Casa Museo Jorn

About the museum

The house is located in the Bruciati locality of Albissola Marina, inland from the Ligurian Riviera. Asger Jorn, Danish painter and ceramicist (1914–1973) and co-founder of avant-garde movements, arrived in Albissola in spring 1954, drawn by the local tradition of artistic ceramics.

In 1957 he bought two old buildings with the surrounding land. With the help of his assistant Umberto Gambetta, known as Berto, he converted them into a home and workshop according to his own idea of free and spontaneous imagination.

Today the house is run as a house museum by the association Amici di Casa Jorn in collaboration with the municipality of Albissola Marina, and is one of the venues of the Museo diffuso di Albissola (MuDA). The route includes the permanent exhibition devoted to Jorn and his collaborators, housed in the rooms of the house and in the garden, as well as a bookshop and a reading room.

Highlights

• House and studio of Asger Jorn
• Terraced garden
• Permanent exhibition on Jorn and his collaborators
• Educational workshops in a wooden structure in the garden
• Venue of the Museo diffuso di Albissola (MuDA)

Permanent exhibition

• Esposizione permanente di Asger Jorn e dei suoi collaboratori – Works and memorabilia of Jorn and his collaborators, displayed in the rooms of the house and in the garden.

Operated by

Amici di Casa Jorn APS, con il Comune di Albissola Marina

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

According to a travel guide, the self-guided visit is free, with an optional donation; guided tours cost €10 per person during normal hours and €15 during extraordinary openings, and €3 per person for groups with their own guide. Data not confirmed by the museum's website.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The association organises creative workshops for schools and families in the garden.

Getting there & parking

By car from the Aurelia (Corso Bigliati), turn inland at Piazza San Benedetto and follow the brown signs; parking spaces are limited. On foot it is about 15 minutes from the Centro Esposizioni, partly along a pedestrian route. The garden is terraced and the climb is quite demanding.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop and reading room; according to the website there is also a café.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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