Museo Castello Ursino Civic Museum
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If you are in Catania, come and visit the Ursino Castle, one of the most interesting places in the history of the city.
It was built as a fortress for the Emperor Frederick II of Swabia between 1239 and 1250, about 800 years ago, by his architect Riccardo Da Lentini.
Did you know that this castle once stood right in front of the sea?
In fact, its name derives from the Latin castrum sinus, that is "castle of the gulf", but the terrible eruption of 1669 furthered the sea coast away from the castle definitively.
This castle houses the collection of the Civic Museum of Catania since 1934. Inside the impressive structure, you can admire a vast collection of paintings and archaeological artifacts from important private collections donated to or acquired by the City of Catania.
In addition, the museum regularly hosts temporary exhibits about national and international artists.
We will tell you the fascinating story of a constantly evolving castle ....
Try to enter, you will see!
This guide was realized by the class 3DL of the Liceo Boggio Lera and the classes 3LF and 4LF of the Liceo Lombardo Radice di Catania.
This guide is part of the project "Sicilia Beni Culturali" for izi.TRAVEL and was coordinated by Elisa Bonacini of the University of Catania.
Pianifica la visita
- Giudecca, Centro storico, Catania, Sicilia, 95121, Italia
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- Oggi:
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Lun
- 9:00 - 19:00
- Mar
- 9:00 - 19:00
- Mer
- 9:00 - 19:00
- Gio
- 9:00 - 19:00
- Ven
- 9:00 - 19:00
- Sab
- 9:00 - 20:30
- Dom
- 9:00 - 20:30
- http://www.comune.catania.it/la-citta/turismo/
Audiotour
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La Collezione epigrafica del Castello Ursino
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Sebastiano Ittar's Collection
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The Archaeological Collection
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The Benedictine Collection
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The Biscari Collection
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The Civic Museum's Collections
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The Collection of Arms
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The Picture Gallery
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The Textile Collection
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The Ursino Castle
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The Zappalà Asmundo Collection
Opere
Collezione artistica con audio
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Short History of the Ursino Castle
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The Structure of the Castle
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Stories of the Castle: from Fortress to Museum
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The Treasures of the Internal Courtyard
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The Prisoners' Graffitis in the Inner Court
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The Engraved Caravels
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A Prisoner's Thoughts
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A Friend's Treason
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The Statue of Biscari
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History of the Archaeological Collection
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History of the Numismatic Collection
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History of the Picture Gallery's Collection
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History of the Textile Collection
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The Madonna and Child
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Matthias Stomer's Paintings from the Finocchiaro Collection
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St. Christopher
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St. John Baptist
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St. Sebastian
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The Plinth
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Jupiter's Torso
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Mosaic of the Achillian Thermal Baths
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Crucifixion
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The Sicilian Vespers
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Ophelia, the Mad
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"The Oriental"
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Tears of Things
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Portrait of the Artist's Sister-in-Law
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The Betrayed
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Truth Discovered by Time
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Gigantomachy
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Head of Ephebos
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Buccheri
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Goblet-shaped Krater
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Black-figure Attic Vases
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The Benedictine Monastery
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A Museum Created by an Abbot
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On the Footsteps of Don Blasco
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The Benedictine Bronzes
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The Return of a Limping God
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Spinning Wheels
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The Braiding Machines
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The Spinner
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The City and its Mountain
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The Red Mountains
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St. Agatha's Martyrdom and Coronation
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The Violins
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Chinese Porcelain Vases
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Ceramic Vase
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The Ax
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Engraved Deer Horn
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Four-Strokes Rotating Gun
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Hebrews in Sicily
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Hebraic Funerary Inscription
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1493 Decree: Expulsion of the Hebrews from Catania
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Still-Lives by Aniello Ascione
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The Myth
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Relief of Polyphemus' Blinding
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Hercules with a Lion Hide
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Resting Hercules
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Venus and Aphrodite
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Antique Lamps
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Copy of Caravaggio's Nativity
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Joyful Hours
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The Death of Cato
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Landscape with Ruins
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The Effect of Hashish
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Love and Death
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Portrait of a Gentleman
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Melancholy
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Elizabeth's Nightmare
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Portrait of the Granddaughter Clementine
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Relief of Demeter and Persephone
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Forced Music
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Christ at Golgotha
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The Last Supper
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The Magdalene
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St. Luke the Painter
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Magdalene
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St. Catherine in Ecstasy
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Judith and Beheaded Holofernes
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St. Jerome's Communion
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Moaning on the Dead Christ
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Portrait of a Baby
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Self-Portrait
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A Prophet
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Rython
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Kore
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Coroplastic Art
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The Towers
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Death of Seneca
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The adoration of the Magi
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Forced music
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The last coin, The payment
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Saint Onofrio
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The Virgin with the Child and Saint Louis King of France
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Saint Francis of Assisi with crucifix in hand
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Fifteen century costume
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Saint Catherine from Siena
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The Samaritan rescues the wounded
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Saint Andrew’s martyrdom
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Portrait of his mother
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Left hand of male statue with ring and remains of drapery on wrist
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Male right foot with patrician shoe and lower edge of the toga
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Horse leg
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Right arm of a young boy
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Right foot of a male statue
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Adler (top of scepter or military insignia)
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Fragment of drapery with inlaid decoration showing a sea panther
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Left foot of a male statue
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Left hand of male statue with ring and remains of drapery on wrist
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Right arm of male statue
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Naked right foot of male statue
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Horse mane fragment
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Right foot of horseman with patrician shoe
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The Catacombs of Domitilla
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Funerary inscription iImperial age
Recensioni
9 recensioni
Recensisci questo tour-
01-23-2023
Veramente una splendida idea!
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11-14-2020
Questa audioguida è davvero ECCELLENTE, piena di storie!!!!
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05-14-2020
Fantastico castello; l amore della mia vita
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11-20-2018
The English version really opens the museum to the world.
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10-24-2018
The audio guide is now fully available in English! It is a great addition to the museum.
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