Tricolor Museum - Reggio Emilia (RE) - Emilia Romagna
- Tuttitaly
- Nov 19, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
As is known, on 7 January 1797, the Tricolore was born here, the flag of a sovereign state, destined soon to become the symbol of independence and national unity... #tuttitaly
The Tricolore Museum in Reggio Emilia has a long and rich history. Gaetano Chierici started its collection and was later enriched by Naborre Campanini. The idea of creating the museum was launched by historian Ugo Bellocchi, who 1966 reconstructed the model of the first Tricolore based on historical documents.
The museum found its first location between 1985 and 1987 in some rooms adjacent to the Historical Hall of the Tricolore, thanks to funding from the Lions Club Reggio Emilia Host, however, during the Bicentennial celebrations in 1997 that the conditions were created for a relaunch and a new museum exhibition.
The new exhibition was inaugurated on January 7, 2004, by President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. The museum's itinerary, curated by Maurizio Festanti, consists of two main sections.
The first section is dedicated to 1796-1814, the crucial years of the political events that led to the birth of the Italian flag in Reggio Emilia.
This section tells the story of the Tricolore during this period.
The second section, inaugurated in 2006, continues the story of the Italian flag, from the uprisings of 1820-21 to the definitive conquest of independence and national unity. In this section, the Tricolore is recognized as the new nation's symbol.
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