Galleria Sabauda

About the museum

The Galleria Sabauda was founded by King Charles Albert on 2 October 1832, his birthday, and was initially housed in Palazzo Madama. The core consisted of the paintings of the Savoy dukes and kings, gathered from the late 16th century and coming from the family residences and from the Genoese palace of the Durazzo family.

In 1860 Victor Emmanuel II donated the entire collection to the Italian State. In 1865 the gallery was moved to the Palazzo dei Nobili, in via Accademia delle Scienze, where it remained until 2014, when it moved to its present seat, the Manica Nuova of the Palazzo Reale. In 1930 the collection was enriched by the collection of the industrialist Riccardo Gualino.

Today the gallery displays over eight hundred works: on the ground floor the Piedmontese masters of the Renaissance; on the first floor Italian and foreign collections from the 15th to the early 17th century; on the second floor works from the 17th to the 19th century, the Gualino collection, and the Flemish and Dutch paintings of Prince Eugene of Savoy-Soissons. It is part of the Musei Reali di Torino, with the same ticket as the Palazzo Reale.

Highlights

• Madonna and Child by Beato Angelico
• Madonna and Child with Saints by Mantegna
• Cena in casa di Simone (Feast in the House of Simon) by Veronese
• Views of Turin by Bernardo Bellotto
• Gualino collection with Botticelli’s Venus
• Flemish and Dutch paintings of Prince Eugene of Savoy

Permanent exhibitions

• Collezione permanente della Galleria Sabauda – Over 800 paintings on three floors, from the Piedmontese masters of the Renaissance to works of the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Collezione Gualino – Collection of the industrialist Riccardo Gualino, with a Madonna and Child by Duccio and Botticelli’s Venus.

Founded

1832

Operated by

Musei Reali di Torino (Ministero della Cultura)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission for everyone on the first Sunday of every month, on 25 April, 2 June and 4 November, without booking.

The ticket is a single ticket for all the Musei Reali (Palazzo Reale, Galleria Sabauda, Armeria Reale, Museo di Antichità and Giardini Reali) and is valid for the day. The temporary exhibitions in the Sale Chiablese are not included.

Accessibility

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

The entrance from the Giardini Reali to the Galleria Sabauda is free of architectural barriers; two lifts for free use (110 cm door) reach the first floor and the Museo di Antichità. Wheelchair loan at the ticket office. Accessible toilets in the Galleria Sabauda. LIS videos are available.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area

On the second floor of the Galleria Sabauda there is a creativity space for children; the Musei Reali offer educational activities for families.

Getting there & parking

The Musei Reali are in the central ZTL, with time restrictions for cars. Main entrance in Piazzetta Reale 1; secondary entrance in Piazza San Giovanni 2.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Museum Shop on the first floor of the Manica Nuova, along the Galleria Sabauda route (10:00–18:30); Caffetteria Reale in the Corte d’Onore.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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