GAM - Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea — Attraction in Turin

The museum was an amazing experience and had some great pieces of art, although located on a very draining light blue wall with very bad lighting. The service on the other hand was eventfully disgraceful. At the ticket area I was greeted by a misses with the italian word for hello: buongiorno; I therefore replied by saying “Ciao” and was given a grossed out look. It was later noted to me that the reason for this being was that “ciao” is less “respectful” than buongiorno. As a non-native speaker I was not aware of this difference, that does not translate in english and realised how desensitised this lady must have been to tourists and other communities (which is not a virtu that I would recommend someone have for working in a space that deals with tourists on a daily basis). My experience was later worsened by the fact that while trying to pay my ticket with the correct 8€ amount (the remaining 20cents had to be made out of 5, 2 and 1 cent coins) this employee started shouting at me and saying she would not accept that sort of coin. I was unpleasantly shaken by this, seeing we live in a society that basis everything on money and has created a system that makes use of these...

This place can rightfully be called a mecca for those seeking inspiration and striving to discover dimensions of art that are hard to imagine. I was truly amazed and captivated by the exhibition I attended. It was a showcase of the French artist Béatrice Maurice, featuring both her most renowned works and pieces from the early stages of her career.

The gallery itself is a masterpiece. Its spacious halls create a sense of freedom, and the artworks are arranged so thoughtfully that they can be admired from different angles without disturbing other visitors. The lighting is impeccable: it highlights the details and seems to bring the paintings to life, allowing you to feel their magic.

The space is so well-organized that even with a large number of guests, it never feels crowded. The atmosphere invites you to immerse yourself in the art completely.

This gallery is undoubtedly one of the brightest cultural gems of Turin. It’s a must-visit for everyone who, like me, deeply loves art and is ready to explore it with each new exhibition.

To be...

This gallery is near the city center. The gallery offers two main permanent exhibitions paths i.e. Italian modern Art of 1800 and Italian modern Art of 1900. Some major Italian artists works (mainly paintings, some sculptures) of these two periods are presented. Periodically it is showed a monographic show about Italian or European artists or artistic movement of these two periods, mainly painting and photography. In these months there is a temporary show about 1800 Italian artistic painting movement of "Macchiaioli". The word 'Macchia' i.e. spot so 'Macchiaioli' i.e. people who blemish was invented by a critic watching works of those painters because in contrast with Italian Renaissance artistic canons. The period of 1700 neoclassicism was already present in Italy after Renaissance. 'Macchiaioli' canvas represent scenes of daily life of bourgeois of that period. Very beautiful paintings rich of...