The National Museum of Cinema is located in the spectacular Mole Antonelliana building in Torino, Italy and is devoted to bringing the cinema to the public. Its exhibits and design create an interactive environment through which the public can discover not only the chronology and developments of the cinema, but also its many facets as both an art and an industry.

Torino is generally regarded as the birthplace of Italian cinema, producing such epics as CABIRIA in 1913. This spectacular film - set in the ancient world of Rome and Carthage - rivalled that of Hollywood with its battle scenes both on land and on sea, and its melodramatic tale of slavery and freedom.

The National Museum has helped to restore and preserve not only these treasured prints of Italian cinema, but also the accompanying props, costumes, scripts, posters and stills related to them among many other works. The Museum has also collected many similar materials from world cinema.

Join Cinepod's Roger Garcia as he tours the museum's fascinating exhibits and also interviews the Museum's Director, Alberto Barbera.