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Museums
Historic Archives/Italgas Museum
Historic collection of the Italian Gas Company founded in Turin in 1837.
Via Po, 53 bis
Tel. + 39-011-8395312
Royal Armory
One of the world's best collections of arms and armor.
Piazza Castello, 191
Tel. +39-011-5184358
Piedmontese Railway Museum Association
Restored railway material on display.
Via Andreis, 2
Tel. +39-011-4324241
Medieval Village and Fortress
Reconstruction of a medieval village built for the 1884 Italian General Exhibition.
Parco del Valentino - viale Virgilio
Tel. +39-011-4431701
Italian Photography Foundation
Temporary exhibitions of Italian photographers working in Italy and abroad.
Via La Salle, 17
Tel. +39-01119719440
Palazzo Bricherasio Foundation
www.palazzobricherasio.it
Temporary exhibitions of modern art.
Via Lagrange, 20
Tel. +39-0115711888
Galleria Sabauda
One of the richest collections of Italian painting from the 14th to the 18th century.
Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6
Tel. +39-0114406903

GAM - Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
www.gamtorino.it
Over 15,000 works comprising paintings, sculptures, installations and photographs from the 18th century to the present.
Via Magenta, 31
Tel. +39-011-5629911

Civic Museum of Numismatics, Ethnography and Oriental Art
The collections are displayed on three floors of an elegant palace from the turn of the century.
Via Bricherasio, 8
Tel. +39-011-541557
Pietro Micca Civic Museum and Memorial to the Siege of Turin in 1706
A defense network of underground passages and memorial to the patriot Pietro Micca.
Via Guicciardini, 7/a
Tel. +39-011-546317
National Automobile Museum
One of Europe's most important museums showing the development of the motor car.
C.so Unità d'Italia, 40
Tel. +39-011-677666
Marionette Museum
A vast collection of historic marionettes.
Via Santa Teresa, 5
Tel. +39-011-530238
Museum of Radio and Television Broadcasting
A collection of equipment and recording archives.
Via Verdi, 16 - RAI Production Studios
Tel. +39-0118104486
Museum of the Holy Shroud
www.sindone.org/it/museo.htm
A wealth of information on the Holy Shroud conserved in Turin.
Via San Domenico, 28
Tel. +39-011-4365832
Museum of Antiquity
Archeological collections from prehistory to the early middle ages.
Via XX Settembre, 88/c
Tel. 39-011-5211106
Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography
www.dba.unito.it/musantro.html
Unique findings from the history of mankind.
Via Accademia Albertina, 17
Tel. +39- 0116704707
Museum of Decorative Arts - Pietro Accorsi Foundation
www.fondazioneaccorsi.it
Period pieces, furniture, porcelain, silverware, paintings and tapestries from the collection of the famous antiques dealer Pietro Corsi.
Via Po, 55
Tel. +39-011-8129116
Egyptian Museum
www.museoegizio.it
Second only to Cairo's museum in importance.
Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6
Tel. +39-011-5617776
National Museum of Cinema - Maria Adriana Prolo Foundation
Housed in Turin's landmark, the Mole Antonelliana, the museum's collections are exhibited on five levels.
Via Montebello, 20
Tel. +39-011-8125658
National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento
www.regione.piemonte.it/cultura/risorgimento
Located in Palazzo Carignano, a work of Guarini, the museum contains the original Chamber of Deputes of the first Italian Parliament.
Via Accademia delle Scienze, 5
Tel. +39-011-5621147
National Alpine Museum
www.museomontagna.org
A comprehensive collection of documentation on mountain environment, mountaineering, and skiing.
Via Giardino, 39
Tel. +39-011-6604104
Regional Museum of Natural Sciences
www.regione.piemonte.it/museoscienzenaturali
Combined collection of natural history from university museums and new acquisitions.
Via Giolitti, 36
Tel. +39-0114326354
Museum of Natural History
Comprises collections of wildlife, birds and minerals.
V.le Thorvez, 37
Tel. +39-011-6601066
National Museum of the History of Artillery
Founded in 1731, Turin's oldest museum hosts temporary exhibitions.
C.so Galileo Ferraris, 0
Tel. +39-011-5629223
Botanical Gardens
Medicinal and alpine plants, mature trees, greenhouses and exotic plants.
V.le P.A.Mattioli, 25
Tel. +39-0116705985
Palazzo Cavour
www.regione.piemonte.it/speciali/cavour
Birthplace of a key political figure in the Italian Risorgimento, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions.
Via Cavour, 8
Tel. +39-011-530690
Palazzo Falletti di Barolo - historic apartments
This restored patrician family home now hosts temporary exhibitions.
Via delle Orfane, 7
Tel. +39-011-4360311
Royal Palace
www.ambienteto.arti.beniculturali.it
Magnificent Savoy residence designed by Filippo Juvarra in 1646 and set in landscaped gardens.
Piazza Castello
Tel. +39-011-4361455

Picture Gallery of the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti
Paintings from the school of Caravaggio and Flemish artists from the 15th to the 18th century.
Via Accademia Albertina, 8
Tel. +39-011889020

"R as in…" recognizing and playing with rubbish
Entertaining and educational activities centering on the environment.
Corso Umbria, 90
Tel. +39-0110702535
Rivoli Castle - Museum of Contemporary Art
www.castellodirivoli.torino.it
This majestic Baroque building, a residence-fortress of the Savoy era, is the home of the Museum of Contemporary Art, with temporary exhibitions of the works of internationally famous artists.
Piazza Mafalda di Savoia - Rivoli (TO)
Tel. +39-011-9565220
Cavour Castle, Santena - Camillo Cavour Foundation
Vast building complex set in a park designed by Xavier Kurten.
Piazza Visconti Venosta, 2 - Santena (TO)
Tel. +39-0119492578
House Museum of Conte Verde
One of the best examples of 15th century artistic work.
Via Fratelli Piol, 8 - Rivoli (TO)
Tel. +39-011-9563020
Martini Museum of the History of Enology
The exhibition on winemaking is the cellars of the original Martini & Rossi distillery.
Piazza Luigi Rossi, 1- Pessione di Chieri (TO)
Tel. +39-01190191
Stupinigi Hunting Lodge - Museum of Art and Furniture
www.mauriziano.it
The extraordinary building houses collections of beautifully restored pieces of period interior furnishings.
Piazza Principe Amedeo, 7 - Stupinigi (TO)
Tel. +39-011-3581220
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