The MUTA is a private museum, which was opened to the public in 1999, in the Palazzo Pomarici Santomasi (1700), located in the historic center of Sorrento. During the restoration of the Palace for its conversion into a museum, various architectural and decorative details of the original structure were uncovered, including frescoes and ceilings covered with hand-painted paper. The exhibition of the collection of ancient and modern inlays was designed to create an educational path over the four floors of the Palace, documenting through distinct sections the art of wooden inlay in its many facets. On the ground floor, there is an exhibition and sale of the modern collection of inlaid objects and furniture with decorative themes related to contemporary culture. On the first floor, the historical collection is introduced by photographic documentation of the works of master inlayers from the 15th to the 18th century, with an in-depth look at the various inlay schools of the 19th century. Before continuing to the sections dedicated to Sorrento inlay, the visit offers a wide exhibition of paintings, prints, and photos that, together with the model of the city of Sorrento, allow the reconstruction of the environmental context in which local inlay developed in the 19th century. The evolution of processing techniques, documentation of the materials used, the study of decorative themes and design details characterizing the design of Sorrentine inlaid furniture and objects, offer inspiration for several sections. The exhibition path, after exploring the contribution given by the local School of Art to the training of various generations of artisans, concludes on the third floor with the exhibition of the production of 19th-century Sorrentine master inlayers. The MUTA, in addition to fulfilling the purpose of continuing the history of Sorrentine inlay with the design and marketing of renewed production, represents, for the identity of the cultural language between the container and its content, a rare and unified document on architecture, applied arts, economy, and territorial management that have characterized Sorrento from the 18th century to the present day.
Information about Museobottega of Wooden Inlay
Via San Nicola, 28
80067 Sorrento (Naples)
0818771942
afc@alessandrofiorentinocollection.it
https://www.alessandrofiorentinocollection.it
Source: MIBACT
