Palazzo RISO, located on the historic street of Palermo, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, is today at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Sicily. The building, designed by architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia in the late 18th century for the Prince of Belmonte, Giuseppe Emanuele Ventimiglia, was built on the outcome of the domination of the Sicilian Baroque, and later it was rebuilt in the neoclassical style. The construction of the Palazzo was completed in 1784, and in the 19th century it became the property of Baron Rizo. In honor of this event the sculptor Ignazio Marabotti on the entrance portal of the Palace carved marble coats-of-arms Rizo. He also worked on neoclassical sculptures that are installed on the main balcony. During the Second World war the building was seriously damaged during the air raids on Palermo – bomb part of the Palace collapsed, destroying ancient frescoes Antonio Manno, who was in the large ballroom. Then for many years the building has been abandoned. Only in the mid-1990s, on the initiative of the government of the Autonomous region of Sicily began extensive restoration work, and since 2008 at the Palazzo RISO houses the Museum of contemporary art.

Today it is one of the most significant exhibition space in the region. First of all here you can get acquainted with the works of local artists - Andrea Di Marco, Alessandro Bazan, Giovanni Anselmo, Domenico Mangano, Carla Accardi, Croce Taravella, Paola Peavy, salvo and many others. The Museum also has a library and cafeteria, and in the future it is planned to increase exhibition space at the expense of restoration of the premises nearby factory, which was destroyed during the war.