A Turin exhibition dedicated to ten works from Flemish collections and the collections of Riccardo Gualino, with information also on their restoration. Also on display two exceptional panels, on loan from the Louvre and the other from the Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels.

The House of Savoy is quite fashionable at moment, as underlined by the second place finish of formerly exiled Prince Emanuele Filiberto at the Sanremo music festival. And in Turin there is plenty of history regarding the former sovereigns of Italy. One particular gem is the Galleria Sabauda, opened in 1832 on the wishes of Carlo Alberto, whose permanent collection includes pieces from Palazzo Reale, Palazzo Carignano and Palazzo Durazzo in Genoa.

Up until 23 May, the collection will be further enriched by the Meraviglie della Galleria Sabauda ("Marvels of Galleria Sabauda") exhibition. On display ten Flemish works and works from the Riccardo Gualino collection, recently returned to their original splendour thanks to the restoration financed by the Council for the promotion of artistic and cultural works in Turin. And given that the groundwork is often as important as the result, special focus was placed on discovering the secrets of the art of restoration. Indeed, the public will be presented with the results of diagnostic surveys carried out on paintings that allow information to be acquired on the techniques used and previous restoration activities. Something that, as well as art lovers, CSI fans may also find interesting.

Wonder of wonders, it should be said, is the pair of works loaned under exceptional circumstances to Turin from the world famous Louvre Museum in Paris and the Musčes Royaux des Beaux Arts of Brussels. The panel loaned from Paris, which once belonged to the Savoy collections, will enable the reassembly of Rogier van der Weydenenable's Triptych with an Annunication. During the occupation of the Piedmont, Napoleon inexplicably took away with him just the middle panel, leaving the two lateral panels in Turin. From Brussels, meanwhile, comes Bernard Van Orley's painting St. Helena meeting Pope Sylvester.