AltureFestival 2023: Art and Heritage Itinerary from Palermo to the Madonie
The AltureFestival 2023, which runs through September 30, delves into the Palermo hinterland, connecting Monreale and Castelbuono within the Madonie Regional Natural Park. The festival includes sound walks, musical excursions, theater, performances, and photography exhibitions. Notable locations encompass the Abbey of San Martino delle Scale, established by Pope Gregory the Great, which displays works by artists such as Pietro Novelli. Villa Cattolica in Bagheria, home to the Museo Renato Guttuso, will commemorate its 50th anniversary on November 24. Caccamo features a medieval castle with a Museum of Ancient Arms, while Cefalù's Cathedral is adorned with Byzantine mosaics. The Museo Mandralisca showcases Antonello da Messina's 'Portrait of an Unknown Sailor,' and Castelbuono's Museo Civico presents art from 1905 to 2017.
Key facts
- AltureFestival 2023 runs until September 30.
- The itinerary covers Monreale, Bagheria, Caccamo, Cefalù, and Castelbuono.
- The Abbey of San Martino delle Scale dates to the mid-14th century.
- Museo Renato Guttuso in Bagheria was founded in 1973 and celebrates its 50th anniversary on November 24, 2023.
- Museum (Osservatorio dell'arte in Sicilia) was founded in 1997 by Ezio Pagano.
- Caccamo Castle was built before the 13th century and expanded by the Chiaromonte family.
- Museo Mandralisca in Cefalù holds Antonello da Messina's 'Portrait of an Unknown Sailor'.
- Le Vie dell'Arte nel Parco delle Madonie installed works by seven international artists in 2007.
Entities
Artists
- Renato Guttuso
- Pietro Novelli
- Filippo Paladini
- Zoppo di Gangi
- Paolo de Matteis
- Stomer
- Antonello da Messina
- vedovamazzei
- Ettore Spalletti
- Rob Pruitt
- Gabriele Picco
- Domenico Mangano
- Konstantin Grcic
- Johanna Grawunder
- Salvatore Lacagnina
- Salvatore Gozzo
- Ezio Pagano
- Angelo Sinisio
- Enrico Piraino
- Giovanni Alfonso Henriquez
- Roger II
- Gregory the Great
- Chiaromonte family
- Bonanno family
Institutions
- AltureFestival
- Parco Naturale Regionale delle Madonie
- Abbazia di San Martino delle Scale
- Museo Renato Guttuso
- Museum (Osservatorio dell'arte in Sicilia)
- Università di Siena
- Università di Palermo
- Castello di Caccamo
- Museo delle Armi Antiche
- Cattedrale di Cefalù
- Museo Mandralisca
- Museo delle Trame Mediterranee di Gibellina
- Bastione Innovazione
- Ex Infermeria dei Frati Cappuccini di Gibilmanna
- Museo Civico di Castelbuono
- Castello di Ventimiglia
- Sensi Contemporanei
- Artribune
Locations
- Palermo
- Monreale
- Castelbuono
- Madonie
- Sicily
- Italy
- San Martino delle Scale
- Bagheria
- Villa Cattolica
- Caccamo
- Cefalù
- Kephaloidion
- Costantinopoli
- Gibilmanna
- Capo Marchiafava
- Gibellina
- Siena