GAM – Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

About the museum

In 1863 Turin was the first Italian city to promote a public collection of modern art, initially part of the Museo Civico and kept together with ancient art in a building near the Mole Antonelliana. In 1895 the collections were moved to a pavilion on the Corso Siccardi (today Corso Galileo Ferraris), built years earlier for an art exhibition, where they remained until 1942.

The pavilion was destroyed during the Second World War. The present building was erected on the same site, designed by Carlo Bassi and Goffredo Boschetti and inaugurated in 1959. In the early 1980s the building became unusable; after extensive renovation it reopened to the public in 1993. In 1999 a new project rearranged the 19th- and 20th-century sections, expanded the exhibition spaces and made the building accessible. Since 2003 the GAM has been part of the Fondazione Torino Musei.

The heritage comprises over 45,000 works including paintings, sculptures, installations and photographs, a rich collection of drawings and prints, and one of the largest European collections of artists’ films and videos. The permanent display is spread over two floors: the 19th century on the second floor and the 20th century on the first, with an important collection of Arte Povera and rooms devoted to contemporary production. The building also houses the art library and the photographic archive of the Foundation.

Highlights

• Italian 19th century with Canova, Fattori, Medardo Rosso and Pellizza da Volpedo
• 20th century with Balla, Boccioni, Casorati, Modigliani, De Chirico, Morandi and Fontana
• International avant-garde with Klee, Picasso, Max Ernst and Calder
• One of the most important collections of Arte Povera (Merz, Boetti, Pistoletto, Penone)
• Rooms dedicated to Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly and Anselm Kiefer
• Artists’ films and videos

Permanent exhibition

• Collezioni permanenti – Route over two floors: the 19th century on the second floor and the 20th century on the first, with Arte Povera and rooms devoted to contemporary art.

Founded

1863

Operated by

Fondazione Torino Musei

Visitors per year

approx. 185,216

Admission & discounts

Free admission also for school classes with booking and accompanying teachers, journalists registered with the Ordine, licensed tourist guides, holders of the Abbonamento Musei, Torino+Piemonte Card, ICOM card, Passaporto Culturale and members of the Amici della Fondazione Torino Musei. Free tickets for minors and people with disabilities are collected only at the museum ticket offices. The ticket for temporary exhibitions is shown on each exhibition’s page; there is also a combined ticket for GAM, MAO and Palazzo Madama.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description

All areas of the museum are accessible; wheelchairs and pushchairs are available on free loan. The lift has numbered buttons in Braille. Tactile maps of all floors are available at the ticket office, and multisensory cards with raised images are in the permanent collections. Content in LIS (videos and QR codes) and audio description in Italian and English via QR codes. Reserved parking near the entrance (Corso Galileo Ferraris and Via Magenta); the metro (Vinzaglio and Re Umberto stops) is wheelchair accessible.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities
• Kids’ birthday parties

The GAM is a “Family and Kids Friendly” museum participating in “Nati con la Cultura”. “Domeniche in museo” with family activities, summer camps and birthday parties are organised by CoopCulture. Baby-changing facilities in the toilets on the ground floor, near the ticket office.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café

The GAM café is open during museum hours.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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