Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin)

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Museum of the Risorgimento
Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano
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Location within Turin
Established1878
Location Turin, Italy
Coordinates 45°04′09″N7°41′06″W / 45.0691°N 7.6851°W / 45.0691; -7.6851
TypeHistorical and military museum
Collectionsperiod spanning from the Siege of Turin (1706) to the foundation of the Italian Republic (1946)
Visitors150,000 (2016)
DirectorUmberto Levra
Website www.museorisorgimentotorino.it

The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento (Italian : Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano) is the first, the biggest and the most important among the 23 museums in Italy dedicated to the 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.

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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 Il Canto degli Italiani , dated November 10, 1847 by Goffredo Mameli, now Italian national anthem since 1946), and artworks. The new exhibition, opened on March 18, 2011, occupies about 3500 square metres across 30 rooms, and covers the real Risorgimento period, stretching from the late 18th century revolutions to the beginning of the First World War. It includes a specialized library, a prints cabinet and a documentary archive.

Further reading

Coordinates: 45°04′08″N7°41′09″E / 45.0688°N 7.6859°E / 45.0688; 7.6859



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