Summary • Swiss mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth will open its 18th outpost in Palermo, Sicily • The upcoming gallery will be staged within the historic Palazzo Forcella De Seta, a prominent arts venue for the city

Hauser & Wirth has announced plans for its Mediterranean expansion with a new gallery in Palermo, Sicily. The 18th location by the art powerhouse, the upcoming gallery also marks its first permanent foray into Italy.

The new gallery will take shape inside the storied Palazzo Forcella De Seta, the neo-Gothic landmark perched on Palermo's waterfront. Built in the mid-19th century for the Marquis Forcella, the palace has played home Galleria Mediterranea, the city's first private art gallery, from 1937 to 1940, a 1950s “gambling den” and the Administrative Justice Council. More re

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