Ferragosto in the Museums

The Museum, inaugurated in December 2008, is housed in the historic Palazzo Mazzonis, an eighteenth century monumental building . A discerning and careful restoration has enhanced the structure and decorations and created optimal display facilities. The g

The GAM was the first museum in Italy to promote a public collection of modern art. The nucleus of the collection dates back to 1863, when the Savoy endowed Torino with a civic museum. Articulated along a tour that winds through the four floors of the mus

From baroque masterpiece to Senate of the Kingdom A visit to the Madama Palace is a way of travelling through time: from its Roman foundations to the medieval towers and on to the sumptuous baroque of the staircase by Juvarra. The palazzo has its origins

It is structured in the manner of a house-museum, in a series of richly furnished rooms: furniture, carpets, tapestries, paintings and objects of Italian and French origin are arranged in such a way as to recreate the atmosphere of the 18th century. Reser

The gardens were established in 1729 at the request of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy in order to illustrate the flora, its uses and origins. The visit includes a narrative of the garden’s history and an examination of the family’s flower-beds for edible, orn

The extraordinary collection of more than 1,000 “artificial plastic fruits” recounts a century of the historical relationship between science, agriculture and the evolution of the interest in research. SAFETY RULES: At the entrance, body temperature will

Set up in its current premises in 1898, it offers the possibility to visit an exceptional example of a nineteenth century scientific museum, which has remained almost unchanged and has now been restored to its original role.

It houses the collection of the founder of modern criminology., Among videos and virtual animations, skulls, skeletons, death masks, photos and models of gaols are exhibited in the original 19th century display cases.

The Gallerie d’Italia in Torino in the historic Palazzo Turinetti in Piazza San Carlo is Intesa Sanpaolo’s fourth exhibition venue, joining those in Milano, Napoli and Vicenza. The new museum was conceived as a meeting place between the past and the futur

It is dedicated to the 1706 siege of Torino and to the life of Pietro Micca. The building is directly connected to the underlying system of tunnels, enabling visitors to take an interesting tour of underground Torino. Reservation is mandatory for tunnels

After more than 10 years of required restoration work following a fire in August 2013, the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences reopens on 12 January. The museum’s iconic elephant Fritz will set off from Stupinigi on a journey that will take him through th

A baroque palace in the centre of Torino houses the oldest Egyptian museum in the world. Founded in 1824, it is considered the most important museum of Egyptian antiquities after Cairo. The extraordinary collection of statues, papyri, sarcophagi and every

Among the most important in the world for the richness of its heritage, the National Cinema Museum owes its uniqueness to the peculiarity of its exhibition layout. Housed in the Mole Antonelliana, Torino’s symbolic monument, the Museum spirals upwards on

A must-see for car enthusiasts, the Museum was set up in 1932, on the left bank of the Po River, based on the idea of two pioneers of Italian motoring, Cesare Goria Gatti and Roberto Biscaretti di Ruffia. It was Roberto’s son Carlo who conceived the initia

Overlooking Piazza Castello, the Royal Palace, the Savoy Gallery, the Royal Armoury, the Royal Library and the Archaeological Museum, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud together with Chiablese Halls (the residence of Pauline Bonaparte and birthplace of Queen M

CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia opened to the public in 2015, establishing in Italy a unique structure to access national and international photography through an open dialogue with artists and institutions. With an exhibition area of approxima

The upper floor of the Carignano Palace building has hosted the National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento since 1938. Completely recreated in 2011, today it is a modern space, capable of narrating the period of the ‘Risorgimento’, from the great revolut

In a fascinating hanging structure on the roof of the Lingotto in Turin, the first great Fiat factory, the Pinacoteca Agnelli permanently houses masterpieces from Giovanni and Marella Agnelli’s private collection which is open to the public. The “Scrigno

Palazzo Carignano, one of the most original baroque buildings, is characterised by the curved terracotta façade and the atrium with the double staircases. Commissioned in 1678 by Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia Carignano to Guarino Guarini, the latter drew h

A “Vineyard” just a stone’s throw from the heart of Torino. After careful restoration, the Villa of the Queen has been reopened to the public. Acting as a dramatic backdrop to the city, it is in the centre of Italianate gardens with pavilions, fountains a

The museum, in the 18th century building “dei Quartieri Militari”, hosts temporary exhibitions, screenings and seminars. It is home to a permanent multimedia exhibition on Torino, which covers everything from the racial laws to the Italian Liberation. An

Inaugurated in 1963, Centro Storico Fiat, located in Turin, is hosted by an Art Nouveau building that was built as the first expansion (1907) of the workshops located on Corso Dante, the company’s first home. The facility began to witness important moment

Video installations, rotating collections and temporary exhibitions, a projection room, a lookout point and a scenic terrace overlooking the Alps, meeting areas and study and documentation facilities to discover the world of the mountains.

Built in the mid-1600s as a hunting lodge for Charles Emmanuel II, it was designed by Amedeo di Castellamonte who made the central Hall of Diana an ideal junction point between the palace and the gardens. Victor Amadeus II commissioned the work first to M

Set up in 2005, the Foundation hosts exhibitions, events, educational activities and pursues research and in-depth analysis in the field of arts. It is located in the former power station of the Officine Lancia – a rationalist style industrial structure b

The museum - located in Via S. Domenico 28 and in the crypt of the Most Holy Shroud Church – provides full information concerning research on the Shroud from the 16th century to date. Since 1898, many scientists have been trying to explore the ‘meaning’ o

A baroque gem dominating the city. In 1706, during the French-Spanish siege, the duke of Savoy Victor Amadeus II climbed to a vantage point at Superga to watch the enemy advance. Here he promised that, if victory were achieved, he would have built a votiv

The Rai Radio and Television Museum is a space designed to experience the emotions of the history of communication, in an atmosphere reminiscent of the magic of television. From the On Air Museum, the 9th TV studio of the Rai Production Centre in Turin, i