Museo Civico Castelbuono

The Civic Museum of Castelbuono is the municipal institution which is responsible for the preservation and enhancement of historical and artistic heritage of the area, and that the, now, as a testing center and artist promotion. Its headquarters, the Castle of Ventimiglia, it is a symbol of the history and identity of Castelbuono community that bought it, thanks to a popular collection, at a public auction in 1920 for 20 thousand pounds. ancient home of one of the most powerful families in medieval and Renaissance Sicily, the Ventimiglia, the castle has been the hub of a rich client and a strong presence which made Castelbuono capital of the county, the Marquis of Ventimiglia, then the principality. The history of this family, and the castle in which he resided for centuries his court, is closely linked to the cult of the patron saint of Castelbuono, St. Anne, whose sacred relic, the skull of St. Anne, is more than five hundred years kept inside. A rich history of art, faith, devotion, innovation, told inside the castle through the rich permanent collections of the Museum, on display in the Archaeological sections, Urbanism, of Sacred Art and Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, a growing core powered by the contemporary and experimental spirit of the museum that offers, every year, a full program of temporary exhibitions and cultural activities.