15-04-2010 / 21-01-2011

Museums in and around Catania

WHEAT MUSEUM

The Wheat Museum is situated in Raddusa, a small town in the centre of a vast wheat-growing territory. Raddusa is on the edge of the province of Catania where, together with the provinces of Enna & Caltanissetta, form the granary centre of Sicily. Plains and green hills where wheat has been cultivated for centuries. The Museum is situated in Via Tenente Guiseppe Sollina, 41 Raddusa Visiting hours: From Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00 Tel: 095-667003

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF TROOP-LANDING IN SICILY – 1943

The Museum is situated in the "LE CIMINIERE" CULTURAL EXHIBITION CENTRE in Viale Africa, Catania and represents the historic year of 1943 when the liberation of Europe began with our Island with the military operation code-named "Husky" Those events are retraced in the Historical Museum of Troop-Landing in Sicily in 1943. Film and photo reconstruction of the places, testimonies, arms and uniforms allow you to relive the weeks preceding the armistice of 8th September 1943, signed on the 3rd September at Cassibile. Visiting hours: From Tuesday to Sunday from 09:30 to 12:30 Tuesday & Thursday from 15:00 to 17:00 Tel: 095-533540

MUSEUM OF HISTORICAL & CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY

The Museum is situated in Caltagirone, in Via Principessa Maria Josè 7/9 and has a rare collection of historical and contemporary photos, prints, cameras and equipment which are really worth seeing by enthusiasts. Public opening hours: From Tuesday to Saturday from 09:00 to 13:00 Tuesday & Thursday from 15:00 to 17:30 Tel: 0933-54567

CINEMA MUSEUM

The Cinema Museum is situated in the "LE CIMINIERE" CULTURAL EXHIBITION CENTRE in Viale Africa, CATANIA The Cinema Museum is particularly dedicated to the collectionist and documentaries and the relationship between the Art Week and Sicily and the relationship between the Cinema and the Catania Cinematographic Industry from 1913 to 1917 - a rich creative period with respect to the activity of the Etna, Katana, Maìorgana Jonia, and Sicula production groups. Visiting Hours: from Tuesday to Sunday from 09:30 to 12:30 Tuesday and Thursday from 15:00 to 17:00. Tel: 095-4011928

VOLCANOLOGY MUSEUM OF ETNA

The Volcanology Museum of Etna is situated in the historical house of the Gemellaro family - scholars and volcanologists of Etna The Museum has two sections: a documentary centre with a collection of photographs and 'gigantographs' which represent the various evolutionary phases of the eruptions, a plastic scale-model representation of the whole Etna territory. In the other section, you can admire samples of lava products such as ash/lava formations, crystals etc. etc. There is also a projection room with films on various themes in different languages. The Museum is situated in Via C. Battisti 28, Nicolosi. Tel/Fax: 095-7914589 Public opening hours: From Tuesday to Sunday from 09:30 to 12:30 Tuesday and Thursday from 15:30 to 17:30

GANZARIA MUSEUM

Another important museum is Ganzaria. A collection of the history and culture of the Sanmichele community. The Museum is situated in Via Dei Greci 35, S.M. Ganzaria Public Visiting Hours: From Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 13:00 and fro 16:00 to 20:00 Tel: 0933-978040

CASA del NESPOLO Museum
The museum“Casa del Nespolo” is situated in an ancient building in the historical centre of Aci Trezza, next to the San Giovanni Church. Its structure is typically Sicilian, with a courtyard, a small vegetable plot and a lava stone arch at the entrance. The interior is composed of 2 rooms, one called “La terra trema“ (the earth trembles) and the other one called “Stanza dei Malavoglia” (Malavoglia Room). Both show evidence of the writer Giovanni Verga, such as letters to his brother Pietro or personal photo collections.
The museum is situated in Via Arciprete De Maria 15 Aci Trezza. Opening hours: from March to October from09.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 04.00 p.m. to 06.00 p.m. July and August from 9.30/ a.m. to 01.00 p.m. and from 05.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
Phone.095.7116638

Archaeological museum ACICASTELLO
The civic archaeological and mineralogy museum inaugurated in 1985 is situated inside the Norman Castle built in 1076. The museum hosts 2 exhibitions rooms with objects related to mineralogy, paleontology and archaeology and a botanical garden.
The museum is situated in Piazza Castello. Opening hours: from October to March from 09.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. and from 03.00 p.m. to 05.00 p.m.
From April to September from 09.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. and from 03.00 p.m. to 07.00 p.m.
Phone:095.271026

NELSON CASTLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
The Nelson Castle built in 1173 is situated in Bronte . The majestic building includes a noble wing, which was Nelson's residence until 1799. Today in this wing a historical museum has been created together with the small church of Santa Maria di Maniace. The LARGE park hosts a permanent exhibition of lava stone sculptures. The old barn has been transformed in a study centre and congress room. Opening hours: in summer time from 09.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m and from 03.00 p.m. to 05.00 p.m. During winter time from 09.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. and from 03.00 p.m. to 05.30 p.m.
Phone:095.690374

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