The Museum, initially set up first in Palazzo Porcellini and then in the former Ursuline convent, is dedicated to Luigi Musini (1843-1903), a local Garibaldian and the second socialist deputy of the Kingdom of Italy’s parliament. He is credited with establishing a collection, later donated to the Municipality, through which it is possible to reconstruct the history of the territory from the Napoleonic era until the proclamation of the Republic, focusing on particularly significant moments revisited with thematic insights. Since 1989 housed in the historic Palazzo delle Orsoline, the museum exhibits material almost entirely from the private collection donated by Nullo Musini, Luigi’s son, and other citizens of Fidenza, with contributions from the Municipal Archive. The museum visit route is divided into nine rooms organized according to chronological and thematic insights, such as: “Napoleon and Maria Luigia (1802-1847)”, “The Bourbons (1847-1859)”, “The People of Fidenza in the Risorgimento”, “Giuseppe Garibaldi (1848-1870)”, “Giuseppe Verdi (1853-1901)”, “Luigi Musini (1859-1915)”, “From Unification to Sarajevo (1862-1914)”, “From May 24, 1915 to the Spanish Civil War (1936)”, “World War II and the Resistance (1940-46)”. The type of material exhibited is mainly documentary. These include edicts, posters, photographs, and prints, supplemented by flags, uniforms, and a limited number of weapons. In the museum, a copy is displayed, one of the six existing, of the photographic album of the Thousand.
Information about the Civic Museum of the Risorgimento “L. Musini”
Via Costa, 2 (c/o Palazzo delle Orsoline),
43036 Fidenza (Parma)
0524 517 390 (library)
orsolinefidenza@comune.fidenza.pr.it
Source: MIBACT
