From 20 April to 28 July at the Diocesan Museum of Catania the exhibition "From Monasteries and Convents", dedicated to the artistic heritage coming from places of worship in the Etna area and included among the assets of the State in the aftermath of the Unification of Italy.
Immense altarpieces, panel paintings from the Antonelli school rarely exhibited to the public, illuminated manuscripts and ancient volumes but also busts, historical uniforms, furnishings and sacred vestments. On display are treasures belonging to Catania sites belonging to the Fund for religious buildings, established by the Ministry of the Interior which authorized the exhibition.
A story which, although limited to the area that ranges from the municipalities of Etna to those of Caltagirone, Militello and Mineo, investigates and displays, according to a historical-scientific criterion, goods and works of art attributable to the main monastic orders widespread in Sicily: Basilians, Benedictines, Carmelites, Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians, Mercedarians, Paolotti and Camillians.
The exhibition can be visited from Monday to Saturday from 9am to 1pm and on Tuesdays and Thursdays also from 3pm to 6pm. It is also open from 10am to 1pm on the Sundays and holidays indicated below: Sunday 21st and 25th April, Sunday 3rd May, Sunday 2 June and Sunday 7 July. Free entry (guided and out-of-hours visits are subject to charges and must be agreed with the management of the Diocesan Museum).
