Regional Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art - Palazzo Riso is located in the historic center of Palermo in Corso Vittorio Emanuele and is housed in the eighteenth-century palace of the same name. The Palace was built in 1784 in neoclassical style by Prince Belmonte. At the end of the nineteenth century it was inherited by the Riso family. During the Second World War it was hit by a bomb and after many years of neglect it was recovered and used as a museum. The museum was inaugurated in 2008 with the museum set-up works that have made it one of the most important exhibition spaces in the region. The museum collection consists of works by international contemporary artists of the caliber of: Emilio Isgrò, Giovanni Anselmo, Carla Accardi, Luca Vitone, Paola Pivi, Pietro Consagra, Richard Long, Christian Boltanski and many others. The Museum consists of a library and an archive which preserves documents and volumes concerning the history of contemporary art.