Artribune Maps Corporate Museums in Calabria and Sicily
Artribune has identified corporate museums in Calabria and Sicily, spotlighting five establishments that blend industrial heritage with cultural memory and innovation. The Museo della Liquirizia Giorgio Amarelli in Rossano (CS) has been showcasing the Amarelli family’s licorice legacy since 1731 and draws more than 55,000 visitors each year. In Reggio Calabria, MuseA stands out as Italy's inaugural interactive fire safety museum, complete with a virtual firefighting simulator and historical fire extinguishers. The Museo Gias Experience in Mongrassano (CS) focuses on the Tenuta family's frozen food enterprise. Meanwhile, in Palermo, the Fondazione per l'Arte e la Cultura Lauro Chiazzese, founded in 1958, maintains important archives and a library of around 2,500 volumes. This initiative is part of a series by Artribune and Museimpresa.
Key facts
- Artribune mapped corporate museums in Calabria and Sicily.
- Museo della Liquirizia Giorgio Amarelli is in Rossano (CS).
- The Amarelli family has a nearly 1,000-year history with licorice.
- The museum is housed in an 18th-century Concio used since 1731.
- It received the Guggenheim Impresa & Cultura award.
- Over 55,000 visitors annually, per Touring Club Italiano.
- MuseA in Reggio Calabria is Italy's first interactive fire safety museum.
- MuseA was created by Cadi Antincendi dei F.lli Milasi (founded 1987).
- MuseA's simulator won an IF Design Award.
- Museo Gias Experience in Mongrassano covers 50+ years of the Tenuta family's frozen food business.
- Fondazione Lauro Chiazzese in Palermo was founded in 1958 by Cassa di Risparmio Vittorio Emanuele.
- The foundation holds the Archivio del Monte di Pietà di Palermo and Giuseppe Spatrisano's archive.
- Its library has about 2,500 volumes, some from the 1500s.
- Museimpresa was founded in Milan in 2001 by Assolombarda and Confindustria.
- Antonio Calabrò chairs Museimpresa, which has over 130 members.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Spatrisano
- Nicola Amarelli
Institutions
- Artribune
- Museo della Liquirizia Giorgio Amarelli
- MuseA (Museo interattivo antincendio)
- Cadi Antincendi dei F.lli Milasi
- Museo Gias Experience
- Fondazione per l'Arte e la Cultura Lauro Chiazzese
- Cassa di Risparmio Vittorio Emanuele
- Associazione Museimpresa
- Assolombarda
- Confindustria
- Touring Club Italiano
- Fondazione ASTRID
- Anagrafe Nazionale delle Ricerche
Locations
- Calabria
- Sicily
- Rossano (CS)
- Reggio Calabria
- Mongrassano (CS)
- Palermo
- Milan
- Italy