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The palace was built in the late eighteenth century and owned first by the Principe di Belmonte Giuseppe Emanuele Ventimiglia e Cottone to be later acquired by the Prince of Pandolfini. In the nineteenth century it passed to Baron Riso. The building was severely damaged by bombs during the Second World War. The first restoration of the palace was conducted in the mid-nineties which included the reconstruction of floors and roofs, of the two large axial courts, and the reorganization of internal spaces. It is in this suggestive location in the historical center of Palermo that the Museum of Contemporary Art is housed.

Palazzo Riso, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, center of the Museum of Contemporary art of the Sicily,

Palazzo Riso, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, center of the Museum of Contemporary art of the Sicily,

A fine neoclassical palace, built in 1784 by G.V. Marvuglia, it now hosts a permanent collection of famous international artists such as Christian Boltanski and Richard Long, the Italian Emilio Isgrò and Pietro Consagra, but is also a home for nascent Sicilian talents like Laboratorio Saccardi and for remarkable temporary art exhibitions.

The museum is also supplied with a book shop and an elegant coffee bar, good spots to meet people and to relax.

Carla Accardi - Rotolo, 1965

Christian Boltanski - Cappotti neri, 2000

Christian Boltanski - Cappotti neri, 2007

Christian Boltanski - Dimensioni variabili, 2007

Hans Schabus – Sotto quale cielo 2011

A.Pomodoro - Obelisco Cassodorox 1988

Alessandro Bazan - Cacciata, 2005

Andrea Di Marco - Rete Arancio

Antonio Sanfilippo - Dopo Secoli, 1963

Loredana Longo - Souvenir #3 Family Portrait, 2009

Giovanni Anselmo - La mia ombra verso l'infinito dalla cima dello Stromboli durante l'alba, 1965

Christian Boltanski - Monuments, 2007

Christian Boltanski - Theatre d'ombres, 2007

Fulvio Di Piazza - Iawn, 2005

Croce Taravella - Piazza Caracciolo (La Vucciria), 2005

Carla Accardi - Rosso verde, 1967

Carla Accardi - Materico su Grigio, 1954

Carla Accardi - Diversi Grigi, 1954

Vanessa Beecroft in Sicilia 2008

Vanessa Beecroft, VB62, Spasimo Palermo, luglio 2008

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Sound: Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron -Incontro

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