The Five Days of Milan - Civic historical collections
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On the occasion of the Five Days of Milan, the Institute of the Civic Historical Collections of Palazzo Moriggia | Museum of the Risorgimento of the Municipality of Milan, which collects significant testimonies of the history of Milan, offers two events at the Museum of the Risorgimento and a themed guided tour of the Museum and the Brera district.
The Five Days of Milan
On the occasion of the Five Days of Milan, the institute of Civic Historical Collections of Palazzo Moriggia | Museum of the Risorgimento of the Municipality of Milan, which collects significant testimonies of the history of Milan, proposes two appointmentsi at the Risorgimento Museum and a guided tour themed al Museum and in the neighborhood of Brera.
Le Five Days of Milan, from 18 to 22 March 1848, put the Ambrosian city at the center of international attention: it was one of the most important revolutionary experiences of the peninsula, inflamed, like a large part ofEurope, from those twenty Democrats and Republicans who had mixed with the demands of demands, self-determination and national independence. There Story of its protagonists and protagonists represents the heart of the exhibition itinerary of the Risorgimento Museum in Milan and is told through paintings, watercolours, drawings, engravings, but also by sketches of monuments and many objects, weapons, cockades, flags, which contribute to defining the memory of one of the most exciting and relevant to Milanese, Italian and European history and which the organized events aim to retrace and revive.
18 March
The Five Days of Milan
Thematic historical-artistic visit to the Risorgimento Museum and the Brera district
Guided visit to the section of the Museum dedicated to the Five Days with a historical-artistic approach. Followed by a tour to discover the places in the Brera District represented in the paintings of the Risorgimento Museum or affected by the events of the Five Days.
Curated by Ilaria Torelli, curator of cultural heritage and Thea Rossi, educational section of the Risorgimento Museum.
When:
Saturday 18 March 2023, 15pm
Where:
Meeting point: Risorgimento Museum. The visit to the Museum will end at 15pm. Following departure of the tour of the Brera District. Arrival point: Lanza stop – green line. Total duration: 45 hours.
How to:
Free event subject to availability with reservations required by writing to c.museorisorgimento@comune.milano.it by Friday 17 March at 12:00
21 March
The Five Days of Milan
Historical thematic visit to the Risorgimento Museum during the lunch break
The guided tour is part of the "Pause in History" cycle, an initiative organized by the Risorgimento Museum to tell its story through a series of free guided tours, lasting half an hour, during the lunch break. In this appointment, some paintings from the Risorgimento Museum will be described which illustrate the history of the Five Days of Milan with a historical perspective, framing this event in the broader context of the revolutionary experiences brought about by those democratic and republican winds who were mixed with the demands of demands, of self-determination and national independence.
Curated by Giacomo Girardi, who teaches “History of the Age of Enlightenment and Revolutions”, University of Milan and is Secretary of the Milan Committee of the Institute for the History of the Italian Risorgimento.
When:
Tuesday 21 March 2023, from 13pm to 00pm.
Where:
Risorgimento Museum, via Borgonuovo, 23. Milan
How to:
Free participation and entry while places last, reservations required by writing to c.museorisorgimento@comune.milano.it by March 20th at 12:00
22 March
The Five Days of Milan
The long road to freedom: visit to the Risorgimento Museum route
Since January 2000 the Educational Section has been offering itineraries inside Palazzo Moriggia. The methodology adopted presents the Museum and its collection as an exciting experience told with sensitivity and participation. The Museum is presented through an exciting, interactive and inclusive dialogue. The comparison between past and present helps visitors to reflect on justice, freedom, peace, war, democracy: a mandate from which a history museum cannot and must not escape. On the occasion of the Five Days, a free guided tour is offered to learn about the Risorgimento Museum and its heritage.
Curated by Thea Rossi, educational section of the Risorgimento Museum.
When:
Wednesday 22 March 2023, 14 pm
Where:
Risorgimento Museum, via Borgonuovo, 23. Milan
How to:
Participation and free entry while places last, with reservations required by writing to c.museorisorgimento@comune.milano.it by March 21st at 12:00
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