Museums in Turin

Turin is one of Italy's most museum-dense cities – if you're picturing mainly baroque squares and royal palaces, the sheer scale of its collections may come as a surprise. Four houses stand out and are well worth spreading across two to three days – the Museo Egizio, the National Cinema Museum in the Mole Antonelliana, the MAUTO automobile museum and GAM for modern art. On top of that come the royal collections around Piazza Castello. This overview places the key ones in context and lists opening hours and prices for 2026.

Museo Egizio – the world's oldest Egyptian museum

The Museo Egizio is the undisputed star of Turin's museums and one of the most important of its kind anywhere. King Carlo Felice of Savoy founded it in 1824 by purchasing the Drovetti collection; it's the oldest museum in the world devoted exclusively to ancient Egyptian culture. The collection numbers around 40,000 objects – roughly 3,300 of them on display in the exhibition halls, plus around 12,000 more in the Materials Culture galleries.

• Address: Via Accademia delle Scienze 6, in the historic centre near Piazza Castello.
• Opening hours 2026: Mon 9:00–14:00, Tue–Fri and Sun 9:00–18:30, Sat 9:00–20:00; no regular closing day.
• Admission 2026: full price €18, concession €15, students and ages 15–18 €3, junior (6–14) €1, family €36, free for children under 5. Free with the Torino+Piemonte Card.

For the city's most-visited museum, an online ticket with a time slot is well worth booking to avoid the often long queues – this applies to city-card holders too. Allow a generous two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half hours for your visit. The museum is covered in full detail on the Museo Egizio page.

National Cinema Museum in the Mole Antonelliana

The Museo Nazionale del Cinema occupies the city's landmark building, the Mole Antonelliana (Via Montebello 20), and is considered one of Europe's most original film museums. The collection spans three areas – the archaeology of cinema (pre-cinema), photography, and the history of film – and comprises over 3.25 million objects. The exhibition winds spectacularly around the central hall of the domed building.

• Opening hours 2026: daily except Tuesday 9:00–19:00 (closed Tuesdays).
• Admission 2026: museum only €18 / concession (ages 6–26) €16; museum plus panoramic lift €23 / €20; lift only €9 / €7; free for children up to 5. The audio guide costs an extra €5. With the Torino+Piemonte Card, the museum and lift are both included.

The panoramic lift rises through the open dome to a viewing platform and offers one of the best views over Turin as far as the Alps – the combined museum-and-lift ticket is the obvious choice. More on the Mole Antonelliana page.

MAUTO – the automobile museum on the Po

Turin is the birthplace of Fiat, and MAUTO (Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile) tells the story of the car in an architecturally striking building south of the centre on the Po, Corso Unità d'Italia 40. The permanent exhibition displays over 200 original vehicles from around 80 makes worldwide, plus a further 70 or so cars in the Open Garage. The collection is deliberately international, not limited to Italian marques.

• Opening hours 2026: Mon 10:00–14:00, Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00 (ticket office closes an hour earlier).
• Admission 2026: full price €18, concession €15 (ages 18–25, over 65), young €8 (ages 6–17), free only for children under 5; free with the Torino+Piemonte Card. MAUTO also takes part in "Domenica al Museo" and is free for everyone on certain first Sundays of the month.

Allow around two to two-and-a-half hours for your visit. Since MAUTO sits away from the centre on the Po, it's best planned as its own outing – easily reached by tram or bus. Details on the MAUTO automobile museum page.

GAM – modern and contemporary art

GAM, in full the Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Via Magenta 31), is Turin's address for 19th- to 21st-century art. The collection numbers over 50,000 works, with a focus on Italian modernism, international modern art with names like Chagall and Warhol, and Arte Povera – the Turin-rooted movement with artists such as Merz, Boetti, Pistoletto and Penone.

• Opening hours 2026: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00, ticket office an hour earlier); closed Mondays.
• Admission: permanent collection full price €10, concession €8, free under 18; free with the Torino+Piemonte Card. Temporary exhibitions have their own, different prices.

GAM sits west of the city centre and, like MAUTO, is best treated as a dedicated outing rather than a quick stop. Allow around one-and-a-half to two hours for your visit. The €10 applies to the permanent collection; the changing special exhibitions (in 2026, for instance, on Linda Fregni Nagler and Lisetta Carmi) have their own rates, listed only on the relevant exhibition page – worth checking gamtorino.it before you travel. More on the GAM page.

The royal collections around Piazza Castello

If you're interested in history and old-master art, the city centre has several more major houses. The Palazzo Madama on the edge of Piazza Castello houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Savoy Residences. Opposite, the Musei Reali in the Palazzo Reale bring several collections together under one roof – including the Galleria Sabauda, the Museo di Antichità and the Royal Armoury. The Museo del Risorgimento, on Italian unification, and the magnificent Reggia di Venaria a little further out round off the offering.

The practical upshot – Egizio, Palazzo Madama and the Musei Reali are all within walking distance of Piazza Castello, and the Cinema Museum on Via Montebello is only a few minutes' walk away too. This central cluster combines well into a single day, while MAUTO in the south and GAM in the west each deserve their own half-day.

Tickets, the city card, and smart planning

With so many paid houses, it's worth weighing up combination tickets. The Torino+Piemonte Card is still current for 2026 and gives free entry to over 60 museums and attractions, including Egizio, the Cinema Museum, MAUTO and GAM. Prices – 24 hours (max. three entries) €29.90, 48 hours €39.90, 72 hours €45.90 (under 18s €18.90 only) and 120 hours €52.90; it's activated on first use.

• Pays for itself quickly: Egizio (€18) and the Cinema Museum with panoramic lift (€23) alone add up to €41, already more than the shortest 24-hour card. Two of the four major museums are enough to make the card worthwhile.
• Watch the Monday trap: Egizio and MAUTO open only shortened hours on Mondays, while the Cinema Museum is open as normal – its closing day is Tuesday. GAM stays closed on Mondays.
• Book Egizio ahead: even with the card, an online time slot is recommended for the Museo Egizio; at MAUTO and GAM, turning up without a booking is usually fine.

For a detailed look at how the card pays off, see the guide to the Torino+Piemonte Card. For a broader overview of the city, see the Turin attractions overview.