Art museums in Turin

The Egyptian Museum of Turin (Museo Egizio) is an archaeological museum in Turin that is dedicated to Egyptian archaeology and anthropology. The museum houses one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities, with over 30,000 artefacts. Highlight in the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Tur

The City Museum of Ancient Art (Museo civico d'arte antica) is a museum in Turin that is housed in the Palazzo Madama palace. The museum is mostly known for its collection of paintings from the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. The museum consists of a total of 35 rooms on four floors. The

MAO - Museo d'Arte Orientale (The Museum of Oriental Art in Turin) is a museum in Turin that is housed in a 17th-century palazzo. This oriental art museum holds one of the most important collections of Asian art in Italy, containing some 2200 works that represent cultural and artistic traditions fro

Fondazione Accorsi Ometto - Museo di Arti Decorative (The Accorsi - Ometto Museum) is a private decorative arts museum in Turin that is housed in a historical building called the Via Po from 1684. The museum consists of 27 rooms that are divided into two sections: the first section features pieces f

The Sabauda Gallery (Galleria Sabauda) is an art musuem in Turin that holds the royal art collections amassed by the Savoy family over the centuries. The collection includes works by Netherlandish artists (including Gerrit Dou, Jan van Eyck, Jan van Huchtenburg, Hans Memling, Rembrandt, and Anthony

The Giovanni and Marella Agnelli Picture Gallery is an art museum in Turin that exhibits a selection of works from the private collection of Gianni and Marella Agnelli. The museum is housed in a building designed by the architect Renzo Piano that represents a spaceship of crystals that symbolically

GAM - Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (The Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Turin) is a contemporary art museum in Turin that holds a collection of art from the nineteenth and twentieth century. The Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea's "heritage" consists of

Museo Diocesano di Torino (The Diocesan Museum of Turin) is a museum in Turin located in the lower church of the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista. The archaeological excavations, carried out in recent years and now visible in the museum have highlighted the remains of three early Christian churche

MEF Museo Ettore Fico is an art museum in Turin that is dedicated to the Biellese painter Ettore Fico (Plate, 1917 - Turin, 2004). The museum exhibits his works.

The Palazzo Chiablese is a stately home in Turin. Visitors can take guided tours in some of the rooms in the building. It was the residence of the Duke of Chablais first and then of Carlo Felice, King of Sardinia, and Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa. Now it houses a cultural collection that illustrates th

The Museum of Urban Art (Museo d'Arte Urbana, The MAU) is a collection of street art and other artistic installations in the streets of the Campidoglio, one of the oldest districts of Turin.

The Royal Palace of Turin (Palazzo Reale di Torino) is a historic palace of the Savoy family in Turin. The palace was originally built in the 16th century and was modernized in the 17th century by Christine Marie of France with the help of the Baroque architect Filippo Juvarra. The palace also inclu

Fondazione Merz in Turin is dedicated to the Italian artist, and husband of Marisa Merz: Mario Merz.