The Galleria Sabauda in Turin is one of the most important public galleries in Italy: it permanently houses over 700 works (paintings, statues, altarpieces) by Italian and European artists from the 13th to the 19th century. From December 2014 it is located in the New Channel of the Royal Palace.
The history of this museum is very old. It was inaugurated in Palazzo Madama in 1832 by King Charles Albert of Savoy, under the name of "Royal Gallery". It collected about 365 works. In 1860 Vittorio Emanuele II donated it to the Nation calling it "Royal National Picture Gallery". Five years later, thanks to the efforts of Massimo d’Azeglio, the collection was transferred to the second floor of the Palazzo dell’Accademia delle Scienze, since the Senate had already been installed in Palazzo Madama for some time.
On the occasion of the first centenary (1932), the picture gallery was named Galleria Sabauda. The Galleria Sabauda occupies four floors (8,000 m2) and the artists on display include: Mantegna, Tintoretto, Rubens.
