The Royal Museums of Turin are one of the most extensive and richest museum complexes in Europe and are equal, in terms of their size and the value of their collections, to the major European royal residences. They are located in the heart of the ancient city and offer an itinerary of history, art, and nature that winds through over 3 km of museum walk on 30,000 square meters of exhibition and storage spaces and 7 hectares of gardens, with evidence dating from Prehistory to modern times.

The origin of the complex dates back to 1563, when Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia transferred the capital of the duchy from Chambéry to Turin and began a major urban transformation project and the enrichment of dynastic collections. Between the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries, the residence, with the majestic Royal Palace at its center, expanded in the form of a city, following the orthogonal scheme of the first urban expansion towards the Po River. Inhabited by the Savoys until 1946, it is now owned by the Italian State.

Since 2014, the Royal Museums have brought together in a single system the Palace with the Royal Armory and the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, the Royal Library, the Sabauda Gallery, the Museum of Antiquities, and the Royal Gardens.