Description
Milan's Museum of the Risorgimento tells the story of Italy from Napoleon's arrival in 1796 to the capture of Rome in 1870. It is housed in Palazzo Moriggia, a Neoclassical palace by Giuseppe Piermarini on Via Borgonuovo, in Brera: a compact museum for anyone who loves history seen through objects.
The rooms follow events in order. Among the finest relics is the green and silver mantle from Napoleon's coronation as King of Italy, in 1805.
From the Five Days of 1848 there is the tricolor that flew over the Duomo on March 20; from Garibaldi, his poncho and red shirt. On the walls hang battle paintings by the Induno brothers and Carlo Bossoli.
The museum grew out of objects collected for the 1884 Turin Exhibition and moved several times, from the Porta Venezia Gardens to the Sforza Castle, before arriving here in 1950. Among its documents is the pardon that saved Silvio Pellico from death.
The rooms follow events in order. Among the finest relics is the green and silver mantle from Napoleon's coronation as King of Italy, in 1805.
From the Five Days of 1848 there is the tricolor that flew over the Duomo on March 20; from Garibaldi, his poncho and red shirt. On the walls hang battle paintings by the Induno brothers and Carlo Bossoli.
The museum grew out of objects collected for the 1884 Turin Exhibition and moved several times, from the Porta Venezia Gardens to the Sforza Castle, before arriving here in 1950. Among its documents is the pardon that saved Silvio Pellico from death.