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4.1 Tuna Factory of Favignana 4 International
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The Tuna Factory, or ‘tonnara’, of Favignana (fig. 2) is one of the most important examples “The Importance of
of IA in Sicily. According to the migration of tunas, a large number of these buildings was built in Place”
Sicily, for fishing. They have a large number of common points, according to the codified metho- Sarajevo, B&H
dology to catch and preserve the fish [3].

Figure 2: Tuna Factory of Favignana (Italy-Sicily):
A - main front of the building; B - model of the entire complex;

Favignana is a little island located few kilometers off by the western coast of Sicily. The
Tonnara was built in 1840 by Vincenzo Florio, who belonged an high bourgeoisie family of Paler-
mo. They carried out a number of business in various sector of trade. The Tonnara consist in two
poles: the first one related to the fishing of tunas; the second one is related to the treatment and
preservation of the fish.
When this kind of fishing was suspended (in the Sixties) the building was bought by the Re-
gional Authorities. They arranged there a Museum Center, thanks to the plan of Stefano Biondi.
The building works started in 2000 and were completed in 2008. The refurbishment had three
goals: preserve the building from the pathologies; preserve the memory of the fishing of tunas;
obtain a cultural center for various activities [4].

The new complex is composed by several units; the main of them are the following:

• the antiquarium, which is located in the stores;
• the multimedia art installations, located in the carbon coke deposit;
• video-documentation in the salt deposit,
• Conference hall in the Gallery
• Exhibition of fishing tools in the deposit for boats.
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