Palazzo Caporale di Aliano

Palazzo Caporale in Aliano houses the Museo Paul Russotto and the Museo delle Maschere. The Russotto collection includes 69 original paintings by the New York-born artist of Lucanian descent; the mask museum occupies rooms on the ground floor.

Why it matters

The palace brings together collections devoted to Aliano’s art and cultural traditions. The Museo Paul Russotto presents the work of an artist whose mother was from Aliano, while the Museo delle Maschere explores the town’s distinctive carnival tradition.

What to notice

The building has two levels of roughly 600 square metres each. The lower level was formerly used as stables and the upper level as a residence. The paintings vary in size and subject; the mask collection is arranged by historical and morphological groupings.

Context and history

Palazzo Caporale also serves as the seat of MuA Musei Aliano APS, connecting its museum collections with the wider cultural network of the village.