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CENTRAL MUSEUM OF THE RISORGIMENTO

The history of the Central Museum of the Risorgimento in seven acts
The origins of the Museum
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The origins of the Museum

The need to supply Rome with a museum of the Risorgimento took hold between 1880 and 1884

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The Vittoriano, from monument to museum showcase
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The Vittoriano, from monument to museum showcase

Giuseppe Sacconi allocates the building’s support structures to the Museum of the Risorgimento

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The first concrete steps towards the Museum
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The first concrete steps towards the Museum

An ad hoc National Committee sets up an important exhibition on the Risorgimento in the Vittoriano

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The Museum of the Risorgimento includes the Great War.
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The Museum of the Risorgimento includes the Great War.

The renewed conflict with Austria-Hungary extends the Risorgimento process up to 1918

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A new location for the Museum of the Risorgimento in the Vittoriano
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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

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Opening to the public
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Opening to the public

After thirty-five years, the museum finally welcomes visitors but is soon forced to close

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A museum for the new millennium
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A museum for the new millennium

Reopened in 2000 and refurbished in 2011, the Museum is now entrusted to the Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia 

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