Museo Giulia di Barolo
Small museum in the Istituto Santa Maria Maddalena in Turin dedicated to Giulia Colbert Falletti di Barolo and her work for women, open by appointment.
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About the museum
The museum is dedicated to the memory of Giulia Colbert Falletti di Barolo, marchioness and social reformer of nineteenth-century Turin. It is housed in the Istituto Santa Maria Maddalena, the mother house of the Suore Figlie di Gesù Buon Pastore (Daughters of Jesus the Good Shepherd), a congregation the marchioness founded in 1833 to support the rehabilitation of women prisoners and marginalised women.
In the Turin district of Valdocco, Giulia di Barolo had the monastery built and gave rise to several educational and welfare institutions, among them the Rifugio, the first nucleus of the Institute, where girls in difficult circumstances, known as the “Maddalenine”, were educated.
The museum displays objects, images, writings and photographs that illustrate the marchioness's activity and allow visitors to trace her life, the people she knew and the events of Turin between the late eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth century.
Highlights
- Personal objects and photographs of Giulia di Barolo
- Documents and images of her work for women prisoners and marginalised women
- Housed in the Istituto Santa Maria Maddalena founded by the marchioness
Permanent exhibition
- Museo Giulia di Barolo – Objects, images, writings and photographs on the activity of Giulia Colbert di Barolo.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Suore Figlie di Gesù Buon Pastore
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to the Museionline listing.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits take place by appointment; it is advisable to contact the institute to arrange the date and time. |
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