In its multiple expressions, in its infinite possibilities of influences and renewal, the province of Torino is an ideal incubator for contemporary art.
Museums, foundations, galleries, exhibition sites including open-air shows now bring together the legacy of artistic movements that beganand flourished in and around the province's capital from the early 1900s, starting with the Futurists and right through to Arte Povera, interspersed with Casorati, the Situationist International,and the Avant-garde.
Every year in November Torino celebrates Contemporary art.
Torino becomes an open-air museum with Luci d'Artista!
Not to be missed
Exhibitions
Un altro Novecento. Opere su carta dalle Collezioni GAM
From 21st May to 1st November 2026, the GAM Torino – Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art – is dedicating a major exhibition to its collections of 20th-century works on paper.
Lisetta Carmi. Erotismo e autoritarismo a Staglieno
From 21 May to 1 November 2026, the GAM Torino – Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art – presents the addition of a body of photographs by Lisetta Carmi to the GAM collection, as part of the project supported by the Photography Strategy 2025
Les Modernes. Da Matisse a Bacon
The two-year project involving the Consortium in dialogue with several French cultural institutions continues with a highly attractive exhibition based on the collections of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon.
Vincenzo Agnetti. Oggi è un secolo
From 21st May to 1st November 2026, the GAM Turin – Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art – presents an exhibition focusing on the experimental work that the artist Vincenzo Agnetti devoted to photography between the 1970s and 1980s.