Tricolour Flag Museum

Coordinates: 44°41′49″N 10°37′49″E / 44.69694°N 10.63028°E / 44.69694; 10.63028
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Tricolour Flag Museum
Interior of the museum
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Established7 January 2004
LocationPiazza Prampolini, 1 - Reggio Emilia, Italy
Coordinates44°41′50″N 10°37′49″E / 44.69713°N 10.63038°E / 44.69713; 10.63038
Websitewww.musei.re.it/collezioni/museo-del-tricolore/

The Tricolour Flag Museum (

Reggio nell'Emilia, the city that saw the birth of the Italian flag in 1797, inside the town hall of the city, adjacent to the Sala del Tricolore, whose collection is made up of relics related to the Italian flag.[1]

History

The museum reconstructs the history of the

French flag, which at the time was a symbol of freedom against the states of the ancien régime
.

The exhibitions

Inaugurated on 7 January 2004, it preserves documents, relics and Italian flags ranging from the arrival of

Italian unification
period. The part of the museum that houses the latter was inaugurated on 7 January 2006. The dating of the relics preserved goes back to 1897, the year of the first centenary of the Italian flag. There are also a large number of tricolor flags of the Italian pre-unification States.

Gallery

  • Interior of the museum
    Interior of the museum
  • Interior of the museum
    Interior of the museum
  • Interior of the museum
    Interior of the museum
  • Interior of the museum
    Interior of the museum

Bibliography

  • Busico, Augusta (2005). Il tricolore: il simbolo la storia (in Italian). Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Dipartimento per l'informazione e l'editoria. p. 207. SBN IT\ICCU\UBO\2771748.

References

44°41′49″N 10°37′49″E / 44.69694°N 10.63028°E / 44.69694; 10.63028