Museo Accorsi Ometto

In Turin, on via Po and not far from Piazza Vittorio Veneto, is the obscure and easily missed Museo Accorsi Ometto, or the Accorsi Ometto Museum. Actually, when we first arrived in 2019 we had wanted to go, but then it closed suddenly due to Covid. It has now reopened, probably along with surge in tourists we have seen in Turin.

Tickets For Two – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

The Entrance and Ticket Office

Though not entirely nondescript, the museum might be easy to walk passed if you are not paying attention. Though now they have several placards outside indicating that something interesting might be going on inside.

via Po Entrance – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Courtyard – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Courtyard and Mole in the distance – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Portico wall – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Entrance and ticket office – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Portico ceiling – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

The Museum

The museum actually serves a dual purpose, the building is itself an attraction and the house loaned exhibits from time to time. Therefore, for your entrance fee, you actually get two museums in one.

Entrance and stairwell – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

First floor entrance – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

The museum’s current attraction are Works from Venice from the eighteenth century and is called the Museum of Decorative Art. They actually have a very good online introduction and additional information about tickets. We found it easy enough just to walk in.

First room – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Large paintings – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Giovanni Bonazza, The adoration of the Magi, 1729 – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Ornate library and office space – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Artwork in pencil and ink – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Artwork of Venice – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

One thing we did find, the QR codes on most of the exhibits did not work. At least using my phone scanner, I was unable to load anything, so you may have to tour the exhibits without this luxury, though we found many exhibits were already translated.

Antonio Vivaldi from Bologna – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Gabriele Bella, Venetian public carnival – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Michele Marieschi, Piazza San Marco – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Michele Marieschi, Rialto bridge in Venice – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Miessen clock and other ornate furniture, 1760s – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Ships in harbor, Venice – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

The exhibit begins with many works of Venetian art, without much in the rooms themselves to see. However, in the latter rooms, both the works of art and the rooms themselves are explained in detail and exhibit some of the finer Piedmont style furnishings and cabinetry.

First Cignaroli room, Artwork of Giuseppe Zais, 1760 – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Venetian bedroom, 1760s – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Ornate Venetian dressing room – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Pietro Accorsi’s bedroom, mid 18th century – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Louis XV Drawing room – Giovanni Bonazza, Busts of Bacco, Arianna, Eraclito and Democrito, 1710 – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Bandera bedroom – Piedmont embroidery using a honeycomb stitch in polychrome wool and cotton – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Interesting model or diorama – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Ornate work in porcelain – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Francesco Bertos, Allegory of the Aria of the four seasons, marble – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Piffetti Salon, late Piedmont Baroque style and masterpieces – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Jacques Birckle desk – Piffetti Salon, late Piedmont Baroque style and masterpieces – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Louis XVI Salon – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Giuseppe Monlinari, Mandolins, 1759 and 1780 – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Erard forte-piano, Music room – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

The Buffet room without lighting, Tavole Imbandite – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

The Buffet room with lighting, Tavole Imbandite – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Chinese porcelain figurines, Buffet room – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Finally, there are a few rooms with smaller artifacts in exhibits or porcelain and other expensive materials. Most of these appear to have been decorative, but some actually served useful purposes.

Porcelain figurine collection – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Fine china collection – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Ornate porcelain and other collections – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

Interesting candle lit Venetian scene painted on china – Accorsi Ometto Museum – Turin, Italy

That concludes our visit to one of the smaller museums in Turin. In many ways we found it better designed than some of the larger museums we have been to in the area. The entrance fee is around 12€/person and discounts are available for older adults and children. Here are some last pieces and rooms of note, enjoy!