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Museo Lavazza
Under Lavazza's coffee museum lie the remains of a basilica from the 4th or 5th century.
Lavazza, the coffee company that began as a shop on Via San Tommaso in 1895, has its museum in Turin inside the Nuvola, the headquarters it opened in 2018 on the site of an old power station. The Torino+Piemonte Card includes the entry to the Museo Lavazza, which is laid out in five themed areas.
Museo Lavazza tickets and opening days
The Museo Lavazza opens from Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, so the two days to avoid are Monday and Tuesday, when it’s closed.
Opening hours
- Wednesday to Sunday
- 10:00–18:00, last entry 17:30
- Monday and Tuesday
- Closed
- Tuesday 8 December 2026
- Open, 10:00–18:00
Lavazza sells the tickets itself, online and at the door. A full ticket is €10, visitors under 26 and over 65 pay €8, and children under 6 go in free.
Weekends are when you need to plan. Lavazza recommends booking a time for weekends and public holidays, and Turin’s tourist office says a weekend booking is required, so book before a Saturday or Sunday visit.
The Museo Lavazza on the Torino+Piemonte Card
The Torino+Piemonte Card includes the museum, and the weekend booking above applies to card holders too.
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Buy Torino+Piemonte Card→Five themed areas, and a basilica beneath the Museo Lavazza
The museum is laid out in five themed areas with Italian names: Casa Lavazza, the Fabbrica, the Piazza, the Atelier and the Universo. On top of the regular visit, Lavazza runs two special visits, one on the art of coffee tasting and one on photography, built around the photographer Helmut Newton and the Lavazza calendars. They have no published prices or dates, so ask the museum when you book.
The calendar is what Lavazza is known for besides coffee. It started in 1991, and Newton photographed it in 1993 and 1994, as Annie Leibovitz did in 2009.
Below the building are the remains of an early Christian basilica, dating from the second half of the 4th century into the 5th. You can only see them on a booked visit for a group of at least 15 people, at €5, or €15 together with the museum, and Lavazza also announces a night visit to the archaeological area.
The Nuvola: Lavazza’s headquarters on Via Bologna
The museum is part of the Nuvola, the “cloud”, the headquarters Lavazza opened in April 2018 at Via Bologna 32/A, in Aurora, a district north of the centre. Cino Zucchi Architetti designed it on the site of an old Enel power station. So the museum isn’t a factory visit: Lavazza’s plants in Italy are in Turin, Gattinara and Pozzilli.
The company began in 1895, when Luigi Lavazza opened his first shop on Via San Tommaso, in Turin, and it’s still a family business, now in its fourth generation, with its headquarters in the city where it started.
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Is there a Lavazza coffee museum in Turin?
Yes, the Museo Lavazza, inside the Nuvola, the company's headquarters at Via Bologna 32/A in the Aurora district. It opens from Wednesday to Sunday.
Is the Museo Lavazza open on Mondays?
No, it's closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. From Wednesday to Sunday it opens from 10:00 to 18:00, and the last visitors go in at 17:30.
Is the Museo Lavazza included in the Torino+Piemonte Card?
Yes, the entry is included. At weekends and on holidays, book your time in advance, card or no card.
What is Lavazza famous for?
Coffee. Luigi Lavazza opened his first shop in Turin in 1895, and the company's blends include Qualità Oro and Qualità Rossa, along with the A Modo Mio capsules. It's also known for its calendar, which started in 1991 and has been shot by photographers such as Helmut Newton, in 1993 and 1994, and Annie Leibovitz, in 2009.
Where is the Lavazza factory located?
The museum isn't in a factory but in the Nuvola, the company's headquarters in Turin. Lavazza's plants in Italy are in Turin, in Gattinara (province of Vercelli) and in Pozzilli (province of Isernia).
Is Lavazza still Italian?
Yes. It's a family company, now in its fourth generation, with its headquarters in Turin.
