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· The Giovanni and Marella Agnelli Picture Gallery (230 Via Nizza, 011-39-011- 0062713, http://www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it ; about $3.85) is a small museum with some big artists, including Manet, Renoir and Matisse.

· The Egyptian Museum or Museo delle Antichità Egizie (6 Via Accademia delle Scienze, 011-39-011-561-7776, http://www.museoegizio.org ; about $8.30) has, unfortunately, more mummies than labels, but it provides a bounty of fascinating artifacts.

· Get a view of the mountains on a visit to the National Museum of Cinema at Mole Antonelliana (20 Via Montebello, 011-39-011-812-5658, http://www.museonazionaledelcinema.org ). A combo ticket to the museum and the observation platform is about $8.75.

INFORMATION: Italian Government Tourist Board, 212-245-5618, http://www.italiantourism.com . Besides Turin Tourism (see above), the City of Turin Web site offers general info in English at http://www.comune.torino.it/canaleturismo/en/index.html .

-- Gayle Keck


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