Summer 2020 Art Exhibitions in Turin: From Egyptian Museum to GAM
Turin's museums are open in August 2020 with reduced hours, offering several exhibitions. At the Museo Egizio, 'Lo sguardo dell’antropologo' displays artifacts from the MAET (Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the University of Turin), including a recently restored mummy from Gebelein, open daily until end of September. The Reggia di Venaria Reale presents 'Sfida al Barocco. Roma Torino Parigi 1680-1750' with 207 works from institutions like the Louvre, Metropolitan, and Getty Museum, until September 20. GAM Torino hosts 'Helmut Newton, Works' curated by Matthias Harder, featuring 68 photographs including Vogue covers and portraits of Andy Warhol, Gianni Agnelli, and others, until September 20. CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia presents 'Memoria e Passione. Da Capa a Ghirri. Capolavori dalla Collezione Bertero' with over 300 prints from Guido Bertero's collection, including works by Robert Capa, Luigi Ghirri, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, until August 30. The Pinacoteca Albertina shows 'Incanti Russi' curated by Salvo Bitonti, with 22 large-scale paintings from the Glazunov Academy of Moscow, created between 1999 and 2019, reflecting socialist realism and Russian folklore.
Key facts
- Museo Egizio exhibition 'Lo sguardo dell’antropologo' runs until November 15, 2020.
- Reggia di Venaria Reale exhibition 'Sfida al Barocco' includes 207 works from Louvre, Metropolitan, Getty Museum.
- GAM Torino's Helmut Newton retrospective features 68 photographs curated by Matthias Harder.
- CAMERA's 'Memoria e Passione' presents over 300 prints from Guido Bertero's collection.
- Pinacoteca Albertina's 'Incanti Russi' displays 22 paintings from Glazunov Academy (1999-2019).
- All exhibitions are open during August 2020 with reduced hours.
- The mummy of a young woman from Gebelein is a focal point at Museo Egizio.
- Helmut Newton's works include portraits of Andy Warhol, Gianni Agnelli, Paloma Picasso.
Entities
Artists
- Helmut Newton
- Andy Warhol
- Gianni Agnelli
- Paloma Picasso
- Catherine Deneuve
- Anita Ekberg
- Claudia Schiffer
- Gianfranco Ferré
- Bruno Barbey
- Gabriele Basilico
- Gianni Berengo Gardin
- Robert Capa
- Lisetta Carmi
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Mario Cattaneo
- Carla Cerati
- Mario Cresci
- Mario De Biasi
- Mario Dondero
- Alfred Eisenstaedt
- Franco Fontana
- Luigi Ghirri
- Mario Giacomelli
- Jan Groover
- Mimmo Jodice
- William Klein
- Herbert List
- Ugo Mulas
- Federico Patellani
- Ferdinando Scianna
- Franco Vimercati
- Michele Zaza
- Pierre Subleyras
- Matthias Harder
- Walter Guadagnini
- Guido Bertero
- Salvo Bitonti
Institutions
- Museo Egizio
- MAET – Museo di Antropologia ed Etnografia dell'Università di Torino
- University of Turin
- Reggia di Venaria Reale
- Louvre
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Getty Museum
- GAM – Galleria Arte Moderna
- Helmut Newton Foundation
- CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia
- Pinacoteca Albertina
- Accademia Albertina
- Accademia Glazunov di Mosca
- UNESCO
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Museo Egizio, Turin
- MAET, Turin
- Citroniera Juvarriana, La Venaria Reale
- Reggia di Venaria Reale
- GAM, Turin
- CAMERA, Turin
- Pinacoteca Albertina, Turin
- Accademia Albertina, Turin
- Moscow
- Gebelein
- Berlin
- Los Angeles
- Rome
- Paris