in reality is about the Italian unification from the different states (republics, duchies, kingdoms) of the Italian peninsula into a one single Kingdom of Italy, the political and social movements of those days (1800's) which includes lots of mementos and an extraordinary collection of political propaganda (Napoleonic, Garibaldian some French too), ads, prints, paintings and cartographs. There are hundreds but hundreds of prints, after viewing them in a couple of rooms brought me some confusion...Houses also the very firsts Italian parliaments (Subalpine then the first Italian Chamber of Deputies 1848-1865) and the original manuscript of the National Anthem (the second one, the first is in Genoa)Downside: If want to take pictures is necessary to pay a permit for photographing. Beautiful the whole setting but lighting (imo) is not very well distributed, for example explanation cards in the displays should be more illuminated... brought some eye tiredness after reading them (because of the poor lighting and closed windows) The structure itself as a grand majestic palace was tidy, neat, making it a pleasurable visit... very helpful staff, pity that was empty... it deserves much more...
An interesting place but some rooms were a little dark.We also enjoyed the Belle Époque exhibition.
Interesting historical museum in old palace. English translations, though still developing the story. Could spend a few hours here easily.
I've been interested in the Risorgimento for many years, so I absolutely love this museum. It's full of history and gives an excellent overview not only of the Risorgimento, but of the time before and after it, thus giving a broad context for the unification of Italy. Information on every exhibit is given in Italian and English, and there are audioguides in several languages, as well as guided tours in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, and Russian. In some halls, short films on different related subjects (such as the Industrial Revolution) are shown; the films are, of course, in Italian, but with good English subtitles. And don't forget to walk around the Palazzo Carignano, which houses the museum, - in my opinion, it's one of the most beautiful buildings in Turin!
I did a guided tour which was in-depth and delivered professionally. They are only in Italian though. It's still worth to see without the tour, although there's a lot. Just seeing the first chamber of deputies though is interesting, as well as all the contemporary documents.
If time is limited in Turin, make sure you see this. It has recently been completely restored, and now offers a brilliant depiction of Italian history in the 19th century, all laid out in 30 rooms in the Palazzo Carignano - paintings, posters, prints, documents, uniforms. And in the midst of it all is preserved the first Italian Chamber of Deputies.
Sadly we did not have enough time to do the museum justice. It is laid out in chronoligical order and each room has a summary card in different languages as well as summaries in Italian and English alongside each item. The exhibits are varied and interesting in their own right as well as forming part of the story itself (field surgeon's toolkit, Cavour's restored carriage, etc).The building itself has some amazing ceilings to view too.Well worth visiting
A great museum for learning some of the history of Italy and it's road towards independence. The videos have English subtitles and are really enjoyable and informative, though the displays are a tad dry. I really enjoyed it though, as well as the Belle Epoque clothing exhibit hosted there.
The museum was full of information regarding the risorgimento but if you don't speak Italian was somewhat difficult to follow and understand and the audio guide did not interact with all the displays so we were left wondering at time as to who was who and relationships to what Plenty of material but no history a sto the run up to events
If you want to know anything about the Italian Risorgimento, it's in this museum. It's very complete and interesting, but I got a little bit numb with information overload by the end.