These spaces were once home to servants and present the story of the Savoy dynasty. The visit opens with a welcome by Peter Greenaway in room 1, followed by the first section of the display, History and territory of a European State: tHe DynaSty, that presents the House of Savoy and their domains. The Portrait Gallery 2 illustrates the one thousand years of the dynasty through the faces of the most prominent Savoy rulers. Rooms 3 and 4 explain the essential role of the army and the nobility as pillars of Savoy power, while rooms 5 and 6 illustrate the political, social and geographical development of the Savoy State.

The second section, tHe arCHIteCtUre, presents an overview of the two-and-a -half centuries that served to build the image of the Duchy through architecture. In and around the capital, Turin, the House of Savoy created a complex system of fortresses, churches and stately homes, as illustrated in rooms 7 and 8. This Crown of Delights, that was popularized across Europe between the 17th and the 18th Century in views and descriptions like the unsurpassed Theatrum Sabaudiae displayed in room 11, consolidated the powerful image of the State of Savoy. The architectural development of the Reggia is described in rooms 12 and 13. Life in the kitchens of the court is interpreted by Peter Greenaway in rooms 9 and 10.

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The permanent display at the Piano Nobile, The Magnificence of a European Court, is divided into 17th and 18th Century sections so as to show two different ceremonial protocols in the same setting. Rooms 14 and 15, the FOyer, present a video illustrating the history of the Reggia and the portraits of the sovereigns who commissioned its construction. A corridor leads to the first part of this section: tHe PaLaCe OF DIana, the mid-17th century baroque residence with the Sala di Diana 16 at the centre. The view from here is an irresistible invitation to step out into the Gardens. Rooms 17 and 23 celebrate the myth of Diana and hunting with frescoes, sculptures and tapestries. The ancient Apartment of Duke Carlo Emanuele II 20, 21 and 22 recreates the atmosphere of the distant past thanks to Peter Greenaway’s video installations, while the apartment of his sister Ludovica 24, 25 and 26 presents portraits and mythological figures. The passage from the 17th to the 18th Century is marked by the Room of the Footmen 27.

The procession of the court reinvented by Peter Greenaway in rooms 28 and 29 opens the section tHe PaLaCe OF KInGS: take a royal stroll to relive the prestige of the past. Here everything is enthralling: the triumph of light in the vastness of the Galleria Grande 39, Juvarra’s masterpiece; the view of the Gardens from the Caffè degli Argenti; the Rondò delle Stagioni and its prospective views onto infinity 51; the Paper Court by Isabelle de Borchgrave climbing down the elegant staircase 52 and leading to the Cappella di sant’Uberto, a baroque masterpiece 54. Detours offer a glimpse into the private apartments of kings and queens in rooms 31 to 38 and an overview of the demise of the Reggia following Napoleon’s arrival and its transformation into a barracks in rooms 46 to 50.After a stop in the Bookshop, the visit continues in the Gardens, in the Scuderie Juvarriane that are home to temporary exhibitions, or back on the ground floor where a display illustrates the techniques used for the restoration of the Reggia before returning to the cloakroom and reaching the exit.

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