Fondazione Accorsi Ometto – Museum of Decorative Arts
Centro
- Location: Fondazione Accorsi Ometto – Museum of Decorative Arts
- Address: Via Po 55
- E-Mail: info@fondazioneaccorsi-ometto.it
- Phone#: + 39 011 837688
- Opening: From Tuesday to Friday 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-1pm and 2pm-7pm
Monday closed.
Visiting the museum is possible only with guided tour of one hour duration. - Price: Museum (guided tour): full rate €10, discounted €8, free entrance for kids under 12.
For further information on special offers, discounted admission and ticketing please visit the web site or contact the information office. - Transportation: Stops 476 and 477 S. Ottavio: lines 13, 13/, 15, 55, 56, 61, Star 1.
- Visit lasts: 2 hours (about)
- Services:
The museum, established in 1999, revolves around the collection of antique dealer Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982), XVIII-century furniture enthusiast. The collection is located in a palace built by Amedeo di Castellamonte in 1684, which can be well defined a very rich house-museum with rococo and neoclassical works. The second name of the museum comes from Giulio Ometto, the chair of the foundation. The works on display include as many as five pieces of furniture by Pietro Piffetti, the greatest Turin-native cabinet-maker from the XVIII century, including a “trumeau” dated 1738 made up of various types of wood, tortoise and mother of pearl.
