Museum of Oriental Art (Turin)

Museum of Oriental Art
Museo d'Arte Orientale
Museum of Oriental Art (Turin) is located in Turin
Museum of Oriental Art (Turin)
Location within Turin
EstablishedDecember 5, 2008
LocationPalazzo Mazzonis, Via San Domenico 9-11, 10122 - Turin, Italy
Coordinates45°04′28″N 7°40′46″E / 45.0744°N 7.6794°E / 45.0744; 7.6794
TypeAsian art and Archaeology
Collection size2,300
Visitors119,000 (2019)
DirectorMarco Guglielminotti Trivel
Websitewww.maotorino.it

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]

  1. ^ "Quelle meraviglie Mai Viste In Italia". La Repubblica (in Italian). 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  2. ^ "Mao Il Tesoro Dell' Arte Orientale". La Repubblica (in Italian). 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-05-21.