MUSEUM

Art Museum of the City of Taormina

Casa Cuseni is the oldest house-museum in Sicily, since 1948.
Since 2015 it has officially been the Museum Centre of the City of Taormina and in 2024 has been
declared part of the Italian National Museum System.

The full name is “Casa Cuseni, Museum of Fine Arts and the Grand Tour of the City of Taormina.”

The Museum is open all year-round, every day, including holidays and a reservation is required.

Guided tours take place daily at 11 a.m. and last around 60-90 minutes.
From Monday to Friday in English and on Saturday and on Sunday in Italian. Reservation is
required.

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

2016

Casa Cuseni becomes an International Museum in the “House of Memory” circuit www.casedellamemoria.it

2016

2022

The Historical and Artistic Collections of Casa Cuseni

Become Italian National Cultural Heritage

2022

2023

The History of Casa Cuseni Becomes UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Demo-Ethno-Anthropological Collections of Casa Cuseni Become Italian National Cultural Heritage
Nine Trees of the Casa Cuseni Garden Become “Monumental Trees of Italy”

2023

2024

The Casa Cuseni Museum Joins the Italian National Museum System

The Historical Archive of the Villa Becomes National Cultural Heritage
The Historical Photographic Archive of the Villa Becomes National Cultural Heritage

2024

Art Museum of the City of Taormina

Casa Cuseni: A Brief Overview

Design of the Cuseni House

Construction of Casa Cuseni

The House becomes an international centre for applied arts

Casa Cuseni becomes the first hotel for artists in Europe

The entire monumental complex is recognised by the Government as an “Italian National Monument” as it is fundamental to the nation’s identity.

Casa Cuseni becomes the Official Museum of the City of Taormina

Casa Cuseni becomes an International Museum in the “House of Memory” circuit www.casedellamemoria.it

The garden of Casa Cuseni becomes part of the Great Italian Gardens www.grandigiardiniitaliani.it

Casa Cuseni becomes an International Foundation dedicated to the painter Robert Hawthorn Kitson

The Library of Casa Cuseni

Casa Cuseni is recognized as a “Place of Identity and Image of the Sicilian Region”

The Historical and Artistic Collections of Casa Cuseni

The History of Casa Cuseni Becomes UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Casa Cuseni Museum Joins the Italian National Museum System

Photo Gallery of the Art Museum of the City of Taormina

Casa Cuseni

Art Museum of the City of Taormina

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