Turin’s modern-art backbone — the museum that connects 19th-century Italy with avant-garde, postwar and contemporary art.
- 19th-century, modern and contemporary art
- Paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs and works on paper
- One of Europe’s important artist video libraries
- Artists such as Pellizza da Volpedo, Medardo Rosso, Marc Chagall and Andy Warhol
- Renewed collection displays across the first and second floors
- Temporary exhibitions with Italian and international artists
- A clearer, more classical museum counterpoint to OGR’s industrial cultural energy
Pair it with OGR Torino and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo for a strong contemporary Turin route.
About
GAM Torino — Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino is Turin’s main museum for modern and contemporary art, located at Via Magenta 31. Its collection includes more than 45,000 works, ranging from 19th-century art to contemporary research, with painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, installations, video and one of Europe’s important artist video libraries. Turin was the first Italian city to promote a public modern-art collection as part of its Civic Museum, opened in 1863, giving GAM a special role in the history of Italian museum culture. Today, the museum combines renewed collection displays with temporary exhibitions by Italian and international artists. For travellers, GAM is an essential cultural stop in Turin because it connects the city’s historic identity with modernity, avant-garde movements, postwar art and contemporary practice. It pairs especially well with OGR Torino and Fondazione Sandretto for a complete contemporary art route.
Worth the trip
Because GAM is one of the best places to understand Turin as a serious art city, not only a royal, industrial or design capital. Its collection moves from the 1800s to today, giving visitors a strong bridge between Italian modernity, international art and contemporary research.
Modern art lovers, contemporary art travellers, Turin first-timers, museum-route planners, visitors who want context before OGR or Fondazione Sandretto.
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