Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea — Attraction in Sorrento

This is a really lovely museum set in a very interesting building in the center of Sorrento. The first little corridor is not very inspiring, but it's easy to get completely immersed in finding out what's in all the little draws in the next three floors. My partner who is an architect was absolutely entranced by the quality of the sketch work and the beautiful and unusual shapes of some of the furniture. It's also really lovely how the museum sets the scene (social, industry, fashion etc.) before moving on to much of the tarsilinear work so that the scenes depicted can be really understood. The woodworking tools were also fascinating, as was the discussion of wood staining. You can easily spend 2 hours here if you take the time to get the most out of it. Well...

This museum is a secret cultural jewel just two minutes of the commercial main road in the heard of Sorrento. The historic palazzo itself is stunning, but the outstanding renovation makes it more then special. The exhibition itself which leads to contemporary works is definitely worth seeing. You can’t miss the extraordinary scenography and lighting on every level of the museum. We were here in March and the Café in the back garden was still closed. I imagine it as a magic...

If you are an aficionado of inlaid wood this might produce an orgasm. For the average layperson however this is an adequate experience, but very static and lacking in an explanation of the techniques employed in creating some very beautiful and also some very tacky works of art. I would have liked to have seen a video at least of an artisan working the various stages of a creation. Maybe a Google search will provide that. 8 Euros a bit pricey for an...