The Collections of Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza
The Collections held by the museum represent a unique national heritage. The core collection consists of printed publications, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, portraits, paintings, prints, books and proclamations, decrees, private deeds, coins and medals, decorations, geographical and military maps, bladed weapons and firearms, uniforms, flags, military and other objects. Undoubtedly the most interesting collection, with the greatest historical value, is the Gabriele Fantoni Collection, donated to the City of Vicenza in several phases between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Fantoni Collection of the National Risorgimento, especially regarding Veneto region from the late 18th to the 19th century, contains numerous documents – notices, notifications, proclamations –of the political, legal, and administrative power of the Venetian government from 1848 to 1849. Also noteworthy are the autographs and documents that shed light on unknown aspects of the biography of many defenders of the lagoon city during the Austrian siege. Of particular interest are the collections of patriotic hymns, poems, and songs, many previously unpublished, mostly written by minor authors, as well as satires and humorous publications, which shed new light on the popular sentiments of the time. Also noteworthy are the complete collections of many Venetian periodicals and newspapers from 1848-1849 and the correspondence relating to the Veneto-Lombardy Political Committee from 1860-1866. Finally, the printed material is complemented by over 4,000 pamphlets; many of them extremely rare, published in the second half of the 19th century.
Description of the main Collections:
Domenico Cariolato Collection
Letters, manuscripts, and memorabilia of the National Risorgimento and Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Antonio Radovich Collection
Letters, manuscripts, maps, and memorabilia from the Italian Risorgimento and the Expedition of the Thousand.
Luigi Cavalli Collection
Letters, manuscripts, and memorabilia from the Italian Risorgimento.
Giovanni Durando Collection
Letters, manuscripts, memorabilia, awards, and rare publications from the Wars of Independence and the Italian Risorgimento.
Giuseppe Bacco Collection
Letters, manuscripts, and memorabilia from the Italian Risorgimento and Società Reduci Garibaldini.
Antonio Caregaro Negrin Collection
Letters and manuscripts from 1848-1849.
Lelio Bonin-Longare Collection
Historical archive of the Bonin-Longare family from 1523 to 1944, memorabilia, and documents.
Franco Family Collection
Relics and manuscripts from the Italian Risorgimento, photographs, and badges from the Great War.
Manzo Family Collection
Uniforms, memorabilia, decorations, photographs, and books from the First World War.
Giuseppe Vaccari Collection
Letters, manuscripts, memorabilia, uniforms, decorations, photographs, and maps from the Libyan War and the First World War.
Guglielmo Pecori Giraldi Collection
Letters, manuscripts, memorabilia, uniforms, decorations, photographs, and maps of Italian East Africa and the First World War.
Francesco Meneghello Collection
Letters, documents, memorabilia, and photographs from the Great War, the Spanish Civil War, and the Second World War.
Gianni Pieropan Collection
Documents and publications from the Great War and the history of Vicenza mountains.
Photographic documentation of the First World War on the Italian front.
Archivio Storico della Resistenza Vicentina
Documents and photographs of Vicenza Resistance, 1943-1945.
Archivio della Federazione Provinciale di Vicenza del Partito d’Azione
Documents and minutes, 1945-1946.
