A museum of woodturning in an old turnery on the Roggia Molinara at Pettenasco, on Lake Orta, gathering the tools and machines of the local workshops.
At a glance
- Type
- Craft museum, woodturning
- Where
- Pettenasco, Province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy
- Coordinates
- 45.8169217° N, 8.4102381° E
- Housed in
- A former turnery on the Roggia Molinara
Overview
The Museo dell’Arte della Tornitura del Legno is at Pettenasco, on the eastern shore of Lake Orta, in the Province of Novara, Piedmont. It occupies an old turnery on the Roggia Molinara, the mill channel that drove the machines.
History
The archive entry records no foundation date for the museum, and none has been added here. Its subject is the woodturning trade of the lake, whose workshops supplied household ware and turned parts.
What you see
The collection brings together tools, implements, machines and objects from the old craft workshops of the district.
Practical information
- Address: Via Vittorio Veneto 10, 28028 Pettenasco (NO), Piedmont.
- Opening times are seasonal; it is advisable to check before travelling.
Sources
- Cultural Heritage Online historical archive — original Italian entry (beniculturalionline.it), transposed and corrected 2026.
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