Photo: Riccardo Tasso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Museum, 1895
Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
Modern and contemporary art museum in Turin, Northern Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- Modern era, 1895
- Area
- 4,900 m²
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°03′54″ N, 7°40′10″ E
- Address
- Via Magenta, 31 - 10128 Torino (TO)
History and description
The Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (Italian - Galleria civica d'arte moderna e contemporanea di Torino or GAM Torino) is an art gallery in Turin, Italy, founded in 1891-1895 and located in 31 via Magenta. With the MAO (Museo d'arte orientale), Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja (Museo civico d'arte antica), the Borgo and the Rocca medioevali, it forms part of the Fondazione Torino Musei. The lower rooms house important reviews and a large collection of video art.
It houses the city's permanent collections of 19th and 20th century art, which consist of over 47,000 paintings, sculptures, art installations and pieces of video art. Artists represented include Antonio Canova, Giovanni Fattori, Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, Antonio Mancini, Giacomo Balla, Paul Klee, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Giorgio de Chirico, Lucio Fontana, Nino Franchina and Domenico Valinotti.
History
The city's collection of modern art began with the founding of the Museo Civico in 1863, making it the first city in Italy to promote a modern art collection. It was housed with the earlier works in a building near the Mole Antonelliana, before being exhibited in a pavilion on corso Siccardi (now corso Galileo Ferraris) from 1895 until that building's destruction by Allied bombing in 1942.
A new building by Carlo Bassi and Goffredo Boschetti was built on the same site and opened in 1959. The modern art collection was housed on two floors of the new building at the request of director Vittorio Viale. In the 1980s the palazzo was declared unfit for use and only reopened in July 1993 after a long restoration programme. In 2009 the collection was reorganised thematically (Views, Genres, Childhood and Mirroring) rather than chronologically. It was reorganised again around the themes Infinity, Speed, Ethics and Nature in 2013 to mark the collection's 150th anniversary.
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Timeline
- 1895Founded
- 1959Opened
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Torino Porta SusaTrain, nearest
800 m as the crow flies
Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary ArtVia Magenta, 31 - 10128 Torino (TO)
Aeroporto di Torino15.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art?
Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art is in Turin, in the province of Torino (Piedmont), Italy. Address: Via Magenta, 31 - 10128 Torino (TO). GPS coordinates: 45.06507, 7.66931.
What are the opening hours of Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art?
According to OpenStreetMap the opening hours are: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00–18:00; Monday: Closed. Always check the official website before your visit.
How much does it cost to visit Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art?
There is an admission charge. Up-to-date prices are on the official website.
How old is Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art?
Wikidata dates it to 1895.
What else is there to see near Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzina Marone Cinzano (100 m away), Palazzina Borelli Salino (200 m away), Villa Nasi (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Galleria d'Arte Moderna - Ingresso — Riccardo Tasso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "IN LIMINE" di Giuseppe Penone - Gam — Gianluca Platania, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bicicletta e arte - davanti all'ingresso della GAM — Sute86, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Collezioni GAM, nuovi percorsi 2013 — Gianluca Platania, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Entrata alla GAM - arte davanti all'ingresso — Sute86, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna di Torino, giardino — Elena moz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galleria civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAM) di Torino — Albarubescens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galleria civica d'arte moderna e contemporanea di Torino — Basilicofresco, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galleria d'arte moderna (GAM) — Effepiemme, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences