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The Museum of Decorative Arts was born thanks to the donation willed by the antiquarian Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982) to the foundation created by him for this purpose. Located in the historic mansion situated in the center of Turin (via Po, 55), the museum houses precious objects (of Baccarat crystal, majolica, porcelain, silver) and important Italian and French furniture, not seen since the death of the antiquarian in 1982. Visiting the approximately 30 rooms is like immersing oneself in the art and the taste of the 18th century, which allows the visiter to connect virtually with the splendors of the Royal Palace and the little palace of Stupinigi.
The structure in which the museum is housed, and which faces onto the street planned in the 18th century by the ducal architect Amedeo di Castellamonte, was the place of Pietro Accorsi's intense activity. The rooms of the Museum of Decorative Arts respect the pre-existing architectonic structures and their evolution, and reveal a noble 18th century piemontese home carefully reconstructed in every detail of the furnishings: a mirror of the aesthetic ideal and life of Pietro Accorsi.
Among the most precious objects on display, one notes the 18th century piemontese "doppio corpo" decorated with majolica from Pesaro, and the "doppio corpo" made by Pietro Piffetti probably for the wedding of Carlo Emanuele III with Elisabeth of Lorena (1738).
Museo di arti decorative - Fondazione Pietro Accorsi
via Po, 55
10124 Turin, Italy
Tel. +39-011.812.9116
Fax +39-011.815.0770
http://www.fondazioneaccorsi.it
Opening Hours:
From Tuesday to Sunday: 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.
Closed: Mondays
DEMHIST International Committee for Historic House Museums
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