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THE PIETRO ACCORSI MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTSIn the first half of the Twentieth Century Pietro Accorsi's "dream of the eighteenth century" embodied an alternative to the prevailing interest in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance throughout Europe and the United States. The originality of his vision lies in the fact that he was not enamoured with golden backgrounds or painted bureaus, but instead with the opulence of silk and brocade, the rococo decorations and straight lines of neoclassicism. His houses - in which the original pieces of furniture were arranged in a recreated and redesigned context - offered an intelligent interpretation of tastes of the eighteenth century. The Museum, which accommodates the entire collection of the antique dealer, can be defined as a house-museum put on by the President, Accorsi’s assistant for many years, according to the Founder’s taste, “a sequence of rooms of extraordinary wealth, in which furnishings, rugs, tapestries, objects and paintings are put together so as to recreate the ambience of the eighteenth century”.Since its opening, in December 1999, the Museum distinguishes itself for a collection that can be seen, touched, felt, with no barriers, creating the project Open Museum!, in order to promote the accessibility of the collection, with the permanent tactile tour for the sight impaired visitors in collaboration with the National Association for the Sight Impaired, and the visits for the hearing impaired people in collaboration with the National Association for the Hearing Impaired. The Internet site is also accessible to the sight impaired and won the fourth prize at the International eContent Award for the accessibility of its content in 2005, and in June 2006 it deserved the certification for its quality from Commission of the Observatory ABCO (Associazione Beni Culturali Online). Finally, great attention has been dedicated to the cultural accessibility through the intense job carried from the Educational Department, through the daily visits accompanied by art historians, conferences, lessons with experts, concerts, theatre evenings, courses of history of art and temporary exhibitions of international interest. After only four years of activity, in May 2003, the Museum deserved the Medal of Distinguished Service in the field of Art and Culture, conferred from the President of the Italian Republic, Honorable Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. |
