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| One of the reasons there can be a relationship with the past is that there are
museums, special places for conserving, transmitting and also creating individual and
collective memory. A museum is the result of a documentary programme involving one or more
frameworks for interpretation on which the collection and selection of sources are based. This
Museum on the history of Trentino from the end of the 18th century to the post-war period
reflects various viewpoints related to specific historiographic concepts and historical
periods.
After World War I, reviving the idea launched by Cesare Battisti, the Legione Trentina
and the Trento Municipality promoted the setting up of the Risorgimento Museum.
Opened in 1923 in the rooms of the Castelvecchio, the type of documentary material
collected and exhibited in the Museum reflected the strong patriotism which linked
Trentino with Italy, after the annexation following Austria's defeat at the end of World
War I. |
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After World War II, this documentation was increased with
material related to the recent war and the Resistance; the Museum was re-named the Museum
for the Risorgimento and the Struggle for Freedom.In 1985, the Museum was
transferred from the Castelvecchio to its present location at the former Marangonerie, and
on this occasion the exhibits were revised to focus on theme topics, covering aspects of
economic and social history which had not appeared previously.
In 1995, the Museum was re-named the Museo Storico in Trento, as this would better
represent the regional and historical aspects, and the memory not just of the major
figures but also of ordinary people. The Museum was re-arranged in accordance with the
latest historiographic criteria, utilising new documents such as letters and diaries. |
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