Stories

The Risorgimento as you have never seen it.

You don't need tickets or opening hours to be inspired by history. This section is dedicated to those who want to discover the Museum through storytelling: articles, curiosities, insights, and little-known stories about the protagonists, objects, and events that shaped Italy.

T. van Elven, Seduta di apertura (1860): aula gremita con i rappresentanti di Lombardia, Toscana, Emilia e Romagna — olio su tela, R0003672, Sala 21, Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano, Torino. — T. van Elven, Opening Session (1860): chamber crowded with representatives from Lombardy, Tuscany, Emilia, and Romagna — oil on canvas, R0003672, Room 21, National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento, Turin.

The Painter Who Stole the Perfect Moment of the Risorgimento

Parlamento Subalpino: loggiato e decorazioni sotto la cupola, Palazzo Carignano, Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano, Torino. — Subalpine Parliament: loggia and decorations under the dome, Palazzo Carignano, National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento, Turin.

Enter where Italy found its voice