Palazzo Reale di Torino

About the museum

In 1563 Duke Emanuel Philibert established Turin as the capital of the Savoy duchy and installed the court in the old episcopal palace. In 1584 Charles Emmanuel I commissioned Ascanio Vitozzi to design a new palace; after 1643 the works passed to Amedeo di Castellamonte and then to Carlo Morello.

In the 17th and 18th centuries the palace was enriched with frescoes and large allegorical canvases, and after the royal title obtained in 1713, Victor Amadeus II entrusted Filippo Juvarra with the representative and governmental area. Benedetto Alfieri later designed the decorations of the second floor. In the time of Charles Albert many rooms were renovated under the direction of Pelagio Palagi, and in 1862 the new Scalone d’Onore took shape.

With the transfer of the capital to Florence in 1864 and then to Rome, the palace lost its function as a residence and, after the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946, passed to the State. Today it is one of the seats of the Musei Reali di Torino, together with the Galleria Sabauda, the Armeria Reale, the Museo di Antichità, the Giardini Reali and the Biblioteca Reale: a single ticket gives access to the whole route.

Highlights

• Royal apartments on the piano nobile
• Scalone d’Onore
• Decorations by Juvarra, Alfieri and Palagi
• Giardini Reali and Corte d’Onore
• One ticket for the whole Musei Reali complex

Permanent exhibition

• Appartamenti reali di Palazzo Reale – Route through the representative rooms and apartments of the Savoy residence, with furnishings and decorations from the 17th to the 19th century.

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, with tickets issued only at the ticket office.

The ticket is valid for all the Musei Reali, is valid for the day and allows you to leave and re-enter; the temporary exhibitions in the Sale Chiablese are not included. Free admission also for holders of the Abbonamento Musei, Torino+Piemonte Card, Royal Pass and ICOM card; free tickets are issued only at the ticket office.

Accessibility

• Partially 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 piano nobile of Palazzo Reale can be reached by lift with assistance from the ticket office staff; the entrance from the Giardini is barrier-free. Wheelchair loan at the ticket office. At present the Cucine, the Appartamento del Re and the Appartamento della Regina Elena are not accessible by wheelchair. Accessible toilets along the route. LIS videos are available.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area

The Musei Reali are recognised by UNICEF as child- and adolescent-friendly museums. Along the route of the Museo di Antichità there is a UNICEF Baby Pit Stop; in the Galleria Sabauda, on the second floor, there is a creativity space for children.

Getting there & parking

The main entrance is at Piazzetta Reale 1; the secondary entrance is at Piazza San Giovanni 2, next to the Duomo. The Musei Reali are in the central ZTL, with time restrictions for cars.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Caffetteria Reale in the Corte d’Onore. Museum Shop on the first floor of the Manica Nuova (10:00–18:30). Cloakroom open for small and medium-sized luggage.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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