Museo d'Arte Orientale | |
Established | December 5, 2008 |
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Location | Palazzo Mazzonis, Via San Domenico 9-11, 10122 - Turin, Italy |
Coordinates | 45°04′28″N7°40′46″E / 45.0744°N 7.6794°E |
Type | Asian art and Archaeology |
Collection size | 2,300 |
Visitors | 119,000 (2019) |
Director | Marco Guglielminotti Trivel |
Website | www |
The Museum of Oriental Art (Italian : Museo d'Arte Orientale, MAO) is a museum located in a 17th-century palazzo in the city of Turin, Italy.
The museum contains one of the most important collections of Asian art in Italy. The collection of some 2200 works represents cultural and artistic traditions from across the Asian continent. [1] [2]
The museum opened on December 5, 2008, with the merger of the Asian collection of the Turin City Museum of Ancient Art at the Palazzo Madama and contributions from Turin City Hall, the Region of Piedmont, the Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli and Compagnia di San Paolo. Architect Andrea Bruno oversaw the restoration of the Palazzo Mazzonis to house the newly formed museum.
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