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Name: Museo Mandralisca
Type: Museums
Classification: Museum type: interdisciplinary, Ownership: foundation
Year of foundation: 1940
The Mandralisca Cultural Foundation in Cefalù represents one of the city's most important centers of artistic and cultural memory. Established by Baron Enrico Pirajno di Mandralisca, the rooms of his historic family palace house a diverse collection of works, ranging from painting to archaeology, from natural sciences to historical documentation. Among the works housed is the famous Portrait of an Unknown Sailor by Antonello da Messina, along with numerous collections that demonstrate the passion for understanding and protecting Sicilian heritage.