Museo Guttuso in Bagheria

When visiting Bagheria near the capital city of Palermo, Sicily, one may visit the Renato Guttuso Museum. The museum is housed in a building named Villa Cattolica located in the outskirts of the town of Bagheria. Renato Guttuso was a Sicilian artist of the XX century whose works ranged from paintings, drawings, and sculptures to book illustrations.

In the Guttuso Museum  one can visit many of  Guttuso’s  works of art as well as the works of other prominent artists.  The Museum has three levels. On the first floor, there are about one hundred pieces of artwork created by Guttuso; on the second floor, the  theme focuses on representations of Sicilian every day life and landscapes;  on the third floor, one can see several examples of the traditional Sicilian Cart, Il Carretto Siciliano.  There is also a collection of Film Posters in the Museum,donated by a local family, representing the films shown in the original cinemas of the town of Bagheria.

Renato Guttuso belonged to the art movements Expressionism and Social Realism. Many of his works portrayed the day to day life of peasants in Sicily. Among the social themes his work touched upon was the crude realities of the slaughters carried out during WW II.  Guttuso was one of the great artists of twentieth century Sicily.

Museo Renato Guttuso