibition that follows Levi's life from his birth to his funeral in Aliano.
The visit is part of the circuit of the Parco Letterario “Carlo Levi”, which also includes the Casa di confino and the Museo della civiltà contadina.
Highlights
- Original lithographs for “Cristo si è fermato a Eboli”
- Letters, documents and drawings from the 1935–1936 confinement
- Paintings by Levi made in Grassano and Aliano
- Permanent photographic exhibition on Levi's life
- Housed in the 17th-century Palazzo Morteo
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso permanente su Carlo Levi e il confino ad Aliano – Letters, documents, drawings, paintings and original lithographs by Levi, with a photographic exhibition on his life.
- Operated by
- Parco Letterario «Carlo Levi» / Comune di Aliano
- Visitors per year
- approx. 4,122
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €5 |
The combined ticket covers the Casa di confino of Carlo Levi, the Museo della civiltà contadina and the picture gallery (prices as reported by Musei Italiani, updated March 2025).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits are accompanied. Groups and schools can book via the form on the park's website or by phoning the tourist information centre (0835 403688). |
