Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea

The Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea occupies an 18th-century palace at Via San Nicola 28 in the old town of Sorrento, Campania, Italy. It is dedicated to tarsia, the wood-inlay technique that has been Sorrento's signature craft since the 18th century, in which thin pieces of coloured woods are cut and fitted together to form pictures and patterns. The rooms display furniture, panels, tabletops, musical instruments and decorative objects inlaid with floral motifs, landscapes, Neapolitan scenes and geometric borders. Alongside finished pieces, the museum shows tools, workshop designs and templates, which help visitors understand how the craftsmen worked. Some rooms are furnished as period interiors and the palace retains frescoed ceilings, adding to the sense of stepping into a 19th-century noble house. A visit normally lasts 45 to 60 minutes. Visitors can follow the displays in sequence, then compare the museum pieces with the work sold in the shops of nearby Via San Cesareo. Photo opportunities include the decorated ceilings and the detail of the inlaid surfaces. Admission is about EUR 8 (about USD 9), though it should be confirmed at the door. Most sources list daily opening from 10AM to 6:30PM, closing at 5PM in winter, but one source mentions closure on Sunday and Monday, so visitors may call +39 081 877 1942. The museum is rarely crowded; weekday late morning is quiet, and the busiest moments are when cruise and tour groups pass through in summer. The museum is about a four-minute walk from Piazza Tasso, making it an easy add-on to an old-town walk.