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Puppet Museum Palermo

On the specific topic that is curious object, we could not pass on this blog the opportunity to mention the Museum of Palermo puppets, known by its full name in Italian as the Museo Internazionale delle Marionette Antonio Pasqualino.

Founded in 1975 with the aim of preserving the folk traditions, now houses a collection of 3500 pieces from all over the world. Also known for its library Giuseppe Leggio, which has about three thousand books on the theater and the concrete form of puppetry.

The founder of the center, which takes its name, was a real archaeologist and scholar of Italian folk traditions. Besides visiting the library, the Museum organizes guided tours with puppets or video projection theoretical and practical seminars, giving it a distinctly didactic.

One of the highlights of the museum is the reconstruction of the theater of Gaspare Canino, whose splendid puppets are kept in another room. Figures may also be employed in a performance of “The Barber of Seville.” The world of Sicilian puppet shows, which became a truly mass phenomenon, is also represented by a collection of specific marioentas.

Throughout this collection gives us an idea of ??the tradition of puppetry in Italy and also know how the art evolved elsewhere in the world. By the way we approach the Museum of the puppets can also take advantage to visit other attractions that offers the city of Palermo.

Sicily’s capital among its most impressive places to the Capuchin Catacombs, where you can see now a number of mummies in very good condition. The Church of Santa Maria della Catena is another interesting place to visit for its beautiful architecture.