Museo del Risorgimento di Villafranca di Verona
Small museum in Villafranca di Verona, in Palazzo Morelli-Gandini-Bugna, with Risorgimento weapons and relics and the room where Napoleon III and Franz Joseph met in 1859.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in Palazzo Morelli-Gandini-Bugna, in Via Pace in Villafranca di Verona, and preserves evidence from the Risorgimento era. On the first floor of the building is a small room where Franz Joseph of Austria and Napoleon III met on 11 July 1859, a few days after the battles of San Martino and Solferino. The meeting laid the foundations of the armistice and of the peace that ended the Second War of Independence.
The rooms have recently been restored, recovering their original forms and colours. The ground floor houses the museum’s collections: original weapons, prints and relics of the armies that fought for the unification of Italy, as well as documents and personal objects of citizens of Villafranca who enlisted with the Garibaldini in 1859 and 1866.
Among the objects on display is a red tunic and a cap that belonged to a volunteer of the Cacciatori delle Alpi (Alpine Hunters).
Highlights
- Room of the meeting of 11 July 1859 between Napoleon III and Franz Joseph
- Weapons, prints and relics of the Risorgimento armies
- Documents of Villafranca volunteers with the Garibaldini
- Red tunic and cap of a volunteer of the Cacciatori delle Alpi
Permanent exhibition
- Armi e cimeli del Risorgimento – Original weapons, prints and relics of the armies of Italian unification, with memorabilia of the Villafranca volunteers who joined the Garibaldini.
- Operated by
- Comune di Villafranca di Verona
- Visitors per year
- approx. 700
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to Museionline (2022).
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
Museionline reports services for people with disabilities; details are not given.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits are reported; to book them, please contact the museum. |
