The Heritage
of the Museum
The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento in Turin, founded in 1878 and the only one to be national due to the importance and richness of its collections, is located in the heart of Turin, in Palazzo Carignano, a UNESCO site since 1997. Inside, the original chamber of the Chamber of Deputies of the Subalpine Parliament is preserved, the only original example in the world among those born after the revolutions of 1848 and the heart of the visitor experience.
A journey through 30 exhibition rooms tells the story of the events and protagonists of the Risorgimento, the Unification of Italy, and the contemporary processes of European nationhood, from the great revolutions of the eighteenth century to the threshold of the Great War. The Museum also includes an important Library, specializing in the history of the Risorgimento period, and the Historical Archives, which constitute a documentary complex of extraordinary richness and interest.
Works
A continuous dialogue between symbols and daily life: weapons, art, spaces, and objects restore to us the complexity of a time made of conquests, hopes, and shared memories.
Objects
The exhibition itinerary guides visitors through symbolic objects and tangible testimonies of an era of revolutions, wars, and conquests. A narrative that does not stop at the Unification of Italy, but engages with European history, before and after the Risorgimento.
Exhibition Rooms
The 30 rooms illustrate the events and protagonists of the Risorgimento, the Unification of Italy, and the contemporary processes of European nationhood, from the great revolutions of the eighteenth century to the threshold of the Great War.
Books
A highly significant library and documentary heritage (including volumes, pamphlets, periodicals, and parliamentary acts), accompanied by iconographic collections and geographical maps for the study of the Risorgimento.
Subalpine Parliament
Discover where Giuseppe Garibaldi, Camillo Cavour, Massimo D’Azeglio, Vincenzo Gioberti, and many others laid the foundations of our democracy and started building Italy.
"The Museum's heritage originates from the royal donation of Vittorio Emanuele II's relics and the letter that wished for its future; over time, countless donations of objects and documents have been added to it, composing a collective account of commitment, hopes, and civic value, which is extremely relevant today."
Luisa Papotti
President of the National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento
Digital Collection
From the photographs of the Crimean War to the plates of Gaeta, from the flags of the Mutual Aid Societies to the Album of the Countess of Castiglione. A journey that intertwines art, politics, and society.