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The Palazzo Madama houses the Turin City Museum of Ancient Art. Despite its name, it is a large collection of paintings, statues, church ornaments, porcelain, and decorative art, mostly from the late Middle Ages to the 18th century. Turin's museum of ancient art, called Museo dell'Antichità, is located on the grounds of the Palazzo Reale.
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Palazzo Madama - Museo Civico d'Arte Antica. Piazza Castello. 10122 Turin. Italy. Palazzo Madama is located in the heart of Turin. Consult the map by following this link.
In the heart of Turin. The life of the castle through the centuries, an anthology of history and architecture styles spanning different eras. From the city's old fortress, built to incorporate both towers of the ancient Roman gate, up to its renovation with a majestic facade and its transformation into a Palace and institutional residence.
What is now Palazzo Madama in Piazza Castello, practically opposite the Royal Palace, was originally a city gate, was made into a fortress in the Middle Ages, and then became the castle of the princes of Acaja. The civic collections of ancient art were formed separately elsewhere from 1863, to collect and pass on the historical and artistic ...
Palazzo Madama, prominently located on Turin's main square, is a pleasant place to visit. One can easily spend two to three hours there, leisurely strolling from room to room, exhibit to exhibit. Besides the usual Palazzo features and offerings, there usually are other events/showings happening, for a small, additional fee.
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Palazzo Madama. Turin, Italy, Europe. Turin. A part-medieval, part-baroque castle built in the 13th century on the site of the old Roman gate, this palazzo is named after Madama Reale Maria Cristina, the widow of Vittorio Amedeo I (Duke of Savoy, 1630–37). Today, much of the building houses the expansive Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, which ...
