Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art

You might not think of seeing a great collection of Asian art when you're in Italy, but that's just what you'll get at the Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art in Genoa.
Edoardo Chiossone was a 19th century Italian painter who spent more than two decades in Japan. During that time, he amassed an incredible collection of Asian art, which he donated to the Ligurian Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa upon his death. The Academy then used that collection to start the Chiossone Museum of Oriential Art in 1905.
Because of Chiossone's long association with Japan, much of the museum's collection has to do with Japanese art – but other Asian cultures are represented, too, in the museum's more than 15,000 pieces. Many consider the Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art to be among the most important collections of Asian art in Europe.

Practical Info

The Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art is located in the park called the Villetta di Negro in Genoa's city center, overlooking the famous Via Garibaldi. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 9am-7pm, and Saturday-Sunday from 10am-7pm. Tickets are €5.