The National Cinema Museum

The National Cinema Museum sits inside the Mole Antonelliana and spreads across five floors with rooms filled with projectors, cameras, scripts, and costumes from more than a century of filmmaking. The central hall beneath the tall dome serves as the main exhibition space, where thematic areas trace the development of different genres and techniques.

The museum was founded in 1958 by film collector Maria Adriana Prolo, who spent decades gathering objects related to cinema. In 2000, the institution moved into the Mole Antonelliana and opened there after a major redesign for the public.

In the main hall, visitors find lounge chairs scattered across the floor where they can recline and watch film clips projected onto the dome above. This setup invites people to experience cinema as a shared moment, lying back while excerpts from different eras play overhead in a relaxed setting.

The exhibition spreads over several floors, with an elevator running up to the top platform that offers a view across the city. Anyone wanting to see all the sections should plan at least two hours, as many interactive stations and display cases invite you to linger.

The collection holds more than 80,000 photographs and 300,000 film posters, some of which appear in rotating displays that offer insight into advertising graphics and visual language from different decades. A dedicated cinema in a nearby complex regularly screens classics and rarities from the in-house archive of 12,000 reels.

Location: Turin

Inception: September 1958

Founders: Maria Adriana Proloi

Official opening: July 19, 2000

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Fee: Yes

Address: Via Montebello

Opening Hours: Monday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Sunday 09:00-19:00; Saturday 09:00-22:00; Tuesday off

Phone: +390118138511

Email: info@museocinema.it

Website: http://museocinema.it

GPS coordinates: 45.06911,7.69297

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:22