Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano

I feel compelled to write this review as an English speaker with little Italian comprehension. Unlike the other reviews, I found the museum easy to follow and the material easy to understand. Each room has a double sided card (see attached images) highlighting in English what each section of the room will discuss. The translation isn't perfect, but it gives you the general idea. In addition, every couple rooms has a wonderful video explaining in detail some of the main themes (there are multiple segments to each video so stay after the credits to watch the next segment). The entire museum gives you not only the context of the Risorgimento but also what else is happening in Greater Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries that helped underly the Risorgimento. There is a lot of information in each room that isn't translated but with Google Translate you could easily read whatever you would like to. If you have a general understanding of European history during this period, you'll have absolutely no problem getting the general gist. Would it help if more things were translated; of course. Would it help if you could read every language in the world, yes. But with today's technology, there are few barriers to understanding. Maybe watch a 10 minute video on YouTube giving an overview before coming to the museum if you really think you'll have a tough time. I highly recommend visiting for anyone interested in Italian history. Don't let the other lazier reviewers keep you away.

Huge museum, incredibly interesting. Be ready to spend very many hours there if you like history. By the way, I don't recommend buying the audio guide, it's just not necessary. You get several videos along the way which you can watch while you get some rest.

First of all the building itself is espectacular, the birth place of Victor Emanuel II, first king of united Italy. The palace is full antiquities and tells the story of the union of Italy through 30 dedicated spaces, from the house of Savoy- Sardinia, the Napoleonic invasion, the revolt of 1848, Mazzini and Garibaldi. It houses the well preserved sub alpine parliament and the first Italian parliament. Italian history at its best!

A True journey through Italian history. I've visited this historical and amazing museum many times, each time finding new details among hundreds of pictures, articles and documents, magazines and newspapers and many many items. One of the best museums I've ever visited. A jewel, for someone who seeks information.

Amazing place full of history. Not only the interesting museum but the Plaza, the building, the surroundings and the area. Such an important topic easy explained for historians like myself or people interested in history. Nice central area to discover more of amazing Torino. Its worth to take some time to see and observe details etc.

You have to be really passionate of the period of the Italian Risorgimento to enjoy this museum, otherwhise it is not really worth the visit. When I decided to visit it I expected the palace itself to be more beautiful than it actually is; in fact, the museum is housed in Palazzo Carignano (you can visit some very beautiful rooms of the palace separately and those are really worth the visit) but most of the rooms have been completely restored to make space for the museum unfortunately. I was especially truly disappointed about the Savoy Parliament, which you can see just through a glass. It takes 1h/1h30m to visit it and the price of the ticket is not expensive

If you like history, this is a wonderful museum to explore. The videos were very informative. The store had a nice book collection, but only in Italian.

The museum itinerary includes the two original parliament houses: the Chamber of Deputies of the Subalpine Parliament - the only one in Europe, among those founded under the constitution of 1848, which has wholly survived and which was nominated National Monument in 1898 - and the majestic courtroom destined for the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Kingdom, with vaults painted by Francesco Gonin, built between 1864 and 1871.

I hate to give this place three stars. The museum is about the unification of of Italy as a modem state. It is extensive and not really interesting unless you are Italian.