{"id":3762,"date":"2026-09-03T12:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/sights\/museo-riso-palermo-contemporary-art-tickets-the-surcharge-trap\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:38:03","slug":"museo-riso-palermo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/en\/sights\/museo-riso-palermo\/","title":{"rendered":"Museo Riso (Palermo): Contemporary Art, Tickets &amp; the Surcharge Trap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ts-wxbar\"><div class=\"ts-wx ts-wx--ph\" data-ts-ort=\"palermo\" data-ts-fc=\"\" data-ts-titel=\"\"><span class=\"ts-wx__loading\">Wetter wird geladen \u2026<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"ts-verdict\"><strong>In short:<\/strong> The <strong>Museo Riso<\/strong> in the Palazzo Belmonte Riso right at the Quattro Canti is Sicily&#8217;s museum of <strong>contemporary art<\/strong> \u2014 and the only serious offering of its kind in Palermo. It has its <strong>own collection<\/strong> (Accardi, Consagra, Kounellis, Boltanski, Richard Long) alongside temporary exhibitions. Admission <strong>8 euros<\/strong> \u2014 but watch out: major exhibitions add a surcharge that <strong>hits even visitors who otherwise get in free<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Quick Facts<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ts-facts\">\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong> regional museum of modern and contemporary art<\/li>\n<li><strong>Address:<\/strong> Corso Vittorio Emanuele 365, Palermo \u2014 right at the Quattro Canti<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operator:<\/strong> Assessorato dei Beni Culturali of the Regione Siciliana; ticketing via CoopCulture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Admission:<\/strong> 8 euros \/ reduced 4 euros \u2014 <strong>plus a possible exhibition surcharge (currently 4 euros)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Opening:<\/strong> Tue\u2013Sat 9am\u20136:30pm, Sun and public holidays only 9am\u20131pm, closed Mondays (except on public holidays)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Layout:<\/strong> two levels \u2014 one for the collection, one for temporary exhibitions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palermo Culture Pass:<\/strong> 25.60 euros \/ 7 days \u2014 includes Riso, Salinas, Steri and the Orto Botanico<\/li>\n<li><strong>Admission:<\/strong> capacity-limited \u2014 online presale recommended<\/li>\n<li><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> on foot; ZTL weekdays 8am\u20138pm, parts of the Corso are pedestrianised<\/li>\n<li><strong>Information:<\/strong> +39 091 320532<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Why the visit is worthwhile<\/h2>\n<p>Palermo overwhelms you with Normans, baroque and antiquity. After the third gold-gleaming church interior, a change of scene is sometimes exactly what&#8217;s needed \u2014 and Riso is the only one the city offers in this form.<\/p>\n<p>The collection&#8217;s thread is cleverly chosen: its <strong>tie to the island<\/strong>. It shows Sicilian artists who shaped the post-war avant-garde, and international artists who worked in Sicily. This isn&#8217;t a random contemporary-art assortment, but a narrative about what this island does to artists.<\/p>\n<p>And the place itself tells part of the story. The palace was almost completely destroyed by bombs in 1943 \u2014 the only structure left intact is the facade. The museum itself draws a parallel to the first documenta in Kassel in 1955, which took place in the only building spared by the bombs: art triumphing over war and violence. That&#8217;s the documented version of the story \u2014 the often-repeated claim that the war damage was deliberately left visible appears in no official source.<\/p>\n<h2>Who the visit suits<\/h2>\n<table class=\"ts-decision-matrix\">\n<thead><tr><th>Criterion<\/th><th>Well suited<\/th><th>Limitations<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Contemporary art enthusiasts<\/td><td>the only house of its kind in Palermo, with its own collection<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Anyone wanting a change of pace<\/td><td>a counterpoint to Normans and baroque<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Without a rental car<\/td><td>right at the Quattro Canti, around 400 m from where Via Roma meets the Corso<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>With a rental car<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>ZTL weekdays 8am\u20138pm, parts of the Corso are pedestrianised<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Visitors entitled to free admission<\/td><td>free on the first Sunday of the month<\/td><td>the surcharge still applies during special exhibitions<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Anyone expecting a large museum<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>two levels, compact<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Spontaneous visitors<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>admission is capacity-limited, presale recommended<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Sunday visit<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Sundays only until 1pm<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>What you&#8217;ll see<\/h2>\n<p>Riso has <strong>two twin levels<\/strong>: one devoted to the collection, the other to temporary exhibitions. That&#8217;s why the visit is worthwhile even when no major exhibition is running.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly notable from the collection:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carla Accardi<\/strong> \u2014 five works, including Diversi Grigi and Materico su Grigio (both 1954), Rotolo (1964, on Sicofoil) and Rosso Verde (1967). Accardi was the only woman in the 1947 group <strong>Forma 1<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emilio Isgr\u00f2<\/strong> \u2014 Telex (1973), one of his famous Cancellature: art through the erasure of text.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giovanni Anselmo<\/strong> \u2014 the work about his own shadow reaching toward infinity, from the summit of Stromboli at dawn on 16 August 1965.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jannis Kounellis<\/strong> \u2014 a cabinet installation, realised in 1993 at the Albergo delle Povere and restaged in 2008 in the second-floor room.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Richard Long<\/strong> \u2014 A Sicilian Walk, a text work about his 1997 walk from Palermo to Agrigento. And <strong>Circle of Life<\/strong>, permanently installed outdoors since 2018, made of stone from Custonaci.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christian Boltanski<\/strong> \u2014 Monuments, Th\u00e9\u00e2tre d&#8217;ombres, Cappotti Neri (2001).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luca Vitone<\/strong> \u2014 three watercolours, painted with the <strong>dust of the Palazzo Riso<\/strong> itself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pietro Consagra<\/strong>, <strong>Antonio Sanfilippo<\/strong>, <strong>Salvo<\/strong>, and the Nuova scuola palermitana around Alessandro Bazan, Francesco De Grandi, Andrea Di Marco and Fulvio Di Piazza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A detail almost no one knows: the house runs <strong>S.A.C.S.<\/strong>, an archive of Sicilian contemporary art \u2014 paper, digital, multimedia \u2014 built up since 2008 and now covering over 100 artists. The museum itself calls it its flagship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On temporary exhibitions:<\/strong> they rotate, so we deliberately don&#8217;t name any here. They&#8217;re the reason for the price surcharge \u2014 see below.<\/p>\n<h2>Tickets \u2014 and the surcharge trap<\/h2>\n<p>The base price is stable: <strong>8 euros<\/strong>, reduced <strong>4 euros<\/strong>. The catch lies elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For larger temporary exhibitions, Riso charges a surcharge<\/strong> \u2014 currently 4 euros. The museum states something worth having read: some temporary exhibitions may cost an additional fee, <strong>even for exempt visitors<\/strong>. So anyone counting on free entry under 18, the free first Sunday, or a teacher&#8217;s or journalist&#8217;s card can still be asked to pay. That&#8217;s unusual for Sicilian museums, and the most common surprise at this house.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, the <strong>Sicilian regional tariff rules<\/strong> apply:<\/p>\n<table class=\"ts-decision-matrix\">\n<thead><tr><th>Group<\/th><th>Rule<\/th><th>Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>First Sunday of the month<\/td><td>free, 9am\u20131pm (last admission 12:30pm)<\/td><td>the exhibition surcharge can still apply<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Under 18<\/td><td>free<\/td><td>under 12 only accompanied by an adult<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>EU citizens 18\u201325<\/td><td>50 percent<\/td><td>so 4 euros; same for FAI members<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Over 65<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>full price<\/strong><\/td><td>Sicily has no senior discount<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Teachers, journalists, ICOM<\/td><td>free<\/td><td>including fixed-term teachers<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Disability + 1 companion<\/td><td>free<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>10 March<\/td><td>free<\/td><td>Giornata dei Beni Culturali Siciliani<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Palermo Culture Pass<\/h2>\n<p>Riso is part of the <strong>Palermo Culture Pass<\/strong>: <strong>25.60 euros<\/strong>, valid for <strong>seven consecutive days<\/strong> from first use, covering four houses \u2014 Riso, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/en\/sights\/museo-salinas-palermo\/\">Museo Salinas<\/a>, Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri and the Orto Botanico. The pass is non-transferable and must be shown with ID at the ticket desk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do the maths:<\/strong> Riso alone costs 8 euros. The pass only pays off once you&#8217;re heading to at least three of the four houses. It isn&#8217;t documented whether the exhibition surcharge is charged additionally to pass holders \u2014 plan for it just in case. Not included, incidentally, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/en\/sights\/palazzo-abatellis-palermo\/\">Palazzo Abatellis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The building<\/h2>\n<p>The site had held the Palazzo Afflitto since the 16th century. It was bought by the <strong>Prince of Belmonte<\/strong>, who from <strong>1780<\/strong> had a completely new building erected \u2014 the architect was <strong>Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia<\/strong>. The result combines late-baroque splendour with neoclassical restraint. The house later passed to the Princes of Pandolfina and, <strong>in 1841, to Giovanni Riso<\/strong>, who gave it its name. From <strong>1935<\/strong> it served as a Casa del Fascio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 1943<\/strong> it was hit by bombs. The palace was reduced almost to rubble, and looters cleared out what remained. <strong>The only structure left intact is the facade<\/strong> \u2014 with its pilaster strips, columned portal and continuous balcony on the piano nobile. The region acquired the ruin <strong>in 1986<\/strong> and restored it in the 1990s; <strong>since 2005<\/strong> the palace has housed the museum. The major opening exhibition followed in 2008 \u2014 which is why that year sometimes circulates as the founding date.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting there<\/h2>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t get more central in Palermo: Riso sits on the <strong>Cassaro<\/strong>, the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, right at the <strong>Quattro Canti<\/strong>. From the <strong>main station<\/strong>, the route runs via Via Roma to the junction with the Corso, then left \u2014 from there it&#8217;s about <strong>400 metres<\/strong> according to the official directions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By car it isn&#8217;t an option.<\/strong> The museum lies within the old town&#8217;s ZTL, which stretches from Porta Nuova to Porta Felice along the entire length of the Corso. It applies <strong>Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm<\/strong>, plus nights on weekends. Sections of the Corso and Via Maqueda are also pedestrianised. Park outside the old town and walk in. More on the city: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/en\/places\/palermo\/\">Palermo<\/a>; more generally <a href=\"\/nahverkehr-sizilien\/\">bus &amp; train in Sicily<\/a> and <a href=\"\/mietwagen-sizilien\/\">car rental in Sicily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessibility \u2014 the sources disagree here.<\/strong> CoopCulture lists the house as accessible, while the Comune&#8217;s tourism portal lists it as the opposite: not accessible for people with disabilities and not accessible for the blind. The Comune&#8217;s data is evidently from an older dataset, and the museum has since made functional adjustments \u2014 but that doesn&#8217;t resolve the contradiction. We therefore <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> guarantee accessibility; please check in advance: 091 320532. There&#8217;s no information on <strong>photography<\/strong> or a caf\u00e9; a <strong>bookshop<\/strong> is available.<\/p>\n<h2>Best time and common mistakes<\/h2>\n<p>As an indoor destination, suitable year-round. The most common mistakes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Counting on free admission.<\/strong> During special exhibitions, even visitors otherwise entitled to free entry pay the surcharge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday afternoon.<\/strong> It closes at 1pm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monday.<\/strong> Closing day \u2014 except on public holidays. This exception gets overlooked in both directions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Showing up on a whim.<\/strong> Admission is capacity-limited; the house itself recommends presale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expecting a large museum.<\/strong> Riso has two levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A seasonal overview can be found under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/beste-reisezeit-sizilien\/\">Best Time to Visit Sicily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Nearby<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Quattro Canti<\/strong> \u2014 right outside the door.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/sehenswuerdigkeiten\/fontana-pretoria-palermo\/\">Fontana Pretoria<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 around 100 metres via Via Maqueda.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/sehenswuerdigkeiten\/casa-professa-palermo\/\">Chiesa del Ges\u00f9 \/ Casa Professa<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 a few minutes&#8217; walk southwest.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/sehenswuerdigkeiten\/kathedrale-von-palermo\/\">Cathedral of Palermo<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/sehenswuerdigkeiten\/cappella-palatina-palermo\/\">Cappella Palatina<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 along the same Corso toward Porta Nuova.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/sehenswuerdigkeiten\/mercato-di-ballaro\/\">Mercato di Ballar\u00f2<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 toward Albergheria.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/en\/sights\/museo-salinas-palermo\/\">Museo Salinas<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 included in the same pass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ts-faq\">\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>Is the Museo Riso open?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>Yes, it runs on regular operating hours. Unlike a pure kunsthalle, there&#8217;s also no risk of standing in front of a closed door between two exhibitions: Riso has two so-called twin levels, one of which is devoted to its own collection. It stays on display even when no temporary exhibition is running.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>What does admission cost?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>8 euros regular, 4 euros reduced. But watch out: larger temporary exhibitions add a surcharge, currently 4 euros. The museum explicitly states that this surcharge applies even to visitors who would otherwise get in free. So anyone relying on free entry under 18 or the free first Sunday can still be asked to pay. This is the most important practical note for this house.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>Do visitors over 65 get a discount?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>No. The tariff rules of the Sicilian Assessorato dei Beni Culturali have no senior discount \u2014 over-65s pay full price. Free admission applies to visitors under 18, teachers, journalists, EU tour guides, and people with disabilities plus one companion. EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay half, as do FAI members.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>What are the opening hours?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>Tuesday to Saturday 9:00am to 6:30pm, Sundays and public holidays only 9:00am to 1:00pm, last admission 30 minutes before closing in each case. Closed Mondays, except on public holidays. Admission is capacity-limited; the museum itself recommends online presale.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>Is the Palermo Culture Pass worth it?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>Only if you&#8217;re visiting several houses. The pass costs 25.60 euros, is valid seven consecutive days from first use, and covers four houses: Museo Riso, Museo Salinas, Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri and the Orto Botanico. Riso alone costs 8 euros \u2014 so the pass only pays off from three to four visits. It isn&#8217;t documented whether the exhibition surcharge is charged additionally to pass holders.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>Does Riso have its own collection or only temporary exhibitions?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>Both. The collection&#8217;s thread is its tie to the island: Sicilian artists who shaped the post-war avant-garde, and international artists who worked in Sicily. Represented artists include Carla Accardi, Pietro Consagra, Antonio Sanfilippo, Salvo, Emilio Isgr\u00f2, Giovanni Anselmo, Jannis Kounellis, Richard Long and Christian Boltanski.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>Which works shouldn&#8217;t I miss?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>Carla Accardi is represented with five works \u2014 she was the only woman in the 1947 group Forma 1. Also Emilio Isgr\u00f2&#8217;s 1973 Telex from the Cancellature series, Giovanni Anselmo&#8217;s work about his shadow at the summit of Stromboli at dawn on 16 August 1965, and Luca Vitone&#8217;s three watercolours painted with the dust of the Palazzo Riso itself. Outdoors, Richard Long&#8217;s Circle of Life, made of stone from Custonaci, has stood permanently since 2018.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>How did the palazzo come to its current state?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>Through destruction. The palace was built from 1780 by Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia for the Princes of Belmonte, later passed to Giovanni Riso, who gave it its name in 1841, and served as a Casa del Fascio from 1935. In 1943 it was hit by bombs and reduced almost to rubble; looters then cleared out what remained. The only structure left intact is the facade. The region acquired it in 1986, restored it in the 1990s, and it has housed the museum since 2005.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>Can I drive there?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>Better not to. The museum sits on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele right at the Quattro Canti \u2014 in the middle of the old town&#8217;s ZTL, which applies weekdays from 8am to 8pm. Parts of the Corso are also pedestrianised. From the main station it&#8217;s only about 400 metres via Via Roma to the junction with the Corso, then left. On foot is simply the better solution.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details class=\"ts-faq__item\"><summary>How much time should I plan?<\/summary><div class=\"ts-faq__a\"><p>There&#8217;s no official figure. Riso is a compact house with two levels \u2014 not a full-day attraction, but a targeted visit. For Palermo visitors looking for contemporary art, though, it&#8217;s the only serious offering of its kind.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ts-offer\">\n<h3>Palermo beyond the classics<\/h3>\n<p>We combine Normans, baroque and contemporary art into a Palermo programme that doesn&#8217;t just tick off the postcard sights \u2014 and book the accommodation. Just send us a no-obligation travel enquiry.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ts-offer__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-sizilien.de\/reise-anfragen\/\">Send a travel enquiry now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Sources &amp; update<\/h2>\n<p>Opening hours, tariffs and discounts according to the museum&#8217;s website (museoartecontemporanea.it) and CoopCulture as ticketing concessionaire; Palermo Culture Pass according to CoopCulture; information on the collection, S.A.C.S. and museum history according to the museum&#8217;s website; building history (Marvuglia, 1780, Riso 1841, Casa del Fascio 1935, bombing 1943, surviving facade) according to the Comune di Palermo&#8217;s tourism portal; ZTL times and pedestrian zone according to the Comune di Palermo and AMAT. As of 17 July 2026. Explicitly left open, because contradictory or undocumented: accessibility (CoopCulture says accessible, the Comune the opposite), photography rules, a caf\u00e9, visit duration, and whether the exhibition surcharge also applies to Palermo Culture Pass holders. The widespread claim that the war damage was deliberately left visible is not supported by any operator source and is not asserted here. 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Closed Mondays, except on public holidays.&#8221;}},{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Question&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Is the Palermo Culture Pass worth it?&#8221;,&#8221;acceptedAnswer&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Answer&#8221;,&#8221;text&#8221;:&#8221;Only if visiting several houses. The pass costs 25.60 euros, valid seven consecutive days, covering Museo Riso, Museo Salinas, Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri and the Orto Botanico. Riso alone costs 8 euros.&#8221;}},{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Question&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Does Riso have its own collection or only temporary exhibitions?&#8221;,&#8221;acceptedAnswer&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Answer&#8221;,&#8221;text&#8221;:&#8221;Both. The collection&#8217;s thread is its tie to the island, showing Sicilian artists and international artists who worked in Sicily, including Carla Accardi, Pietro Consagra, Emilio Isgro, Giovanni Anselmo, Jannis Kounellis, Richard Long and Christian Boltanski.&#8221;}},{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Question&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Which works shouldn&#8217;t I miss?&#8221;,&#8221;acceptedAnswer&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Answer&#8221;,&#8221;text&#8221;:&#8221;Carla Accardi&#8217;s five works, Emilio Isgro&#8217;s 1973 Telex, Giovanni Anselmo&#8217;s work about his shadow on Stromboli&#8217;s summit in 1965, and Luca Vitone&#8217;s watercolours painted with the dust of the Palazzo Riso itself. Outdoors, Richard Long&#8217;s Circle of Life has stood since 2018.&#8221;}},{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Question&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;How did the palazzo come to its current state?&#8221;,&#8221;acceptedAnswer&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Answer&#8221;,&#8221;text&#8221;:&#8221;Built from 1780 by Marvuglia, it was hit by bombs in 1943 and reduced almost to rubble; only the facade survived intact. The region acquired it in 1986, restored it in the 1990s, and it has housed the museum since 2005.&#8221;}},{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Question&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Can I drive there?&#8221;,&#8221;acceptedAnswer&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Answer&#8221;,&#8221;text&#8221;:&#8221;Better not to. The museum sits right at the Quattro Canti, in the middle of the old town&#8217;s ZTL, which applies weekdays from 8am to 8pm. On foot is the better solution.&#8221;}},{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Question&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;How much time should I plan?&#8221;,&#8221;acceptedAnswer&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Answer&#8221;,&#8221;text&#8221;:&#8221;There&#8217;s no official figure. Riso is a compact house with two levels &#8211; a targeted visit rather than a full-day attraction.&#8221;}}]}]}\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In short: The Museo Riso in the Palazzo Belmonte Riso right at the Quattro Canti is Sicily&#8217;s museum of contemporary art \u2014 and the only serious offering of its kind in Palermo. It has its own collection (Accardi, Consagra, Kounellis, Boltanski, Richard Long) alongside temporary exhibitions. 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