What’s on in Turin: events and attractions for tourists, occasional visitors and expats
Easter, Easter Monday and 25 April (Liberation Day in Italy) are a great occasion to enjoy the first sunny days of the warm season. This year, the weather looks promising so why not organize a pic-nic out in one of the many parks of the city, such as Pellerina or Valentino, or even a stroll right outside the city?
If you opt for the Valentino Park, you can also time travel by visiting the lovely Medieval Village.
Another good idea is that of taking a daily pass of the sightseeing bus, jump on and off in the many stops or take the little train that from Sassi brings you on the hill of Superga, where the view of the city is breath-taking. Get all the info at the tourist board.
Cittàdellarte, in Biella, founded by Michelangelo Pistoletto, opens its door in Easter, Easter Monday, 25 April and 1 May. For info and booking write an email to termeculturali@cittadellarte.it
The Castle of Pralormo welcomes the 2022 edition of Messer Tulipano. This colourful festival gives you the possibility to admire more than 100,000 colourful tulips. A pleasure for eyes and soul.
Events and festivals
Off Topic is a multidisciplinary lab not far from Mole Antonelliana, symbol of the city. Many are events they organize: from concerts, to dance shows and even dinners with guided tastings. Wednesday 20 April, you can enjoy a dinner with an in-depth lesson to discover Vermouth, traditional liquor of Turin.
Music
On April 20, Fonderie Limone hosts the award for the best Italian songwriter. The entrance is free but the reservation is mandatory by sending an email to saturnio@saturnio.it.
Not many people know that our Conservatory is not only a school to become a musician. It also organizes concerts, performances and sometimes hosts even musicians from the world of pop/rock music. The concerts with students of the conservatory are free but the booking is mandatory.
And finally, 25 hours of music and 20 dj will entertain you at Bunker on 17 and 18 April.
Dance
Again at Off Topic, on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 April, you can follow the story of Ciccio Speranza, a man who struggles with his weight but dreams of dancing light and free as a butterfly.
At the same time, OGR are home to the performance entitled Moving Bodies, Open your Mind with the dance company EgriBiancoDanza.
Museums and Exhibitions
Always talking about music, from 15 April to 11 September, Spazio Musa hosts a beautiful collection dedicated to music album covers depicted by famous artists. I bet you know Andy Warhol signed a famous album cover, but what about Toulouse Lautrec?
Until the end of August, you can visit an enchanting exhibition at Palazzo Madama dedicated to Pompei. Have the possibility to enter a domus romana right before the city was destroyed in 79 AD
La Venaria Reale has organized exhibitions and events connected by a common topic, that of the “game”. Visit the exhibition: “From squares to courts” with rare iconographic evidence from the 18th and 19th centuries, including paintings from Royal Savoy Residences and exceptional posters from the Incisa archive of the Library of the Asti Bishop’s Seminary.
The topic of game continues with the exhibitions entitled Pictures at play, with the works of 18 Italian photographers, including Giovanni Gastel and Letizia Battaglia who have recently passed away.
Pinacoteca Albertina welcomes visitors with an exhibition explaining the process from drawing to painting and one entitled “drawing the city”.
Until May 8, at Gam you can visit the exhibition dedicated to Carlo Levi.
And for a moment of little pleasure…
I officially open the ice-cream season. And for once, instead of choosing a parlor in the city centre, why not discover the district of Mirafiori. Follow the suggestions of the colleague Roberta Carluccio. You do not need to read and translate the whole article. Just note the addresses in red, follow your navigator and try one of the many gelateria of the neighbourhood. If you reach it on foot or bicycle, kudos to you: you have definitely earned an extra treat: whipped cream on top. Don’t we all love the warm season?
Lori Barozzino
Lori is an interpreter and translator who lives in Turin. If you want to read more, here’s her blog.
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