Risorgimento Museum was opened in 2005, on the upper floors of the Grande Miglio - part of the castle Brescia, built in the late 16th century and once served as a granary for the Venetian garrison.

The museum exhibition is organized according to a modern interpretation of historical events of the period of the Risorgimento - the movement for the unification of Italy, mid-19th century. Here you can see a variety of exhibits from various museum collections, including portraits, memorabilia, official announcements and publications, which documented the legendary deeds and patriotic appeals, which led to the creation of a unified Italian nation. With all this, the museum introduces visitors to the main events of the Risorgimento - household items and everyday language of those years, together with documents to help understand the significance of the historic transformation.

Particular attention is paid to local historical events that led to the formation in 1797, the year of Brescia, and the famous ten-day uprising "Dechi Dzhornate" and breshiantsev role in the war for independence.

Part of the museum's collections had been used to create a thematic route dedicated to the Battle of Solferino and San Martino, known as the "Grande Battaglia" - The Great Battle. This route allows you to travel back in time, deep into Italian history, and to be in the year 1859: The exhibition presents the events of the War of Independence and its main participants - from Napoleon III to Cavour and from Vittorio Emanuele II to Garibaldi. Particular attention is paid to one of the major battles of the Risorgimento - the battle of San Martino and Solferino, which led to the defeat of Austria and the transition of Lombardy under the authority of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

In the museum you can see a variety of artifacts - maps, which noted the movement of troops, flags, prints, paintings, sculptures, etc., as well as obituaries Memorial, promotional documents, illustrations and physical evidence in any complex and It creates conditions bloody history of Italy.

The museum exhibition drew attention to the city of Brescia, which at the time was turned into a huge hospital, and in which the patriotic fever mixed with simple human compassion. As a result of the bloody Battle of Solferino and San Martino was born the idea of ​​creating the International Red Cross - its founder, Henry Dunant was a participant of the battle.