Location: San Salvario
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Top 9 Museums in San Salvario, Piedmont
In Turin, the capital of the Piedmont region of northwest Italy, sports cars and chocolate are a matter of pride. The city is also home to the Museo Egizio, one of the most impressive collections of Egyptian artifacts in the world. A stroll around Piazza Castello and along the Via Roma encompasses many of the must-see sights. Valentino Park houses an 18th-century castle, botanic garden and medieval village. When you've worked up an appetite, sample casual trattorias for pastas, regional wines and coffees.
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1. Centro Storico Fiat
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4.5 based on 134 reviews
Reviewed By chenit - Herzliya, Israel
Great museum. Seeing all the models of FIAT in one place (from the 1910s to the present), including airplanes, ships, engines is a great experience for the entire family. It's absolutely an hidden gem in Torino. Entrance is free.
2. Spazio La Stampa
3. The Art of the Brick
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4.5 based on 13 reviews
4. Borgo Medievale
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4.0 based on 1,302 reviews
The Medieval Castle at the Valentino Park was built to host the Ancient Art section of the 1884 Turin Expo: along the Po river and surrounded by walls, the richly furnished castle rises above a small cluster of houses and workshop. The buildings and the decorations are faithful copies of 15th century castles as most indications for the furniture and the settings came from the Civic Museum of Ancient Art. Within this great exhibition, that was meant too promote the industrial, technological and bussiness development of the city, the medieval castle was intended as an educational and promotional tool.
Reviewed By Dusty861 - Catterick, United Kingdom
This replica of a medieval castle set in this wonderful park beside the river Po, is a delight and fun to explore. Definitely child friendly and something to spark the imagination.
5. Museo di Anatomia Umana
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4.0 based on 149 reviews
Il Museo di Anatomia umana fu trasferito nel 1898 al Palazzo degli Istituti anatomici in locali monumentali appositamente costruiti con un’architettura che sottolinea il prestigio della scuola anatomica torinese a fine Ottocento. Il museo espone preparati a secco e in liquido, modelli in cera, cartapesta e legno, oltre a collezioni di interesse antropologico, frenologico, primatologico.
Reviewed By CDiMonte - Pagnacco, Italy
When I decided to visit this museum I thought it was going to be awesome, but the visit went beyon my expectations. It is a small museum, but full of interesting (and real) things explained by videos and slides you can access with QR code scan. The organisation due to the pandemic is also very good! I really enjoyed the visit and I recommend a visit if you are in the city of Turin.
6. Museo di Antropologia Criminale Cesare Lombroso
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4.0 based on 421 reviews
The year 2009, the centenary of the death of Cesare Lombroso, founder of criminal anthropology, saw the renovation of “his” unique museum. The collections include anatomical specimens, drawings, photographs, examples of material evidence, written documents, and valuable craft and artistic works created by asylum and prison inmates. The new museum displays are also intended to provide the visitor the conceptual tools to understand how and why this controversial scientist came to formulate the theory of criminal atavism and what were the errors in his scientific method that led him to found a science that turned out to be so erroneous.
Reviewed By F612LKsimone
If, like me, you enjoy seeking out unusual museums then this one's for you. I was familiar with Lombroso's work but was not aware that he had lived and worked in Turin so this museum, owned and run by the university, was a pleasant find. The displays give a very clear and comprehensive account of Lombroso's (widely discredited) theories and would be fascinating to anyone who takes an interest in the history of the psychological disciplines. The labels are in Italian and English; there is some interesting silent film footage to provide historical context and many unusual artifacts. If, like us, you go on a Wednesday it's free. We combined our visit with the nearby "medieval village" - also worth seeing .
7. Galo Art Gallery
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4.0 based on 11 reviews
8. Museo Della Frutta
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3.5 based on 104 reviews
