Regional Museum of Messina
Museum in Messina, Sicily, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Museo Interdisciplinare Regionale (MuMe). or Regional Museum of Messina (Italian - Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Messina[1]), is an art museum located on the northern coast of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy. MuMe illustrates the development of art and culture in Messina from the 12th to the 18th centuries, with outstanding figures such as the renowned artists Andrea della Robbia, Antonello da Messina, Girolamo Alibrandi, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), and Polidoro da Caravaggio.
Location | Viale della Libertà 465 Messina 98121, Sicily, Italy |
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Coordinates | 38.216693°N 15.563947°E / 38.216693; 15.563947 |
Director | Caterina Di Giacomo |
Public transit access | Messina tramway: Museo |
Until 2017 it was housed in the former Barbera-Mellinghoff silk-mill, a late 19th century building chosen for it after the 1908 Messina earthquake. Since 2017 it has been housed in a nearby complex designed in the 1970s.