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head, its centre and petals adorned with an allegorical portrayal of the triumph of

music. Francis Ford Coppola shot the long climactic opera scene of The Godfather
Part III here, using the theatre’s sweep of steps to great effect.

Museo Mormino

Viale della Libertà 52 • Mon–Fri 9am–1pm & 3–5pm, Sat 9am–1pm • €4 • museo.fondazionebancodisicilia.it

Near the Giardino Inglese gardens, the Museo Mormino houses a beautifully
presented collection of artefacts and paintings in the sumptuous Banco di Sicilia
building. There’s a wide selection of Italian majolica from the fifteenth to the
eighteenth centuries, and an extensive collection of Greek vases, Etruscan finds, old
maps and ancient coins, while nineteenth-century paintings on show include the
seascapes and tuna-fishing scenes of Antonino Leto.