Museo Guttuso, Modern art museum in Bagheria, Italy
The Museo Guttuso occupies Villa Cattolica on the outskirts of Bagheria and is arranged over three floors. It holds paintings, sculptures, drawings and engravings by Renato Guttuso, from works of the 1930s to his last pieces, alongside pieces by 20th-century artists such as Mario Schifano, Onofrio Tomaselli and Giuseppe Tornatore. Since the 2000s the ground floor houses a theatre workshop and two painting workshops.
The museum was established in 1973 when Renato Guttuso donated his collection to the city. The works span from the 1930s and document artistic developments through his later creative periods.
The collection shows how 20th-century artists depicted Sicily and what subjects mattered to them. A dedicated section displays traditional Sicilian carts, revealing how this craft form became part of local identity.
The museum occupies Villa Cattolica on the outskirts of Bagheria, laid out over three floors; the ground floor has housed a theatre workshop and two painting workshops since the 2000s. The tomb of Guttuso stands in the part opposite the entrance. The museum reopened on 26 December 2016 after restructuring work carried out between 2014 and 2016.
The tomb of Renato Guttuso stands inside the museum, opposite the entrance, not in a garden. The painter, born in Bagheria on 26 December 1912, is buried in the building that holds his donated works.
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