Carlo Verdone visits the regional museum of Messina

The actor and director Carlo Verdone was a guest of the Mu.Me. of Messina, where, together with some members of his staff, he visited the rooms of the Museum. He was welcomed by the Regional Councilor for Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity, Alberto Samonà, the Director of the Mu.Me, Orazio Micali and the staff of the Museum. Verdone is in Messina where this afternoon he will receive the “Joe ‘Petrosino Award”, a recognition that is given to him as a witness to the industriousness of the creative genius of the Italians and for having, thanks to his artistic talent, represented the best Italy in the world. “It was an honor for us to have welcomed this great actor, director and screenwriter who makes us proud of our cinema. We spent two interesting hours – underlined the regional councilor for Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity, Alberto Samonà, who spoke with him during the visit – talking about art and the role of culture as a growth engine of our country “. During his stay in the Museum, Verdone paid great attention to the collections on display, showing competence and dwelling, in particular in the rooms that house the works of Antonello da Messina and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, whose 450th anniversary will be celebrated on Wednesday. An attentive and curious visit, accompanied by the story of Giovanna Famà, art historian at the Regional Museum, who illustrated the collections and rooms visited. The actor also entertained with the museum staff and the visitors present, showing curiosity and interest in the works on display, towards which he showed a far from generic competence, with an in-depth point of view on artists and pictorial genres. At the end of the visit, Carlo Verdone expressed his compliments to the director and councilor, expressing great satisfaction for having known a museum that he defined as very interesting and full of extraordinary works. At the end, a souvenir photo with the museum staff and the autograph of some visitors intrigued by the presence