Accorsi-Ometto Museum, Decorative arts museum in Via Po, Turin, Italy.
The Accorsi-Ometto Museum occupies the 17th-century Palazzo at Via Po 55, built from 1616 for the Antonian Fathers and later remodeled by Bernardo Vittone. Its 27 rooms display over 3,000 decorative objects: Baccarat crystal, silver, Meissen, Frankenthal and Sèvres porcelain, and French, Venetian and Piedmontese furniture, including Pietro Piffetti's 1738 double-bodied cabinet.
Pietro Accorsi built a collection that shaped this institution, which opened in 1999 as Italy's first dedicated decorative arts museum. The building itself was constructed in the late 17th century during Turin's period as an important cultural and artistic center.
The museum recreates furnished rooms from the 18th century with period pieces and fine ceramics, showing how wealthy households displayed their refined taste and prized possessions. Walking through these spaces gives you a sense of how the upper classes lived and what they valued in their daily surroundings.
The museum is open on several days of the week, with later hours on weekends compared to weekdays. Plan your visit between Tuesday and Sunday, noting that Mondays are closed for the public.
The Piffetti room is named after a double-bodied cabinet signed and dated 1738 by Pietro Piffetti, inlaid with ivory and tortoiseshell on rare woods; sources call it the finest piece of furniture in the world. It came from Villa Paola, Accorsi's home on the Moncalieri hill, and is the highlight of the 27 rooms.
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