The Casa Museo Palazzo Villafranca is located in the historic center of Palermo and is located inside the palace of the same name. The building has sixteenth-century origins and today we can admire the changes that have taken place over time up to the present day. It is defined as the "House Museum" as the original furnishings of the Alliata di Villafranca, Palermo nobles of the seventeenth century are preserved. The two large stucco coats of arms with the representation of the arms of the Alliata, by Giacomo Serpotta, are preserved from the family. The building was inaugurated in 2006 after the restoration of the Green Room and the Hall of the Coat of Arms. The palace houses one of the most important collections in the whole city, consisting of paintings, period furniture, sedan chairs and artifacts. Among the prestigious works, the “Crucifixion” by Van Dyck is still visible, whose purchase and commissioning documents are still preserved in the family archives. The two canvases by Matthias Stomer, “the musicians” by Gaspare Traversi, “il Monrealese” and “l'Annunziata” by Pietro Novelli, are also certainly of historical and artistic interest. In the museum itinerary set up on the main floor, you can admire both the original furnishings and the sedan chairs used during city trips. Today the House Museum hosts conferences, seminars, cultural events and temporary exhibitions.