Museo della Frutta «Francesco Garnier Valletti»
Museum with over a thousand artificial fruits modelled by Francesco Garnier Valletti in the 19th century, and historic rooms of agricultural research in Turin.
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About the museum
In 2001 the Turin section of the Istituto sperimentale per la nutrizione delle piante (Experimental Institute for Plant Nutrition), which had been based in Via Ormea since 1895, had to find a new home for its collections, library, archive and laboratories. The collections, owned by the Turin section of the former ISNP (now CREA), were lent to the City of Turin and found space in a wing of the Palazzo degli Istituti Anatomici in Via Pietro Giuria, vacated by the Faculty of Agriculture. The museum opened on 12 February 2007.
The core consists of the artificial fruits modelled in the second half of the 19th century by Francesco Garnier Valletti (Giaveno 1808 – Turin 1889), who in 1853 had helped establish the Museo pomologico together with Auguste Burdin. The collection exceeds a thousand pieces and includes apples, pears, peaches, apricots, plums and grapes, alongside a pomological collection assembled between 1927 and 1935.
The route opens with a section devoted to the San Salvario district, a centre of botanical and agronomic research in Turin, with references to the Orto botanico (botanical garden) and the Burdin nurseries. Historic rooms have been reconstructed with original furnishings: the old laboratories of the Regia Stazione chimica agraria, founded in 1871, the room of the pomological collection, the library and the director’s study. The visit also invites reflection on biodiversity.
Highlights
- Over a thousand artificial fruits by Francesco Garnier Valletti
- Pomological collection of 1927–1935 with apples, pears, peaches, apricots, plums and grapes
- Reconstructed rooms of the Regia Stazione chimica agraria: laboratories, library and director’s study
- Section on the San Salvario district and Turin’s agricultural research
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione di frutti artificiali di Francesco Garnier Valletti – Over a thousand 19th-century artificial fruits and the pomological collection of 1927–1935, in reconstructed historic rooms.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Città di Torino (collezioni del CREA in comodato)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 13,586
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companion. |
Free admission with the Abbonamento Musei Piemonte Valle d’Aosta or the Abbonamento Musei Formula Extra.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is also accessible to people with mobility impairments: alternative entrance with a bell, lift, usable emergency exits and dedicated toilets. Nearby there are accessible public transport stops and reserved parking spaces.
Kids & families
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Stroller-friendly
Indoor spaces accessible to children, parking for pushchairs, and materials to use during the visit and take home.
Getting there & parking
By car
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
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