Turin - Finestre sull'Arte

The Sodom protagonist in Turin: at the Accorsi Ometto Foundation the exhibition on the Renaissance master

He linked much of his career to Siena, but by birth he was a native Piedmontese, so much so that, it would seem, his nickname may have been a contraction of the popular intercalary "su, 'nduma!" We are talking about Giovanni Antonio Bazzi known as So...
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Chiharu Shiota at MAO Turin, impressive numbers: 100,000 visitors in 107 days

Turin's Museum of Oriental Art (MAO) reached an unprecedented milestone withChiharu Shiota 's The Soul Trembles exhibition(our review here), which opened on Oct. 22. In just 107 days, theexhibition recorded 100,000 visitors, a figure that is unpreced...
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A Vermeer masterpiece arrives in Turin from the Rijksmuseum: Woman in Blue Reading a Letter at Palazzo Madama

Coming to Turin 's Palazzo Madama from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will be Johannes Vermeer's Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, starring from March 5 to June 29, 2026 in a new project entitled Encounter with the Masterpiece. The initiative inaugurates...
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Turin, more than 180 original woodcuts by Katsushika Hokusai on display at Elena Salamon Gallery

Elena Salamon Gallery, at its venue in Piazzetta IV Marzo in Turin, presents from March 6 to April 24, 2026 the exhibition Hokusai. The Sign that Becomes Life, which brings together more than 180 original woodcuts by Katsushika Hokusai. The title dr...
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At the Egyptian Museum in Turin, two exceptional loans from Paris for the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Kha and Merit

On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the intact tomb of Kha and Merit, two exceptionally valuable artifacts are coming to the Egyptian Museum of Turin to tell their story: the pyramidion of Kha, now housed at the Musée ...
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The Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi dedicates a rich program of initiatives to Margherita di Savoia

On the centenary of the death of Margaret of Savoy, the first queen of Italy, the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi is offering a comprehensive program of initiatives that, between January and July 2026, aims to restore a complex and up-to-date portra...
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In Turin, a new experimental project with ASL introduces museum visit with doctor's prescription

A new experimental project promoted by ASLTO3, which introduces social prescription within museums, transforming art and culture into concrete tools to support the health and psychophysical well-being of citizens. The project, called Museo Benessere...
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Turin, MAO Museum of Oriental Art and Palazzo Madama seek new directors. Selections open

Fondazione Torino Musei has launched selection procedures for the Direction of MAO Museum of Oriental Art and Palazzo Madama - Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, in view of the expiration of the current positions, scheduled for early 2027. The selections, a...
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