Thematic sites - Municipality of Milan

PROGRAM OF INITIATIVES

• CRYPT AND MONUMENT TO THE FIVE DAYS OF MILAN

From 18 to 22 March 2024, on the occasion of the 176th anniversary of the Five Days of Milan, it will be possible to visit the monument that commemorates them - the work of the sculptor Giuseppe Grandi - and the crypt below.
The Civil Service Volunteers in force at Monumental Cemetery, Civic Historical Collections of Palazzo Moriggia | Risorgimento Museum, GAM and Palazzo Morando, will welcome the public with a historical and artistic account of this monumental city work and the square designed to welcome it. The anniversary will be an opportunity to delve deeper into and learn about this important place of memory, currently at the center of a multidisciplinary restoration and cultural valorization project promoted by the Municipality of Milan, the University of Milan and the IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Foundation, finalized to the restoration of dignity and identity to those who died for the independence of Milan.

VISIT OF THE MONUMENT AND THE CRYPT BELOW
Duration: 1 pm

Monday March 18
10.30: commemoration in the presence of the authorities
14.00 hours and 15.30 hours: visit to the monument

from Tuesday 19 March to Friday 22 March 10.00 am, 11.30 am, 14.00 pm and 15.30 pm: visit to the monument

INFORMATION
Participation is free while places last and booking is required by Friday 15 March.
To book, write to: dsc.visiteguidatemonumentale@comune.milano.it
For information: 02.88444129 from Monday to Friday, from 08.30 to 15.30.
Availability of places for visits sold out

APPOINTMENT
Piazza Cinque Giornate, near the access gate to the monument
The crypt beneath the monument will be open to the public from 18 to 22 March 2024, from 10.00 to 17.00
The underground room, accessible via a very steep staircase, cannot accommodate more than 10 visitors at the same time for safety reasons: entrances will be regulated by the security staff.

GUIDED TOURS TO THE “THE TREASURES OF CA' GRANDA” MUSEUM AND TO THE CRYPT UNDER THE CHURCH OF THE ANNOUNCIATA
Duration: 1 pm

From 18 to 22 March 2024, also thePolyclinic hospital participates in the celebrations on the occasion of the 176th anniversary of the Five Days of Milan, organizing guided tours of the “I Tesori della Ca' Granda” museum and the crypt under the Church of the Annunciata, which from 1848 to 1895 housed the remains of those fallen in battle.

The visits will be exclusively by reservation via email events@policlinico.mi.it. Groups will have a maximum of 15 people. Below are the days and times of the guided tours
Monday 18 March: 16.00 pm
Tuesday 19 March: 12.00 and 16.00
Thursday 21 March: 12.00 and 16.00
Friday 22 March: 12.00
Entrance from via Francesco Sforza 28, Milan.
www.policlinico.mi.it/beniculturali

VISIT TO THE "FIRST TRICOLOR" OF THE FIVE DAYS
During the Five Days, the Teuliè Military School traditionally holds the "First Tricolore" in memory of the support that the students of the then Imperial Royal College of Cadets offered to the insurgent citizens of Milan. For the occasion, the symbol of the banner that flew in 1848 on the highest spire of the Cathedral will be displayed at the headquarters of the Military School and it will be possible to admire it.

from Monday 18 to Friday 22 March, from 13pm to 14pm and from 17pm to 19pm.
Entrance from Corso Italia 56, Milan.
piteulie@scuolami.aiuto.difesa.it

• MORIGGIA PALACE | RISORGAMENTO MUSEUM

The Risorgimento Museum, the Archive and the Library of the Civic Historical Collections preserve precious testimonies of the Five Days of Milan; paintings, memorabilia, publications, archive funds, prints, proclamations... On the occasion of the anniversary of this important episode in Milanese history, the Civic Historical Collections offer a rich program to tell this story from different points of view; dialogues with historians, museum visits, urban trekking and moments of musical study all conducted by professionals. For the occasion, the Institute also proposes the publication of a "Notebook of the Civic Historical Collections" dedicated to an iconic painting of the Five Days, created by the painter Carlo Stragliati and to an in-depth analysis of the role of women during this historical moment.

Tuesday 19 March from 17.30pm to 18.15pm
THE MEMORY OF 1848 IN MILAN.
MOMENTS OF A LONG JOURNEY
Meeting with Mariachiara Fugazza, Italian-Swiss Committee for the publication of Carlo Cattaneo's works
Conference Room of Palazzo Moriggia, Museum of the Risorgimento Free admission while places last

The memory of the Five Days is undoubtedly deeply rooted in Milan. From decade to decade the memory of the insurrection has been tinged with meanings linked to historical moments and the different souls of the city. The past has never stopped communicating with the present and the co-presence in the uprising of the two tendencies, one moderate and pro-Savoy, the other democratic and republican, was reflected in the subsequent celebratory and historiographical seasons.

Wednesday 20 March from 13.00pm to 13.30pm
“23 MARCH 1848”. A PAINTING BY CARLO STRAGLIATI IN END OF THE XNUMXTH CENTURY MILAN
edited by Silvana Citterio Iris Vice President, Milanosifastoria network
Museum of the Risorgimento
Free admission subject to availability
Reservation required by writing to c.museorisorgimento@comune.milano.it by the day before the event

The meeting is part of the Museum's free monthly in-depth series "Pause in history". The meetings, lasting half an hour and scheduled during the lunch break from 13pm to 00pm, are designed to offer those who study and work near Palazzo Moriggia the opportunity to cut out the frenzy of the days work, a break dedicated to learning more about history, art and beauty. On the occasion of the Five Days, the meeting will be dedicated to a painting that has become an icon of this historical moment.

Friday 22 March at 15.00 pm - Saturday 23 March at 16.30 pm - Sunday 24 March at 11.00 am 
IN THE STREETS OF THE FIVE DAYS
Guided tour from the Risorgimento Museum to the city for teenagers and adults
Duration: 75 minutes | Cost: €10/each 

A journey from the section of the Museum dedicated to the Five Days to some of the places where the salient episodes of those days, so dense and dramatic, in the history of Milan took place. The visit takes us from the house where the insurrection was organized to the palace in which the armistice proposed by the Austrians was rejected, up to Piazza Belgioioso where in 2021 the statue of Cristina Trivulzio di Belgioioso, one of the protagonists of the revolt, was placed, and where Manzoni and his wife could hear the noise of the riots from their home. The route gives voice to those who made and lived the Five Days thanks to the reading of excerpts from works and letters of the time.

APPOINTMENT
ticket office of the Risorgimento Museum, via Borgonuovo 23 – Milan 
PURCHASE
online at www.spazioaster.it (until the time of the visit unless places last)
telephone/email reservations contact the following numbers by 14.00 pm on the Friday before the activity: T. 02 20404175; info@spazioaster.it

Saturday 23 March 15.00 hours
A PIANO ON THE BARRICADES
Visit with music workshop for families with children aged 7-12
Duration: 90 minutes | Cost: €15/each

The itinerary accompanies participants in the rooms of the Museum to discover the climate that animated Milan during the insurrections of '48: it goes through the history of the Five Days with a stimulating and fun workshop in which children and adults (if they wish) try their hand at in the study and singing of some musical pieces, a typical expression of the Italian Risorgimento, from popular tradition to Verdi's operatic repertoire. The journey is accompanied by the sound of the piano and the voice of a professional singer

APPOINTMENT
ticket office of the Risorgimento Museum, via Borgonuovo 23 – Milan 
PURCHASE
online at www.spazioaster.it (until the time of the visit unless places last)
telephone/email reservations contact the following numbers by 17.00 pm on the Friday before the activity: T. 02 20404175; info@spazioaster.it

Sunday 24 March 15.00 hours
THE FIVE DAYS OF MUSIC
Historical-musical journey for adults
Duration: 90 minutes | Cost: €20/each 

Participants are led into the rooms to discover the Museum and the climate that animated the socio-political situation during the Milanese insurrections of '48. The very rich collection of Risorgimento paintings and artefacts comes to life through the suggestion of music. The history of the Five Days is read through a cycle of live listening sessions which offer a glimpse into the particular and very rich musical context of that historical period. The news is full of anecdotes that narrate the constant presence of sounds and music with musical instruments even used to build barricades.

APPOINTMENT
ticket office of the Risorgimento Museum, via Borgonuovo 23 – Milan 
PURCHASE
online at www.spazioaster.it (until the time of the visit unless places last)
telephone/email reservations contact the following numbers by 17.00 pm on the Friday before the activity: T. 02 20404175; info@spazioaster.it

• GAM - MODERN ART GALLERY

Tuesday 19 March 16.00 hours
THE 5 DAYS THAT CHANGED HISTORY
Duration: 1h
Cost: guided tour €10 per person (free museum entrance ticket, third Tuesday of the month)

On the occasion of the Five Days of Milan, we want to accompany you to the GAM to enter the literary and artistic climate of those days and to tell how feelings against the Austrian government were expressed through art. The protagonists will be Manzoni, Hayez and Cristina di Belgioioso herself who hovers in the air; Her works will tell us about her ideas, such as "The Refugees of a Fired Village" by Domenico Induno and "The Reader" by Magni.

APPOINTMENT
ticket office of the Gallery of Modern Art of Milan, Villa Reale, Via Palestro 16 - Milan
PURCHASE
online at www.spazioaster.it (until the time of the visit unless places last)
telephone/email reservations contact the following numbers by 17.00 pm on the Friday before the activity: T. 02 20404175; info@spazioaster.it

• MORANDO PALACE

From Tuesday 12 March to Sunday 14 April
THE FIVE DAYS OF MILAN AT PALAZZO MORANDO

On the occasion of the Five Days of Milan, Palazzo Morando exceptionally exhibits two paintings by Giannino Grossi (1889-1969) depicting some city monuments linked to that historical moment, known as the "Milan Revolution": between 18 and 22 March 1848 the Milanese ousted the Austrian government and established a provisional government. This episode is part of that political ferment of uprisings and insurrections that characterized numerous cities of the Peninsula throughout the nineteenth century, contributing to the process of national unification.

The two oil paintings in fact represent the Verziere Column, which from 1860 until 1895 was renamed the Victory Column and became the place dedicated to the cult and memory of this event until the erection of the definitive monument. The latter is the subject of the other painting created in 1895 by the sculptor Giuseppe Grandi in the place where the ancient Porta Tosa stood, the first gate to be conquered by the Milanese insurgents, and for this reason renamed Porta Vittoria after the Unification of Italy. The assault on Porta Tosa is the subject of a painting by Giulio Gorra (1832-1884) included in the permanent exhibition of Palazzo Morando (room 9).

APPOINTMENT
Palazzo Morando | Via Sant'Andrea 6 - Milan
PURCHASE
Free access from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00 to 17.30
For information and registration: c.palazzomorando@comune.milano.it

• TOWN HALL 4
  Poster

Saturday 23 March from 15.00pm to 17.00pm
Formentano Park
HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT OF THE FIVE DAYS OF MILAN
Historical re-enactment and educational activity organized by Municipality 4 with the Napoleonic Association of Italy.
Free access

On the occasion of the historic Five Days of Milan, Municipality 4 organizes a re-enactment which will focus on some episodes of the Five Days, in particular: the request for a truce on 21 March 1848 by Radetzky, rejected by the War Council, the last assault on Porta Tosa and the retreat of the Austrian units. The re-enactors will be perfectly equipped with the historical clothes of the period and will be engaged in acting parts and combat simulations, even with the use of stage weapons.

For information and registration:
m.municipio4@comune.milano.it
www.comune.milano.it/web/municipio-4