The Prince & the Antiquarian
One of my favorite things about Turin was Via Po. The street is lined with porticoes, which make it a perfect stroll location even in the rain, but the best part is that these porticoes house a million million (maybe not that many, but still quite a few) book stalls. Stands upon stands piled with second-hand books, posters, and other paper goods — books about art, books about Turin and Italy… and even a special appearance by my favorite piccolo principe.
Accorsi-Ometto Museum
Born in 1891, Pietro Accorsi was a shrewd antiquarian who amassed a vast collection — and was apparently responsible for getting the Civic Museum the Trivulzio Portrait by Antonello da Messina. He also had a fervent wish to have his collection turned into a museum after his death.
The museum is housed in a palazzo built by Amedeo of Castellamonte in 1684. The building was purchased by Accorsi in 1956 as a residence, and completely renovated by Giulio Ometto, his spiritual heir, after the collector’s death in 1982. The museum opened in 1999.
The museum is divided into a series of 25 rooms, 8 of which are kept as they were in Villa Paola, a residence in the outskirts of Turin which belonged to Accorsi.
Gold Colored Fox 