Museo della Sindone
Museum in the crypt of the church of the SS. Sudario, devoted to the history, scientific study and devotion surrounding the Shroud of Turin.
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About the museum
The Museo della Sindone was organised as a permanent exhibition on 4 June 1936 on the initiative of the Confraternita del Santissimo Sudario (Confraternity of the Most Holy Shroud). Since 15 April 1998 it has been housed in the crypt of the church of the SS. Sudario, in Via San Domenico, about ten minutes’ walk from the cathedral; it was inaugurated on that day in the presence of the Archbishop of Turin, Cardinal Giovanni Saldarini. Since 2019 the church of the SS. Sudario, restored in 2018 by the Centro Conservazione e Restauro “La Venaria Reale”, has also been part of the route.
The church, built as an oratory between 1734 and 1735 beside the Pazzerelli hospital, run by the same confraternity, was designed by the engineer Ignazio Mazzoni, a member of the Congregation, and is an 18th-century architectural gem.
The display offers a complete picture of Shroud studies from the 16th century to today, with historical, scientific, devotional and artistic aspects. One wing is devoted to the scientific route, from the first photograph taken by Secondo Pia in 1898 to the three-dimensional image produced in 1978; the other traces the history and veneration of the cloth from the second half of the 15th century, when it became the property of the House of Savoy. Among the most important pieces are the casket used for the definitive transport of the Shroud to Turin in 1578, the 16th-century silver and pietre dure casket that housed it until the fire in Guarini’s chapel in 1997, and the complete series of official photographs. The visit is preceded by a video in five languages.
Highlights
- Location in the crypt of the church of the SS. Sudario
- Scientific route from Secondo Pia’s first photograph (1898) to the 1978 image
- Transport casket of 1578 and a 16th-century silver and pietre dure casket
- Complete series of the official photographs of the Shroud
- Church of the SS. Sudario, restored in 2018
- Introductory video in five languages
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso permanente del Museo della Sindone – Scientific and historical-devotional sections, official photographs, the casket of 1578 and the 16th-century reliquary casket.
- Founded
- 1936
- Operated by
- Confraternita del Santissimo Sudario / Centro Internazionale di Studi sulla Sindone
- Visitors per year
- approx. 26,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6over 65s, teachers with proof of service, Italian students with the “IoStudio” card, university students with a Smart Card or proof of enrolment, groups (with booking) |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 5 · Free from 0 to 6 years, only if accompanied by parents; €3 from 6 to 12. |
| Seniors | €6For over 65s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for wheelchair users and their companion. |
| Students & apprentices | €6Italian students with the “IoStudio” card and university students. |
| Groups (21+ people) | €6 per personReduced rate with booking; school groups €3; for groups of more than twenty people, booking is compulsory. |
Free admission with all Torino and Piemonte Cards and with annual subscription passes (the museum belongs to the Abbonamento Musei circuit). Tickets are sold only at the museum’s ticket office; online sales are not available.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- 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
Free admission for wheelchair users and their companion.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The bookshop offers books and informational material on the Shroud.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | no |
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| Good to know | The museum does not run guided tours; paid tours offered online are external initiatives with no link to the museum. The captions in each display case are in Italian and English, and leaflets in Italian, English, Spanish and French are handed out at the entrance. For groups of more than twenty people, booking is by writing to museo@sindone.org. |
