Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin)
Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano | |
Italian Republic (1946) | |
| Visitors | 150,000 (2016) |
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| Director | Umberto Levra |
| Website | www.museorisorgimentotorino.it |
The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento (
Risorgimento; and the only one which can be considered "national" according to a 1901 law, and due to its rich and great collections. It is housed in the Palazzo Carignano in Turin
.
History
The museum was established in 1878, shortly after
Italian unification, even though it only had its first permanent exhibition in 1908. Originally located in the Mole Antonelliana
, in 1938 it was moved to its current site (which had previously housed the Subalpine Chamber of Deputies, from 1848 to 1860, and then the first Italian Chamber of Deputies, from 1861 to 1865).
Displays
Its exhibits include weapons, flags, uniforms, printed and written documents (including the original manuscript of the song First World War. It includes a specialized library, a print cabinet and a documentary archive.
Further reading
External links
Media related to Museo del Risorgimento (Turin) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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