Museo del Risorgimento di Asti

About the museum

The Museo del Risorgimento di Asti is housed on the ground floor of Palazzo Ottolenghi, one of the city’s most important Baroque palaces, which overlooks Corso Alfieri, formerly the Via Maestra. Its original core is due to the initiative of the Asti patron Leonetto Ottolenghi, who commissioned portraits of leading figures of the Risorgimento and paintings of battles.

The collections grew over time thanks to donations from Asti families whose members had taken part in Risorgimento events, or from their heirs. The route brings together oval portraits of historical figures, paintings of battle scenes, banners of workers’ mutual aid societies and of Garibaldian veterans, weapons, medals, coins and personal objects.

Beneath the museum there is also an air-raid shelter from 1943, with panels devoted to the history of Asti between the two world wars.

Highlights

• Oval portraits of Risorgimento leaders by Paolo Arri
• Battle paintings by Luigi Morgari, Raffaele Pontremoli and Felice Cerruti Bauduc
• Banners of mutual aid societies and Garibaldian veterans
• Uniform of the Garibaldian major Orazio Dogliotti and travel trunk of Vincenzo Gioberti
• Air-raid shelter from 1943 beneath the museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Raccolte del Risorgimento – Portraits, battle paintings, banners of mutual aid societies, weapons, medals and relics donated by Asti families.
• Rifugio antiaereo del 1943 – Underground shelter with panels on the history of Asti between the two world wars.

Founded

1898

Operated by

Città di Asti

Visitors per year

approx. 10,145

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission according to the Museionline portal.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum occupies the ground floor of the palace; the sources consulted give no information on accessibility.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Corso Alfieri 350, in the historic centre of Asti.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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