Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin)

National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento
Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano
Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin) is located in Turin
Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin)
Location within Turin
Established1878
LocationTurin, Italy
Coordinates45°04′09″N 7°41′06″W / 45.0691°N 7.6851°W / 45.0691; -7.6851
TypeHistorical and military museum
Collectionsperiod spanning from the Siege of Turin (1706) to the foundation of the Italian Republic (1946)
Visitors150,000 (2016)
DirectorUmberto Levra
Websitewww.museorisorgimentotorino.it

The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento (Italian: Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano) is the first, the biggest and the most important among the 23 museums in Italy dedicated to the Risorgimento; and the only one which can be considered "national" according to a 1901 law, and due to its rich and great collections. It is housed in the Palazzo Carignano in Turin.