Museo del Risorgimento

About the museum

The Museo del Risorgimento di Milano, founded at the end of the 19th century, has been housed since 1950 in Palazzo Moriggia, in via Borgonuovo in the Brera district, together with the Civiche Raccolte Storiche of the Comune di Milano. The palace was built in 1775 to a design by Giuseppe Piermarini for the marquis Giovanni Battista Moriggia. It then passed to the Besozzi counts and to the Napoleonic general Alessandro Trivulzio and, in the Napoleonic period, it housed the Ministry of War of the Italian Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.

In the 20th century the palace became the property of the De Marchi family. After the bombings of August 1943, Rosa Curioni, widow of Marco De Marchi, donated the entire building to the Comune di Milano and guaranteed the funds for its reconstruction: this is how the palace came to be linked with the history of the Raccolte Storiche and of the Museo del Risorgimento. Palazzo Moriggia is part of the civic museums and cultural institutions of the Castello Sforzesco.

On the ground floor the museum has a permanent route of 14 rooms, which tells the story of Italy from the first independence tensions to unification and the proclamation of Rome as capital, passing through the Napoleonic era, the Five Days of Milan, the wars of independence and the Expedition of the Thousand. Paintings, prints, weapons, memorabilia and busts also document the evolution of Lombard Romantic painting. The library and archive of the Civiche Raccolte Storiche are housed in the same palace.

Highlights

• 14 rooms from the Napoleonic era to Italian unification
• Rooms dedicated to the Five Days of Milan and the wars of independence
• Section on the Expedition of the Thousand and Garibaldi's epic
• Tactile route with original busts and sculptures and audio tracks
• Always free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso espositivo permanente del Museo del Risorgimento – Fourteen ground-floor rooms recounting Italian history from the Napoleonic era and the Restoration to the Five Days, the wars of independence and the Expedition of the Thousand, up to the Kingdom of Italy.

Founded

1885

Operated by

Comune di Milano

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the Museo del Risorgimento is always free and there is no ticket office; for individual visitors booking is not compulsory.

Accessibility

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

The museum is on the ground floor with no changes of level inside; it is entered from the palace courtyard via a ramp with two handrails (gradient of 10%). The toilet for people with disabilities is in the courtyard. The library, archive and conference hall are on the first floor and are currently not accessible to people with mobility difficulties. Tactile route with some original sculptures and busts and audio tracks, which can be heard via QR code at the entrance. At via Borgonuovo 10 there is one parking space reserved for holders of a disabled parking permit.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Coat check

In the entrance hall there are an info point and a left-luggage facility.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The spaces of Palazzo Moriggia can be rented for paid events at the fee set by the Comune; requests to c.museorisorgimento@comune.milano.it using the appropriate form.

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