Tour – National Museum of Cinema.
The National Museum of Cinema in Turin is one of the city’s iconic landmarks.
The cinema museum was first designed by film historian Maria Adriana Prolo in 1941.
Since 2000, it has been housed inside the Mole Antonelliana Tower, the tallest building in the city at 167.5 metres.
Till 2011, it was also the tallest building in Italy.
Turin was not chosen by chance to organise the cinema museum. It is believed that the city was among the first to take up the idea of the Lumière brothers.
The museum is decorated in the style of modern art, the decorator is the Swiss François Confino, who created a unique structure with endless auditory and visual effects.
The Museo Nazionale del Cinema’s affiliation with museums should be understood conditionally, even vice versa. It is as if the visitor becomes an “exhibit”, or rather, a hero of some fantastic film. Visitors feel here not only as spectators, but at the same time as authors and actors of the cinematographic action. This whole gamut of feelings leaves an unforgettable impression when visiting this place.
The Museum of Cinematography in Turin is one of the 20 largest museums in Italy and one of the most important film museums in the world. Its administration is active in popular science and education
The collection tells the story of the pioneers of cinema, the first discoveries and discoveries, as well as the history of the development of world and national Italian cinema. It includes a huge number of photographs, posters and film posters, filmstrips, books and items from film shoots. In addition, the museum has a film library where copies of films, including very rare ones, are kept. The museum has an extensive collection of sound recordings.
Visitors have the opportunity to see unique pre-cinema optical devices such as magic lanterns. Early and modern film technology, stage pieces from early Italian films and other memorabilia are on display.
The permanent exhibition is on five levels, covering more than 3,200 square metres.
The museum’s main hall is located in the temple hall of the Mole Antonelliana tower, which was originally built as a synagogue.
In a series of former chapels, guests will learn about different genres of cinema.
The cinema, located in the Massimo multiplex next to the museum, is used for retrospectives of stored films and other museum events.
The museum hosts several film festivals, the main and most prestigious of which is the Turin Film Festival.
The Cinema Museum has a panoramic lift with transparent glass walls, opened to the public in 2000. It rises to a height of 75 metres in 59 seconds. The panoramic lift leads to an observation deck where you can admire the city. Access to the observation deck is extra.
Open all days except Tuesday, 24-25 December, 1 January, 1 May
