Inaugurated in 1938 on the initiative of Romeo Galli, librarian and curator of the civic art collections of the city of Imola, it is located on the ground floor of the former convent of San Francesco, which also houses the Municipal Library and the Theater. The initial core consists of materials donated by Count Antonio Domenico Gamberini (1831-1910), patriot and deputy in 1859 of the Assembly of Romagna, and weapons, uniforms, letters, iconographic evidence, notices and proclamations documenting the participation of the people of Imola in the Risorgimento events. The material is exhibited in five rooms based on a chronological criterion. At the moment the Museum is not visitable. The first room, dedicated to the French occupation (1796-1814), contains documentation on Pius VII Chiaramonti, who was bishop of Imola. In the second, the first uprisings and the First War of Independence (1821-1849) are documented with relics and documents on Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, bishop of Imola and later Pope Pius IX. Garibaldi’s events are extensively illustrated in the third and fourth rooms, while the last section of the museum is dedicated to the contribution of the people of Imola to colonial wars and the First World War.
Information about the Museum of the Risorgimento of Imola
Via Emilia, 80,
40026 Imola (Bologna)
0542602609
musei@comune.imola.bo.it
Source: MIBACT
