GAM Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

The GAM, or Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, stands at Via Magenta 31 in the Crocetta district of Turin, Piedmont, Italy. It is regarded as the first civic gallery in Italy devoted to modern and contemporary art, with a history that dates back to the nineteenth century and a modern building opened in the 1950s. The permanent collection runs from the nineteenth century through the twentieth, and includes more than forty thousand works across painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and installation. Italian movements such as Futurism, Arte Povera and the Transavanguardia are represented, alongside European artists including Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and the surrealists. Notable names in the holdings include Giorgio de Chirico, Amedeo Modigliani, Giacomo Balla and Alberto Burri, as well as international figures from the second half of the twentieth century. The gallery also presents changing temporary exhibitions, and the museum staff organise talks and educational activities. The building is spacious and light-filled, with galleries arranged across several floors and a bookshop and cafe on site. Visitors typically spend one and a half to two hours, and those interested in contemporary art may extend the visit to see the temporary shows. The museum is generally calm, with weekday afternoons the quietest period and weekends and exhibition openings the busiest. Photographers can find strong geometric lines in the galleries and the staircase, while the facade is best seen from Via Magenta. The GAM is a ten-minute walk from Re Umberto or XVIII Dicembre metro stations, and a Multimuseo combined ticket covers the GAM, the MAO and Palazzo Madama, which is useful for visitors planning several museums. Confirm opening days, because the museum is closed on Mondays, and check exhibition schedules at gamtorino.it.