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PALAZZO MADAMA - MUSEO CIVICO D'ARTE ANTICA

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Its rococo façade houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, which includes the manuscript of the .

The architecture of this palace sums up the history of Turin. Built on the ancient Roman wall (Porta Pretoria, 28 B.C.), the remains of which can be seen today in the entrance under a glass window, the palace became a fortress in the Middle Ages (the remains can be seen at the back of the palace towards Via Po). In the seventeenth century, Palazzo Madama was the home of Marie-Christine of France, sister of Louis XIII, and Marie-Jeanne de Nemours, both regents of the Duchy of Savoy, ironically called by the Turinese the Madame Reali. In 1718, Filippo Juvarra, one of the most famous Italian baroque architects, added the magnificent rococo façade and the majestic interior staircase in carved stone that we know today.

After having been, in the course of the 19th century, the first Senate of Italy, the palace now houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica. Among other masterpieces, the Portrait of the Unknown by Antonello da Messina, or the manuscript of the Très Belles Heures of the Duke of Berry

, miniaturized in the fifteenth century by the painter Jan Van Eyck and his school. The museum has a new layout that follows a chronological order corresponding to the major phases of the building's historical development. The tour passes through a total of 35 rooms. Start on the moat level with the Medieval Stone Museum, then continue on the first floor with the Gothic and Renaissance art collections. On the second floor, discover a wide selection of works from the Baroque period. On the top floor, the museum has magnificent collections of decorative arts (ceramics, silverware, ivory, glass, fabrics...); the pieces on display are regularly changed. The Treasure Tower, dating from the 15th century, houses the most precious and representative works of the collections.

In the moat of the Palazzo there is also a reconstructed medieval garden, which respects the elements found in the archives, testifying to its existence in the Palazzo Madama since 1402... This garden offers the visitor the opportunity to walk in a vegetable garden, under fruit trees, or in the iardinium domini (prince's garden) to enjoy its fountain and loggia. Finally, such a dense visit deserves a stop: the Caffé Madama, the museum's café, all glass and ice in rocaille style, is one of the most pleasant in the city (accessible only to visitors).


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kermit057
Visited in october 2018
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dans le palais royal ce trouve le musée je le recommande en plus de la visite du palais.
fute_78730
Visited in august 2018
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Un palais très intéressant. L'escalier d'honneur est magnifique. Il y a aussi une belle terrasse dans une tour qui permet d'avoir une vue à 360 degrés surs les toits de la ville et l'arc alpin alentour. Les collections sont riches et couvrent une large période depuis l'antiquité jusqu'au baroque tardif. Beaucoup de salles sont meublées et ont des murs et des plafonds richement décorés. Un palais à visiter absolument, situé en plein centre ville. Les jardins sont petits mais très agréables et intimistes.
mariaqueixa
Visited in march 2018
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Excellent musée d'art antique, avec de belles collections très bien mises en valeur. On peut y passer une petite demie-journée à bien apprécier ses objets. Nous avons beaucoup aimé la partie avec les retablesgotiques et les choeurs gothiques en bois, des vraies merveilles de l'art ! Les collections sont très diverses, majoritairement avec de l'art réligieux mais aussi avec des objets du monde quotidien, comme des objets en porcelaine. Rien qu'une partie avec des armoires où ils montrent les objets en stock non exposés vaut la peine pour apprécier la richesse du musée. Le palais en soi est aussi très beau et bien conservé. Au niveau du prix, cela contraste avec celui du musée égyptien (un petit peu cher le Palazzo Madama en comparaison, à mon avis).
Manej
Visited in march 2018
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Parfait résumé architectural de la ville, le Palazzo Madama est un immanquable de tout séjour dans Turin. Ne pas rater la vue sur la place depuis le balcon.
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Visited in october 2016
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SItué dans une partie du palais royal, il complète très bien la visite de celui-ci.

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