Museum of Mediterranean Patterns

The Museum of Mediterranean Patterns is a heterogeneous and multicultural place, a blend of cultures and ideas rich in treasures, artifacts, and extraordinary works. Born and sponsored by the Orestiadi Foundation, the museum is located within the Baglio Di Stefano in Gibellina and aims to protect and safeguard the cultural heritage of the region. It is no coincidence that this museum is located in Western Sicily, a land that has always been a stage for intercultural dialogue in the Mediterranean.

Established in 1996 thanks to the donation of the founder and former mayor Ludovico Corrao, the museum preserves the traces of a distant history, reconnecting with common roots with the Greeks and the Middle East.

In its rooms, memories of the past blend with the creativity of the contemporary, without hierarchies between major and minor arts.
In a mixture of artistic languages, everyday objects and artifacts characterized by decorations of a still primitive style are placed on the same level, alternating with the contemporary works of artists who contributed to the reconstruction of Gibellina after the tragic earthquake in the Belice Valley in 1968.