Museo del Risorgimento
The Museo del Risorgimento occupies Palazzo Moriggia on Borgonuovo Street in Milan, Italy. Its collections document Italy’s unification period.
Founded in 1886, the museum grew from objects and documents gathered in Turin. Palazzo Moriggia became its home in 1950.
The displays trace events from Napoleon’s first Italian campaign in 1796 through the Capture of Rome in 1870. Napoleon’s cloak and coronation regalia represent the Imperial period.
The museum also presents the original flag of the Lombard Legion and related republican objects. Paintings, sculptures and personal belongings follow the period’s political changes.
Materials from the Restoration include belongings associated with Silvio Pellico and the Five Days of Milan. A broken uprising bell recalls the conflict in the city.
The collection includes a tricolour flag flown above Milan Cathedral and the Roman Republic’s original tricolour. Giuseppe Garibaldi’s Bible, red shirt and poncho represent the independence wars.
Works by Carlo Canella and Girolamo Induno depict Risorgimento battles and public scenes. The museum also contains a library and historical archive.
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