Museo Regionale Interdisciplinare di Messina

It is definitely worth to pay a visit for Caravaggio alone. There are also other masterpieces inside. I would recommend at least 4 hours for the visit.

This museum was a complete surprise! The art and sculpture is organised chronologically so that you get a fine sense of the city's history. It is spacious and not overwhelming. There were many beautiful works to admire and so few people. The Caravaggio paintings had their own room with a comfortable long sofa allowing you to really spend time with the works. An exceptional experience.

Well worth a visit if you are in Messina. You can catch the red shuttle bus. It's free 1st Sunday of the month.

This museum is something of an enigma. To be clear, I was here and you will be here to really see one artist. Caravaggio. He has two works here, raising of Lazarus and an adoration of the shepherds. The raising of Lazarus is amazing. The detailed expressions of shock, amazement, fear and gratitude play out across faces and in body language of the very fortunate few who bore witness to this miracle. This painting is worth the visit. There are several pieces by other followers of Caravaggio and their response to his style is interesting to see. There are other pieces in the museum including a large carriage which might be of interest. As to the enigma. We visited on a Saturday and there were probably 20-25 employees in different areas. They kind of followed us from place to place, which is normal. But I believe we were the only visitors in the museum. Large swaths of the interior and exterior were covered in scaffolding like a shroud! And the layout of the museum was a Bit confusing. The docents guided us my sign language as the only people who spoke English there were the tourists. Overall I was very glad to see the Caravaggio paintings. And I was sad that there were not more people there. I hope they will be able to finish repairing the building and perhaps do some more marketing to let art lovers know what amazing treasures lie inside. There is no restaurant or cafe on site. Your bags need to be placed into lockers before staring your exploration. There are many lizards playing in the shrubbery outside. There is street parking a ways up the street, but nothing onsite.

Two paintings of Caravaggio is WORTH the visit 👌 €10

The Museo Interdisciplinare Regionale (MuMe) or Regional Museum of Messina (Italian - Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Messina), is an art museum located on the northern coast of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy. MuMe illustrates the development of art and culture in Messina from the 12th to the 18th centuries, with outstanding figures such as the renowned artists Andrea della Robbia, Antonello da Messina, Girolamo Alibrandi and the famous Caravaggio. The original collections came from the Museo Civico. After the earthquake in 1908 these were expanded by the addition of paintings, sculptures and precious decorative works from damaged or destroyed buildings, thus creating a collection of paintings and sculptures by internationally known and local artists, together with a variety of other objects d'art. In Room 10 you can find Caravaggio's works Adoration of the Shepherds and Raising of Lazarus.

There are incredible pieces in here. Some of the signage have English translations. The art is unbelievable and there is a huge amount of it. If you are a cruise ship passenger, you can get tram tickets from most newsagents and get there and back very easily. Otherwise its about a 30 min walk each way from the port.

A lot of artifacts and paintings. I learned a lot about the history of Messina and it is something you must visit on a trip to Messina. I took form the city center a bus and a tram to arrive.