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Theatre of History and Magnificence. New visit itinerary Theatre of History and Magnificence. New visit itinerary

 

 

REGGIA DI VENARIA
THEATRE OF ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY AND MAGNIFICENCE

The Visit Itinerary

The visit itinerary "The Reggia di Venaria - Theatre of History and Magnificence" brings on the legacy of the grand inaugural exhibition held in 2007, the most visited in Italy, on the Savoy Court between the 16th and 18th century, reasserting the Reggia’s vocation to host events that celebrate history and the arts. The Palace has become a sort of “gateway” not only to the circuit of Royal Savoy Residences, but to Piedmont as a whole. It is a place where the visitor can plunge into the culture of this Region and become acquainted with the dynasty that ruled the Region for more than one thousand years.

Walking through the Reggia’s reception rooms you will step into the Court of sovereigns who skillfully succeeded in shaping a State up to par with the most prestigious European Courts, also thanks to their strategic urban and territorial vision both in and out of town and to the talent of the greatest names in architecture and the arts.

The enchanting view of the Hall of Diana, the solemnity of the Great Gallery and the Church of St. Hubert, the complex decorations of its vast spaces that make it one of Europe’s best examples of architecture and art in the 17th and 18th century, and Peter Greenaway’s installations on life at court, represent the ideal setting for this grandiose exhibition where the visitors are introduced to the Palace and taken on an itinerary in the Reggia that extends almost 1 and a half km, from the basement level to the piano nobile.

The fil rouge of this tour is the history of the House of Savoy between the 16th century and the Restoration, presented in its articulated complexity through its own view of self-celebration and power. The tale of the Royal family’s history is narrated visually through important historical and artistic works acquired by Regione Piemonte and the Fondazione per l’Arte of the Compagnia di San Paolo, or borrowed from abroad. Significant contributions come from Turin's museums and institutions and other Savoy Residences in Piedmont – including the Municipal Museum of Ancient Art, the Galleria Sabauda, the Royal Armory, the Turin Provincial Authority, the Turin Royal Palace, Palazzo Chiablese, the Castle of Racconigi, the Stupinigi Hunting Lodge, the Castle of Rivoli, and the National Historical Museum of Artillery. The great enthusiasm that has led all these institutions to participate in the project has contributed to the establishment of the Reggia as a synergic system.

The most recent loans are found in the last rooms, where a new display illustrates the Reggia’s history from the end of the 18th century and the early 19th century, when Napoleon’s troops invaded the area. The Restoration period that followed marked the waning of this Royal Residence. Genuine masterpieces punctuate the phases of the historical narration: the marble reliefs by the sculptor Giacomo Spalla, that Napoleon had made for the Beaumont Gallery in the Royal Palace and currently preserved at the Stupinigi Hunting Lodge; a pair of little-known paintings from the Museo di Roma portraying the Savoy Court in exile; the spectacular military trophy by Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo, entirely made of microsculptures; and the wooden model of the Church of the Gran Madre di Dio in Turin, both belonging to the Municipal Museum of Ancient Art of Palazzo Madama.

For Information and Bookings: tel. +39 011 4992333

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Trophy by sculptor Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo Trophy by sculptor Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo
 

 

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