The 15 best museums in Messina (2024)

(Translated by Google) This exhibition is permanent and is promoted by the Municipality of Messina and the Vara Committee with the support of the Friends of the Museum Association. It includes ancient depictions of the Assumption, the triumphal chariot of Vara and the two colossi Mata and Grifone, which symbolize the final dominion of the Latin church over the eastern one. It constitutes one of the highest expressions of the history and culture of Messina.(Original)Questa esposizione è permanente ed è promossa dal Comune di Messina e dal Comitato Vara con il supporto dell’Associazione Amici del Museo. Comprende antiche raffigurazioni dell’Assunta, del carro trionfale della Vara e dei due colossi Mata e Grifone, che simboleggiano il finale dominio della chiesa latina su quella orientale. Costituisce una delle espressioni più alte della storia e della cultura di Messina.

(Translated by Google) This exhibition, promoted by the Municipality of Messina and the Vara Committee with the support of the Friends of the Museum Association, includes ancient depictions of the Assumption, the triumphal chariot of the Vara, as well as the two colossi Mata and Grifone. It constitutes one of the highest expressions of the history and culture of Messina.(Original)Questa esposizione, promossa dal Comune di Messina e dal Comitato Vara con il supporto dell’Associazione Amici del Museo, comprende antiche raffigurazioni dell’Assunta, del carro trionfale della Vara, come pure dei due colossi Mata e Grifone. Costituisce una delle espressioni più alte della storia e della cultura di Messina.

Riccardo S — Google review

(Translated by Google) A centuries-old tradition comes back to life not only in the mid-August event, which has always been highly attended, but in the exhibition rooms of the Town Hall, on a permanent basis, this finally happens thanks to the synergy between public and private individuals, between administrators and citizens, concretely devoted to the Protector of Messina and linked to the ancient and noble traditions of the City. A search for identity that yields spontaneous fruits far from any speculative push. It is no coincidence that the finds, some of which are particularly rare and precious, come from private collections and were loaned, completely free of charge, confirming a sincere attachment to the land in which we live. Fruitful themes of a "permanent education" always hoped for by all but practiced by few. Proposing a permanent exhibition on Vara and Giants might seem superfluous considering that every person from Messina presumes to know the apparatus of this great festival. In reality Vara and Giants, who have become the symbol of the City, hide ancient knowledge, the result of a thousand-year-old culture. The chariot of the Assumption symbolically narrates Mary's ascent into heaven in body and soul, in a progressive triumph celebrated by angels, cherubs and seraphim, as seen in the works of the great masters of the past. The celestial pyramid ends with the Son pushing the Mother into the empyrean, according to a pattern of relationships consolidated even today in our society: honor your father and mother, even if you are the Almighty. The giants Mata and Grifone, erroneously referred to as Cam and Rhea or even worse as the mythical founders of Messina, represent something entirely different, namely the end of a political-religious dispute which in the 15th century finally saw the Latin Church triumph over the Eastern one which for centuries it had been predominant in the Peloritana area. It seems that the great Leonardo was even the author of the drawing of the horses. Hypotheses, suggestions that still arouse wonder in the younger people of Messina who look at these statues as silent but eloquent testimony to a complex history. This exhibition, promoted by the Municipality of Messina and the Vara Committee with the support of the Friends of the Museum Association, includes ancient depictions of the Assumption, the Messina triumphal chariot, as well as the two colossi. They are works produced on site but also coming from the reports of travelers on the Grand Tour, demonstrating the attention that the whole of Europe reserved for the celebrations of our Mid-August celebrations, whose celebratory apparatus and popular participation still arouse emotion, amazement and devotion today.(Original)Una tradizione plurisecolare torna a vivere non solo nella manifestazione ferragostana, da sempre tanto partecipata, ma nelle sale espositive del Municipio, in maniera permanente, ciò finalmente avviene grazie alla sinergia tra pubblico e privati, tra amministratori e cittadini, concretamente devoti alla Protettrice di Messina e legati alle antiche e nobili tradizioni della Città. Una ricerca identitaria che da frutti spontanei lontani da ogni spinta speculativa. Non a caso i reperti, alcuni dei quali particolarmente rari e preziosi, provengono da collezioni private e sono stati conferiti in prestito, a titolo del tutto gratuito, a conferma di sincero attaccamento alla terra in cui si vive. Temi fecondi di una “educazione permanente” da sempre e da tutti auspicata ma da pochi praticata. Proporre una esposizione permanente su Vara e Giganti potrebbe apparire superfluo considerato che ogni messinese presume di conoscere gli apparati di questa grande festa. In realtà Vara e Giganti, assurti a simbolo della Città, celano conoscenze antiche, frutto di una cultura millenaria. Il carro dell’Assunta narra simbolicamente la salita in cielo di Maria in anima e corpo, in un progressivo trionfo celebrato da angeli, cherubini e serafini, come si vede nelle opere dei grandi maestri del passato. La piramide celeste si conclude con il Figlio che spinge nell’empireo la Madre, secondo uno schema di rapporti consolidati ancor oggi nella nostra società: onora il padre e la madre, anche se sei l’Onnipotente. I colossi Mata e Grifone, erroneamente indicati come Cam e Rea o ancor peggio come i mitici fondatori di Messina, raffigurano ben altro e cioè la fine di una disputa politico-religiosa che nel XV secolo vede finalmente trionfare la Chiesa latina su quella orientale che per secoli era stata in area peloritana predominante. Autore del disegno dei cavalli pare sia stato addirittura il grande Leonardo. Ipotesi, suggestioni che ancora suscitano meraviglia nei più giovani messinesi che guardano a queste statue testimonianza muta ma eloquente di una complessa storia. Questa esposizione, promossa dal Comune di Messina e dal Comitato Vara con il supporto dell’Associazione Amici del Museo, comprende antiche raffigurazioni dell’Assunta, del carro trionfale messinese, come pure dei due colossi. Sono opere prodotte in loco ma anche provenienti dai resoconti di viaggiatori del Grand Tour a riprova dell’attenzione che l’intera Europa riservava alle celebrazioni del nostro Mezzagosto i cui apparati celebrativi e la partecipazione popolare suscitano, ancor oggi, emozione, stupore e devozione.

Marco G — Google review

(Translated by Google) A symbol of the city(Original)Un simbolo della città

Franci L — Google review

(Translated by Google) Optimal!!!(Original)Ottimo!!!

Marco G — Google review

The 15 best museums in Messina (2024)

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