Museums in Turin

Turin's Best Museums

Turin’s cultural landscape spans from industrial heritage at the National Automobile Museum and Centro Storico Fiat to contemporary expressions at the GAM and Fondazione Merz. Specialist collections include the Juventus Museum for football enthusiasts, the National Mountain Museum atop Monte dei Cappuccini, and the interactive "E for Environment" Museum. The city also hosts unique sites like the former Le Nuove prison and the 19th-century medieval reconstruction at Rocca Medievale.

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The National Automobile Museum

The Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile di Torino, known as MAUTO, is an automobile museum in Turin, Italy, founded by Carlo Biscaretti di…

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Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art

The Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art is an art gallery in Turin, Italy, founded in 1891-1895 and located in 31 via…

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Centro Storico Fiat

As the name suggests, this museum is dedicated to the Fiat company. It presents cars, airplanes, bicycles, and many more.

Rocca Medievale

A 19th-century reconstruction of a 15th-century Piedmontese fortress, originally built for the 1884 Italian General Exhibition. It features period-accurate architectural styles and interior furnishings.

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Juventus Museum

The Juventus Museum, called the J-Museum, is a sports museum dedicated to the most decorated football club in Italy, Juventus F.C.

Giovanni and Marella Agnelli's Picture-gallery

The Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli or Pinacoteca Agnelli is an art gallery in Turin, Italy.

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Mario Merz

Mario Merz was an Italian artist, and husband of Marisa Merz.

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Museum of Decorative Art

The Accorsi–Ometto Museum is a private museum based in Turin, northern Italy.

PAV Parco Arte Vivente

The former industrial site has been turned into a wonderful piece of art. The space contains installations, lecture rooms, and laboratories.

"E for Environment" Museum

The goal of this interactive museum is to improve environmental education. Its exhibitions are devoted to energy, waste and water.

MAU - Museo d'Arte Urbana

An open-air museum located in the historic Borgo Campidoglio district, featuring over 170 contemporary murals and installations integrated into the walls of residential buildings.

Museo Ettore Fico

Located in a repurposed industrial complex in the Barriera di Milano district, this museum hosts rotating contemporary art exhibitions alongside a permanent collection dedicated to painter Ettore Fico.

Museo del Fantastico e della Fantascienza

Italy's first museum dedicated to fantasy and science fiction, showcasing a collection of books, films, toys, and memorabilia spanning the history of the genres in literature and cinema.

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The Museum of Criminal Anthropology

The Museum of Human Anatomy Luigi Rolando is a museum of human anatomy that was founded in 1739 with headquarters in Torino, Italy.

National Mountain Museum "Duca degli Abruzzi"

Founded by the first members of the Italian Alpine Club, the museum shows items connected to the mountains, Alpine panorama and diorama.

Museo del carcere Le Nuove

Set within a former 19th-century penitentiary, this museum documents the history of the Italian judicial system and the detention of political prisoners during the Fascist era and the Resistance.

Museo Piemontese dell’Informatica

This museum houses one of Europe's most significant collections of computing history, featuring early mainframes, personal computers, and vintage hardware documenting the evolution of information technology.