Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento

Enthralling

This museum tells the story of the unification of the various states on the Italian peninsula and their liberation from foreign domination. The items on display are arranged mostly chronologically...

A disappointing effort spoiling a good story

This museum takes a very dramatic and interesting story, then turns it into a boring and uninformative experience. The actual events of the risorgimento and what gave rise to them are drowned beneath ...

A learning experience

Until seeing this museum, I had put visiting Risorgimento ( meaning the battle to unite all of Italian lands to become a country ) museums on the no-go list. I figured if I wanted to learn about it, I...

A museum of the last centuries history of Italy

Museo Nazionale del Resurgimiento is located in the Carignano Palace, in the center of Torino, the main city in Piedmont. It is the museum, where you can learn about the modern history of Italy and th...

History brought to life

A magnificent museum which brilliantly explains the Risorgimento in a building where so much of it happened. It is remarkable how much stuff has survived, particularly the cutting satire of many of t...