La collezione storico artistica

Abstract

The essay illustrates the heterogeneous collection of the Civic Museum, named after the scholar and collector from Erice Antonio Cordici (1586 – 1666), begins a come to life around 1876. The Hernandez and Coppola donations, along with the artifacts acquired after the post-unification suppression of religious orders, constitute the main nucleus of the permanent exhibition, previously set up in the town hall and since 1939 in the rooms adjacent to the Library. The current arrangement of the collection of historical-artistic assets, which combines, through an adequate museographic set-up, the enhancement of the works with the conservation and safeguarding aspect, exhibits the artifacts according to a typological distribution. The essay therefore includes the historical-critical analysis of sculptures, paintings and decorative art artefacts (silver, fabrics, embroideries, waxes).