Museo Archivio Reale Mutua
Corporate museum in the historic Palazzo Biandrate Aldobrandino di San Giorgio in Turin, on almost two centuries of history of the Reale Mutua insurance mutual.
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About the museum
The Museo Archivio Reale Mutua was founded in 2007 as an exhibition archive and reopened on 8 March 2014 after a thorough renovation, with eight rooms full of documents, photographs, films and multimedia effects. The documentary heritage has been recognised by the Soprintendenza del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta as being of considerable historical interest. Since 2016 the museum has been part of the Museimpresa association, and since 2018 it has developed the #MUSEOINCLUSIVO project.
The museum is housed in Palazzo Biandrate Aldobrandino di San Giorgio, a building of late medieval origin regarded as one of Turin's 17th-century palaces. The first document mentioning it dates from 1570; in 1877 it was bought by Reale Mutua, which made it its first owned headquarters. A restoration promoted in 2012 returned the interiors to their former splendour and restored to the city the fresco cycle on the piano nobile (main floor) by Sebastiano Taricco.
The museum recounts almost two hundred years of the company's history and of insurance mutuality. Visitors can choose between three routes: historical, from the Risorgimento (Italian unification) to the present; values-based, on mutuality as a process of collective protection; and artistic, focusing on the piano nobile of the palazzo.
Highlights
- Eight rooms with documents, photographs, films and multimedia installations
- Route on the history of insurance mutuality
- Frescoes on the piano nobile by Sebastiano Taricco
- Palazzo Biandrate Aldobrandino di San Giorgio, headquarters since 1877
- Accessible route with tactile materials and content in Italian Sign Language (LIS)
Permanent exhibition
- Percorsi del Museo Archivio Reale Mutua – Three routes (historical, values-based and artistic) through period documents, films and the palazzo's piano nobile.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Reale Mutua Assicurazioni
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,413
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission and visits are free. The museum participates in the Abbonamento Musei circuit.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Museum route without architectural barriers, with a dedicated lift in Palazzo Biandrate; tactile materials, reproductions and multisensory aids, with QR codes linking to content in LIS and short aids in CAA (augmentative and alternative communication).
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Visits use language suited to families, and there are offers for schools.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum is open to the public for guided visits and to school groups; booking is recommended. The routes last about 60 minutes (historical and values-based) and 30 minutes (artistic); they can be combined. Visits in English are available. Groups of 5 to 25 people; for other group sizes, contact the museum. |
