In 1903, the Genoese Luxoro family of artists and collectors had a villa rebuilt in a then celebrated coastal resort. Housed in the building today, against the verdant backdrop of its beautiful gardens, is a major art collection. It is presented to the public in a way that leaves intact all evidence of the villa's former use as a private home.

Paintings, clocks, ceramics, silverware, crib statuettes, pieces of furniture and numerous furnishing accessories are now displayed in the rooms the owners had decorated to provide a worthy setting for their prized possessions. A common denominator of many items in this vast and varied collection, which includes drawings and prints, is the period they date back to: generally the late 17th and 18th centuries, the Luxoros' "favorites."

Via Mafalda di Savoia 3
16167 Genova Nervi
Italy
Telephone [+39] 010 322672 or [+39] 010 5574718
Fax [+39] 010 5574701

Opening times: Tuesday to Friday, 9 A.M.-1 P.M.; Saturday 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.
Closed Sundays and Mondays, January 1st, April 25th, May 1st, August 15th and December 25th.
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DEMHIST International Committee for Historic House Museums
Frick Museum, New York
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris
Museo Cerralbo, Madrid
Museo Mario Praz, Roma
Museo Giannettino Luxoro, Genova Nervi
Sir John Soane's Museum, London
The Casa del Podestà, Lonato
The Museum of Decorative Arts-Pietro Accorsi Foundation, Turin
The Carbone House, Lavagna

Conference in Genova, November 2000 (Acts available from DEMHIST)
Conference in Barcelona - July 2001 (Acts available from DEMHIST)
Conference in Amsterdam - October 2002 (Acts available from DEMHIST)