Birthplace of the great musician composer Bellini.
Housed in the first floor rooms of the Palazzo Gravina Cruyllas, one of the many noble residences of the Princes of Palagonia, in Piazza San Francesco, in front of the church of the same name, together with the Museo Emilio Greco.
It occupies the house where the composer Vincenzo Bellini was born on 3 November 1801 and spent the first sixteen years of his life.
The apartment, with just five rooms, is entirely occupied by memorabilia that retrace the life of Bellini and his family; paintings, books, original scores, musical instruments and the composer's death mask.
Of particular interest is the collection of Bellinian autographs, including numerous sketches.
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Housed in the first floor rooms of the Palazzo Gravina Cruyllas, one of the many noble residences of the Princes of Palagonia, in Piazza San Francesco, in front of the church of the same name, together with the Museo Emilio Greco.
It occupies the house where the composer Vincenzo Bellini was born on 3 November 1801 and spent the first sixteen years of his life.
The apartment, with just five rooms, is entirely occupied by memorabilia that retrace the life of Bellini and his family; paintings, books, original scores, musical instruments and the composer's death mask.
Of particular interest is the collection of Bellinian autographs, including numerous sketches.
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