Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano | |
Established | 1878 |
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Location | Turin, Italy |
Coordinates | 45°04′09″N 7°41′06″W / 45.0691°N 7.6851°W |
Type | Historical and military museum |
Collections | period spanning from the Siege of Turin (1706) to the foundation of the Italian Republic (1946) |
Visitors | 150,000 (2016) |
Director | Umberto Levra |
Website | www.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.