Vittoriano
Central Museum of the Risorgimento
The history of the Central Museum of the Risorgimento in seven acts
![The origins of the Museum](https://vive.cultura.gov.it/_cms/sites/default/files/styles/img_blocco_o/public/scheda/Senza%20titolo-4_0013_museocentrale1.jpg?itok=TWK3OEOR)
I
The origins of the Museum
The need to supply Rome with a museum of the Risorgimento took hold between 1880 and 1884
![The Vittoriano, from monument to museum showcase](https://vive.cultura.gov.it/_cms/sites/default/files/styles/img_blocco_o/public/scheda/Senza%20titolo-4_0003_museocentrale2.jpg?itok=iqG31Fom)
II
The Vittoriano, from monument to museum showcase
Giuseppe Sacconi allocates the building’s support structures to the Museum of the Risorgimento
![The first concrete steps towards the Museum](https://vive.cultura.gov.it/_cms/sites/default/files/styles/img_blocco_o/public/scheda/Senza%20titolo-4_0002_museocentrale3.jpg?itok=M25lQdNl)
III
The first concrete steps towards the Museum
An ad hoc National Committee sets up an important exhibition on the Risorgimento in the Vittoriano
![The Museum of the Risorgimento includes the Great War.](https://vive.cultura.gov.it/_cms/sites/default/files/styles/img_blocco_o/public/scheda/anteprimastoriamuseo.jpg?itok=v9UI9kQV)
IV
The Museum of the Risorgimento includes the Great War.
The renewed conflict with Austria-Hungary extends the Risorgimento process up to 1918
![A new location for the Museum of the Risorgimento in the Vittoriano](https://vive.cultura.gov.it/_cms/sites/default/files/styles/img_blocco_o/public/scheda/MCR_intro-atto6.jpg?itok=XEof-wJP)
V
A new location for the Museum of the Risorgimento in the Vittoriano
The need for space for the museum leads to the construction of a new exhibition wing towards the Imperial Forums
![Opening to the public](https://vive.cultura.gov.it/_cms/sites/default/files/styles/img_blocco_o/public/scheda/Senza%20titolo-4_0000_museocentrale6.jpg?itok=04fHuTri)
VI
Opening to the public
After thirty-five years, the museum finally welcomes visitors but is soon forced to close
![A museum for the new millennium](https://vive.cultura.gov.it/_cms/sites/default/files/styles/img_blocco_o/public/scheda/MCR-atto8-intro.jpg?itok=AM-3Znd1)
VII
A museum for the new millennium
Reopened in 2000 and refurbished in 2011, the Museum is now entrusted to the Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia