The trousers worn by the Hero of Two Worlds during the enterprise of the Thousand are one of the most famous relics of the Museum and of the whole Risorgimento
The trousers are called blue jeans due to the fabric - the so-called "blue of Genoa" from the name of the city of origin and the colour, extracted from woad and made with indigo - known for its resistance and thus used for the manufacture of sailors' clothes. The blue jeans preserved in the museum are the trousers that Garibaldi (1807-1882) wore in 1860 during the Expedition of the Thousand and with which he led the war in Sicily. This pair of trousers is a rare relic that is full of symbolic meaning, and was donated by the children of the “Hero of the two worlds” in order to commemorate the role Garibaldi played in Italian national unity; unsurprisingly, a symbolic tricolour ribbon was applied around the buttons.
