Experts' Choice Award Palazzo Madama
What the experts agree on
Palazzo Madama's medieval-to-Baroque art museum spans four floors with one of Italy's largest ceramic collections, plus paintings by masters like Antonello da Messina, housed in a stunning palace featuring a grandiose entrance and sumptuous
“The other completed sections were the grandiose entrance and the sumptuous staircase. The palace is home to the Museo Civico di Arte Antica.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, whose collections comprise more than 30,000 items dating from the Middle Ages to the Baroque era." Full review
Frommer's "Massive structure incorporates a medieval castle...one of Italy's largest collections of ceramics is here, as well as some stunning canvases, including Antonello da Messina's Portrait of a Man." Full review
Lonely Planet "Contains four floors of mostly decorative arts from medieval to the post-unification period, along with temporary exhibitions of contemporary art." Full review
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
The Guardian "The Palazzo Madama has been, in one form or another, a dominant presence in Turin since ancient times. Today it's home to the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica and boasts an art collection..."
Lonely Planet "Find medieval-to-modern decorative arts in Palazzo Madama"
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