 Museo della Sindone - Via San Domenico, 28 - Torino
The Shroud Museum - located within the complex of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist - houses the Holy Shroud, one of the most important religious artefacts famous and discussed in the world.
The Shroud Museum offers a deep immersion in the history and context of the Shroud through a series of finds and scientific investigations.
The sacred building is can be visited following a visit to the museum where there are works dedicated to the Shroud such as the original box in which the Shroud cloth was preserved from the 16th century until 1998 strong>.
Collection of the Shroud Museum of Turin
The museum exhibits finds, documents and images that narrate the history of the Sacred Linen without neglecting the countless scientific research carried out, part of the documentation is reported.
The visit itinerary begins with the presentation of a video in five languages which offers an analytical reading of the image of the Shroud.
The itinerary is then divided into a scientific itinerary, which illustrates the various investigations carried out during the twentieth century, and into a historical itinerary, starting from the second half of the 15th century when the Sacred Linen became part of the properties of the House of Savoy.
One of the jewels of the museum is thesixteenth-century silver and semiprecious stone reliquaryin which the Shroud was preserved from its acquisition by the Savoy family until11 April 1997, the day in which a fire in the Guarini Chapel of the Turin Cathedral threatened its existence.
In particular, a hologram of the Shroud highlights its three-dimensional structure which was discovered by Jackson and Jumper in 1978 and confirmed by Giovanni Tamburelli from Turin in the same year.
History of the Shroud Museum of Turin
Permanently opened on 4 June 1936 by the Confraternity of the Santissimo Sudario, the Shroud Museum in 1998 was was transferred to its current location in the crypt of the Church of the Holy Sudario, built between 1734 and 1764 by the aforementioned brotherhood.
Questions about the Shroud Museum of Turin
– When you can visit the Holy Shroud in Turin? Every day from 3pm to 6pm.
– How long does the visit to the Shroud Museum last? About 1 hour.
– How much does it cost to visit the Shroud? Full amount € 8, reduced € 6. Children from 6 to 12 years old € 3.
Free for children up to 6 years old and disabled people in wheelchairs.
– Where is Is the Holy Shroud exposed in Turin? The Shroud museum is in Via San Domenico 28.
– How much is is it free to visit the Shroud? With the Turin Museums Subscription + Piemonte Card, children under 6 years of age and disabled people in wheelchairs.
Useful information for the visit
Opening hours: from Monday on Sundays from 3.00pm to 6.00pm (last entry one hour before closing).
Tickets: full price € 8, reduced € 6. Children from 6 to 12 years old € 3.
Free with Turin Museum Subscription + Piemonte Card, children under 6 years old and disabled people in wheelchairs.
Telephone: +39.011.4365832
E-mail:
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Website: Museo
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