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[[Image:Episodio delle cinque giornate (Baldassare Verazzi).jpg|thumb|200px|''Episode from the [[Five Days of Milan|Five Days]] (Fighting at Palazzo Litta)'', by [[Baldassare Verazzi]]]]
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The '''Museum of the Risorgimento''' (''Museo del Risorgimento'') is a museum in [[Milan]] on the history of [[Italian unification]] from 1796 (Napoleon's first Italian campaign) and 1870 (Rome's annexation into the Kingdom of Italy) and on Milan's part in it (particularly the [[Five Days of Milan]]). It is housed in the 18th century [[palazzo Moriggia]]. Its collections include [[Baldassare Verazzi]]'s ''Episode from the Five Days'' and [[Francesco Hayez]]'s 1840 ''[[:Image:Francesco Hayez 047.jpg|Portrait]] of Emperor [[Ferdinand I of Austria]]''.
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The '''Museum of the Risorgimento''' ({{lang-it|Museo del Risorgimento}}), located in the 18th-century [[Milan]]ese '''Palazzo Moriggia''', houses a collection of objects and artworks which illustrate the history of [[Italian unification]] from Napoleon's [[French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1796#Italy|first Italian campaign]] of 1796 to the [[Capture of Rome|annexation of Rome]] in 1870. The city of Milan played a key role in the process, most notably on the occasion of the 1848 uprising against the Austrians known as the [[Five Days of Milan]].
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==Description==
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[[it:Museo del Risorgimento di Milano]]
The museum was founded on a collection of documents on the [[Risorgimento]], gathered for the Exhibition of Turin in 1884 and then moved to the showroom at Milan’s Public Gardens. The exhibition was later transferred to the Rocchetta rooms at the [[Sforza Castle]], where it was officially inaugurated on 24 June 1896. In 1943, due to the war-time bombardment of the castle, the museum was temporarily moved to the estate of [[Casa Manzoni]] (home of the famed Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni). Finally in 1951 it was housed inside the Moriggia Palace, where it remains today.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comune.pv.it/museicivici/museistoria/risorgimentomi.htm |title=Museo del Risorgimento di Milano |access-date=2010-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304200735/http://www.comune.pv.it/museicivici/museistoria/risorgimentomi.htm |archive-date=2010-03-04 }}</ref>


The museum is part of the Civic Historical Collections. Its collections include [[Baldassare Verazzi]]'s ''Episode from the Five Days'' and [[Francesco Hayez]]'s 1840 ''[[:Image:Francesco Hayez 047.jpg|Portrait]] of Emperor [[Ferdinand I of Austria]]''. The permanent exhibition is displayed to follow the chronological order of events of the Risorgimento, leading the visitor through fifteen rooms, to which the new Weapons Room has been recently added. The latest refurbishment in 1998 included the redesign of the permanent exhibitions, to accentuate the highlights of the collections, particularly the relics.
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[[Category:Museums of the Risorgimento|Milan]]

The museum boasts the green-and-silver velvet cloak and the valuable regal insignia of Napoleon Bonaparte’s coronation, the banner of the Legione Lombarda Cacciatori a Cavallo (Lombard Legion on Horseback) and the first Italian flag. The last renovation saw the redesign of the lighting and information systems, as well as improvements to the ‘Romantic Garden’ behind the building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museodelrisorgimento.mi.it/|title=Home|website=Museodelrisorgimento.mi.it|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>

==The palace==
The Moriggia Palace, which houses the museum, was designed in 1775 by [[Giuseppe Piermarini]]. It is located behind the vast area of [[Brera (district of Milan)|Brera]], and was the residence, in Napoleonic times, of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] and later, the [[Ministry of Defence (Italy)|Ministry of Defence]]. At the beginning of the 20th century, the palace passed to the [[De Marchi]] family and was then donated to the City of Milan by his wife of the famous naturalist [[Marco De Marchi]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
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File:Episodio delle cinque giornate (Baldassare Verazzi).jpg|''Episode from the [[Five Days of Milan|Five Days]] (Fighting at [[Palazzo Litta, Milan|Palazzo Litta]])'', by [[Baldassare Verazzi]]
File:Vittorio Emanuele Duca di Savoia - Gerolamo Induno - 1850 circa - museo del risorgimento di Milano.JPG|''Vittorio Emanuele Duca di Savoia'', [[Gerolamo Induno]], 1850.
File:Vittorio Emanuele II a cavallo - Gerolamo Induno - 1861 - olio su tela - Museo del Risorgimento - Milano.JPG|''[[Vittorio Emanuele II]] on horse'', [[Gerolamo Induno]], 1861.
File:Poncho e camicia rossa di Garibaldi - Museo del Risorgimento di Milano.JPG|Poncho and red shirt of [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]].
File:Divise delle truppe garibaldine - Museo del Risorgimento di Milano.JPG|Uniforms of the garibaldines.
File:Francesco Giuseppe I imperatore d'Austria - Francesco Hayez - 1852 circa - 001.JPG|''[[Franz Joseph I of Austria]]'', [[Francesco Hayez]], 1852.
File:Ingresso di Vittorio emanuele II in Venezia - 1866 - Gerolamo Induno - Museo del risorgimento di Milano.JPG|''Entry of Vittorio Emanuele II in Venice'', [[Gerolamo Induno]], 1866.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Museo del Risorgimento (Milan)}}
*{{in lang|it}} [http://www.museodelrisorgimento.mi.it/ Museo del Risorgimento]

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Latest revision as of 03:39, 23 August 2022

Museo del Risorgimento
Palazzo Moriggia
Map
Established1885 (since 1951 in the actual venue)
LocationVia Borgonuovo, 23 - 20121 Milan, Italy
DirectorMarina Messina
Websitewww.museodelrisorgimento.mi.it

The Museum of the Risorgimento (Italian: Museo del Risorgimento), located in the 18th-century Milanese Palazzo Moriggia, houses a collection of objects and artworks which illustrate the history of Italian unification from Napoleon's first Italian campaign of 1796 to the annexation of Rome in 1870. The city of Milan played a key role in the process, most notably on the occasion of the 1848 uprising against the Austrians known as the Five Days of Milan.

Description[edit]

The museum was founded on a collection of documents on the Risorgimento, gathered for the Exhibition of Turin in 1884 and then moved to the showroom at Milan’s Public Gardens. The exhibition was later transferred to the Rocchetta rooms at the Sforza Castle, where it was officially inaugurated on 24 June 1896. In 1943, due to the war-time bombardment of the castle, the museum was temporarily moved to the estate of Casa Manzoni (home of the famed Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni). Finally in 1951 it was housed inside the Moriggia Palace, where it remains today.[1]

The museum is part of the Civic Historical Collections. Its collections include Baldassare Verazzi's Episode from the Five Days and Francesco Hayez's 1840 Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria. The permanent exhibition is displayed to follow the chronological order of events of the Risorgimento, leading the visitor through fifteen rooms, to which the new Weapons Room has been recently added. The latest refurbishment in 1998 included the redesign of the permanent exhibitions, to accentuate the highlights of the collections, particularly the relics.

The museum boasts the green-and-silver velvet cloak and the valuable regal insignia of Napoleon Bonaparte’s coronation, the banner of the Legione Lombarda Cacciatori a Cavallo (Lombard Legion on Horseback) and the first Italian flag. The last renovation saw the redesign of the lighting and information systems, as well as improvements to the ‘Romantic Garden’ behind the building.[2]

The palace[edit]

The Moriggia Palace, which houses the museum, was designed in 1775 by Giuseppe Piermarini. It is located behind the vast area of Brera, and was the residence, in Napoleonic times, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and later, the Ministry of Defence. At the beginning of the 20th century, the palace passed to the De Marchi family and was then donated to the City of Milan by his wife of the famous naturalist Marco De Marchi.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Museo del Risorgimento di Milano". Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  2. ^ "Home". Museodelrisorgimento.mi.it. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links[edit]

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