Art Museum of the City of Taormina
Casa Cuseni is officially the Museum Centre of the City of Taormina. The full name is: Casa Cuseni, Museum of Fine Arts and of the Grand Tour of the City of Taormina.
The Museum is open all year round, every day, holidays included, with reservation required.
Tours take place regularly every day at 11.30 a.m., they last from 60 to 90 minutes, in English from Monday to Friday, in Italian on Saturday and Sunday. Reservation required.
Casa Cuseni at a glance
Casa Cuseni in sintesi
1898-1900
Design of the Cuseni House
1898-1900
1902-1905
Construction of Casa Cuseni
1902-1905
1905-1946
The House becomes an international centre for applied arts
1905-1946
1948
Casa Cuseni becomes the first hotel for artists in Europe
1948
1998
The entire monumental complex is recognised by the Government as an “Italian National Monument” as it is fundamental to the nation’s identity.
1998
2015
Casa Cuseni becomes the Official Museum of the City of Taormina
2015
2016
Casa Cuseni becomes an International Museum in the “House of Memory” circuit www.casedellamemoria.it
2016
2016
The garden of Casa Cuseni becomes part of the Great Italian Gardens www.grandigiardiniitaliani.it
2016
2017
Casa Cuseni becomes an International Foundation dedicated to the painter Robert Hawthorn Kitson
2017