Museo del Risorgimento Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Museum in the 14th-century cloister of San Domenico, devoted to the Sicilian Risorgimento, with Garibaldian relics, weapons, portraits, documents and the Crispi room.
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About the museum
The museum's material was collected during the First World War, between 1915 and 1918, on the initiative of Alfonso Sansone, and the museum opened in 1918 at the Società siciliana per la storia patria. In 1932 it was given a new layout and, after the damage of the Second World War, it was reorganised and officially reopened on 15 April 1961.
After renovation work that began in 2006, the museum reopened on 29 May 2010 under the name Museo del Risorgimento “Vittorio Emanuele Orlando”. It is on the ground floor of the 14th-century cloister of the church of San Domenico, home of the Società siciliana per la storia patria.
The main hall presents materials arranged by the phases of the Sicilian revolution (1820–21, 1836–37, 1848–49) and the relics of the Garibaldian expedition. A room on the east side of the cloister is dedicated to Francesco Crispi.
Highlights
- Flag of the steamer Lombardo from the Expedition of the Thousand
- Honorary sabres given to Garibaldi and Garibaldian uniforms
- Room dedicated to Francesco Crispi
- Portrait of the Marquis of Rudinì by Giovanni Boldini
- 14th-century cloister of San Domenico
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente del Museo del Risorgimento – Main hall with materials from the Sicilian Risorgimento and the Garibaldian expedition, weapons, uniforms, portraits, documents and the Crispi room.
- Founded
- 1918
- Operated by
- Società siciliana per la storia patria
- Director
- Pasquale Hamel
- Visitors per year
- approx. 800
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3groups of at least 15 people, over-65s and categories covered by agreements |
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours can be booked by writing to bookshop@storiapatria.it or calling +39 091 582 774. |
