Turin, Shroud Chapel reopens tomorrow after 21 years

A fire had devastated it on April 11, 1997: now, 21 years after the tragic event, the Chapel of the Shroud of Turin, a masterpiece of Baroque architecture designed by Guarino Guarini (Modena, 1624 - Milan, 1683) finally reopens its doors after a long restoration. The opening ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 27, at 9:30 a.m., in the Foyer of the Teatro Regio in Piazza Castello, then, at 11:30, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Royal Palace, which will be attended by Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities Alberto Bonisoli, President of the Piedmont Region Sergio Chiamparino, Mayor of the City of Turin Chiara Appendino, Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia and Director of the Royal Museums Enrica Pagella.

The public can already start visiting the Chapel of the Shroud from Friday, Sept. 28, and for the entire weekend, up to and including Sunday, Sept. 30, the admission fee (the Chapel of the Shroud, in fact, can be visited with the ticket of the Royal Museums of Turin) will have the special price of 3 euros. In the Spazio Confronti of the Sabauda Gallery (also part of the Royal Museums) it will also be possible, through virtual reality, to retrace the steps taken after the fire with an ad hoc photographic exhibition.

Accompanying the event are several initiatives. At 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, the scenic lighting of the dome will be inaugurated (the public will be able to admire it from Piazza San Giovanni), while on Saturday, Sept. 29, a concert is scheduled in the cathedral at 9 p.m. For the Catholic faithful, a solemn mass is scheduled on Friday 28 at 7 p.m. Again, on Friday 28 and Saturday 29, the Auditorium Vivaldi of the National Library of Turin will host an international conference that will instead take stock of the monument’s history, its symbolic and devotional meanings, and the long undertaking of the restoration that has allowed its survival. For all information you can visit the website of the Royal Museums of Turin.

Turin, Shroud Chapel reopens tomorrow after 21 years

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