Il Historical Museum of the Grenadiers of Sardinia in Rome was founded in 1903. The cornerstone of the Museum building was laid on June 3, 1922, in the presence of Vittorio Emanuele III.
On June 3, 1924 (the 265th year of the Corps’ establishment), the Museum was inaugurated in the presence of the rulers of the House of Savoy.
In the Museum, you can visit in the 15 exhibition rooms:
- Italian and foreign weapons from various eras.
- Photographs dating back to the Great War.
- Reasons for Gold Medals for Military Valor.
- Maps of the places where the various Grenadier units fought.
- Flags and personal objects from private donations.
- The Grenadiers’ Shrine with the inscriptions of the names of over 8,500 Grenadiers fallen in all Wars.
- A statue depicting the meeting at Teano between Giuseppe Garibaldi and King Vittorio Emanuele II.
- A bust of Duke Carlo Emanuele II (1659).
- Paintings of the historic battles of Goito, Custoza, Mola di Gaeta, and Perugia.
