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Mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth is acquiring the historic Palazzo Forcella De Sata in Palermo, Sicily, as confirmed by president and cofounder Iwan Wirth. The property, a 19th-century eclectic architectural landmark that hosted Manifesta 12 in 2018, was purchased in mid-November, though Sicilian authorities and Italy’s Ministry of Culture have a two-month window to preempt the sale due to historical monument restrictions. The gallery plans to use the main floor as exhibition space, with renovations potentially completed by 2030.

Hauser & Wirth will expand gallery empire to Italian city of Palermo

Hauser & Wirth, the global gallery empire with 18 spaces worldwide, has acquired the historic Palazzo Forcella De Seta in Palermo, Sicily, to open a new venue. The deal was formalized in mid-November and awaits approval from regional authorities and the Italian Ministry of Culture. The gallery plans to restore the 2,000-square-meter building, which previously hosted Manifesta 12 in 2018, and create an arts destination with cultural programming, echoing its successful model in Somerset, Menorca, and Los Angeles.

Taking a nap in an art gallery? In Palermo you can, in the new 'nap-salon'

Fare la pennichella in una galleria d’arte? A Palermo si può, nella nuova ‘pisolineria’

Artist Pietro Librizzi has transformed Palermo's independent Rollò gallery into a temporary "Pisolineria Librizzi," or nap-salon. The project invites the public to visit the gallery not to view art, but to take a paid nap, offering various service packages from a basic rest to a sleep kit with eye masks and a personalized wake-up call.