In Villetta di Negro Park, a favorite place for cooling breezes and harbor views, the Museo d'Arte Orientale, also called Museo Chiossone, displays one of Europe's largest collections of Asian art.
Based on the collections of Edoardo Chiossone, the museum is especially known for Japanese art: 11th- to 19th-century paintings and prints, enamels, bronzes, lacquer ware, textiles, pottery, theater masks and costumes, musical instruments, and armor.
Outstanding sculptures from Japan, China, and Thailand date as far back to the third century BC.
