Museum of the Risorgimento Museum

The Museum of the Risorgimento in Milan is a civic museum dedicated to the history of Italian unification and related 19th-century political and military history. It presents artifacts, documents and displays that trace events and personalities associated with the Risorgimento period.

Exhibits typically include uniforms, prints, maps, letters and objects connected to the long 19th-century movement for Italian statehood. The museum situates these materials within Milan’s civic and political history of that era.

The museum was established as a municipal institution to preserve and interpret the material history of the Risorgimento; its collections reflect both national events and local Lombard participation in the process of unification.

The museum is located in Milan, in the Lombardy region, within the urban centre of the city and accessible by public transport from main central points.

• Check opening days and guided-tour times before you go - museums devoted to the Risorgimento often run focused tours or temporary displays that aren't obvious from the exterior.
• Visit early in the week or mid-morning to avoid peak tourist hours and to have a staff member available to point out key documents or artifacts relating to local Risorgimento history.