Experts' Choice Award Civic Museum of Ancient Art (Palazzo Madama)
What the experts agree on
Palazzo Madama's vast collection spans medieval to Baroque art across 70,000 objects, but experts single out Antonello da Messina's haunting portrait as the standout masterpiece hidden in the Treasure Tower.
“Piazza Castello is dominated by Palazzo Madama, a part-medieval, part-baroque castle built in the 13th century.”
– Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Tracing the history of art from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, the museum has around 70 000 objects (pictures, sculpture, ceramics, goldware etc)." Full review
Frommer's "The star of the show here is Antonello da Messina’s sublime “Portrait of a Man,” hidden away in the Treasure Tower at the back of the building." Full review
