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Contemporary art centre in Turin with an interactive museum and a 23,000 m² park with permanent installations devoted to the dialogue between art and nature.
From October 30, 2026
Curated by Marco Scotini, the exhibition traces Piero Gilardi's work from the 1970s to the 2000s, from the artistic object to social and participatory work: health centres, the atelier in the Aurora neighbourhood, masks and floats for Turin's Primo Maggio.
From October 30, 2026
For Artissima 2026 the park hosts a monumental sculpture by the French artist Marie Denis, inspired by the heart-shaped leaf of the Alocasia, enlarged until it becomes an ambiguous figure between flower, leaf and spider.
Parco Arte Vivente grew out of an idea by the artist Piero Gilardi, who devised the first project in 2002. After several possible locations, the centre found its permanent home in Via Giordano Bruno, on the site of a former industrial plant; it was built in 2008 by the architects Gianluca Cosmacini and Alessandro Fassi. In 2010 the building received the Architetture Rivelate award from the Order of Architects of Turin.
PAV comprises an outdoor exhibition site and an interactive museum, conceived as a place of encounter and experimentation between art and nature, biotechnology and ecology. The artistic programme, directed by Gilardi until February 2023, focuses on art of the living: bioart, biotech art, transgenic and ecological art. The centre is currently directed by Enrico Bonanate.
The park covers about 23,000 m² and since 2008 has hosted permanent and semi-permanent installations, including Trèfle by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (2006) and the Jardin Mandala designed by the landscape architect Gilles Clément (2010). In the museum is Bioma, an interactive environmental work by Gilardi, which invites visitors to explore natural elements with digital tools.
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €3Visitors aged 10 to 25, groups of at least 20 people with a reservation, TCI members, holders of the Artsupp Card |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 9 · Free admission for children under 10; reduced ticket for ages 10 to 25. |
| Seniors | freeFree admission for visitors aged over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for visitors with disabilities and one companion. |
| Groups (20+ people) | €3 per personGroups of at least 20 people, by reservation. |
Free admission: Last Sunday of the month: free admission to the exhibitions
The ticket gives access to the permanent collection and the temporary exhibitions and includes a guided tour, with no reservation required. Free admission also for holders of the Abbonamento Musei Piemonte Valle d’Aosta e Torino, the Passaporto Culturale and Nati con la Cultura, Slow Food members, licensed tourist guides and AMIAT employees; holders of the Artsupp Card enter free on the first Saturday of the month.
PAV has joined the Manifesto per la Cultura Accessibile a tutti (Manifesto for Culture Accessible to All). Transport lines listed as suitable for people with disabilities: metro line 1, tram 4, buses 1, 17, 18, 35 and 66.
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 9 |
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The interactive museum offers workshops and educational activities; a free baby-changing facility is available.
Carducci
Metro line 1, Carducci stop; GTT lines 1, 4, 10, 17, 18, 35 and 66. From the Porta Susa and Porta Nuova stations, take metro line 1 towards Lingotto; from Porta Nuova also tram 4, Distretto militare stop.
Free storage for backpacks, bags and small luggage; free consultation of books in the museum bookshop. Dogs are admitted into the museum but not into the park.
The spaces can be used for presentations, lectures, conferences, cocktail receptions and concerts; information is available from the secretariat.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours during opening hours are included in the ticket and do not require a reservation. For schools and groups, visits are booked Tuesday to Friday. |
