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Turin Travel Guide

Turin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It was the first capital of modern Italy, and the host of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. The city is the headquarter of the automobile giants Fiat and also the European capital of Baroque.

About Turin

Turin covers an area of 50 sq. miles (130.2 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 1 million people being the 4th largest city in Italy. Turin is the capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the right bank of the Po River.

Museo di Antropologia

17 Via Accademia Albertina
Torino 10123 Italy

+39 11 670 4550

m6.jpgOpen HoursCall museum for detailsThe museum was founded in 1923 but its collections date from previous years. In 1936 it moved to its present location and in 1961 it became the property of the University of Studies of Turin. Amongst the materials on display are prestigious sections of anthropology, ethnography, paleontology and primatology.

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