Located in the heart of the historic center of Trapani, the resort was the residence of a Genoese captain who had frescoed the vaulted ceilings with the symbols of his hometown, the renovation of these frescoes wanted to leave evidence preserving the decadent charm of these places, today the stage of the creative verve of many contemporary artists.
In fact, to the permanent collection it adds the traveling exhibitions that renew the spirit and put the attention on a particular facet of the soul and its dispositions.
Sleeping and waking up in art will give you the unique advantage of feeling picture in the work and confronting yourself until you become part of it.
An old fir-wood door, incardinated by worn-out irons resumed and made efficient, opens into an old “carrettiera” and the floor made of old stone slabs becomes a stone carpet between the original arches of terracotta bricks.
The charm of the ricettive structure is amplified by shreds of posters, invitations, attached to the walls as paper traces of the events hosted at the Cantiere dell'anima.
Essential the furniture of this access-gallery, remnants of old converted flooring are resting on useful raw iron structures such as reception desk and seating.