Italian war history Museum - Rovereto
The Italian war history Museum, in the Rovereto castle, was founded in 1921 in remembrance of the First World War. It is one of the main Italian museums dedicated to the Great War.
The Italian war history Museum was founded in 1921 in remembrance of the First World War and in it are preserved arms and documents relating to wars from the 16th to the 20th centuries. As well as its permanent collection, it organises temporary exhibitions, and publishes books and articles dealing with WWI and other 20th Century conflicts. The Museum was conceived by a group of citizens of Rovereto who wished to remember the recently concluded conflict after which Trentino was united to the Kingdom of Italy. Run by an Association, the Museum exhibits arms and uniforms, photographs and paintings, documents and personal effects. It also coordinates the Trentino First World War Network and it maintains the web portal www.trentinograndeguerra.it, which is the official site of the centenary of the First World War.
On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the end of the Great War, the War Museum of Rovereto has opened three new rooms showing the evolution of weaponry and soldiers from Napoleon to the First World war.
The third room leads visitors to the Great War showing its development and the events concerning Trentino and its inhabitants.
Notes on the accessibility to the site
The indicated stalls are located in via delle Fosse. The War Museum is located in the Castle of Rovereto, which has architectural barriers both at the entrance and inside the structure. There are 2 stairlifts currently not usable (one serving the entrance and the other serving the artillery area which can be partially visited with access in Piazza Podestà). The steps indicated allow you to reach the reception and bookshop area, whose entrance door has the measures indicated. Inside the museum, stairways interspersed with a road paved with irregular pebbles and steps of various heights and depths. The equipped toilets can be reached from the reception through the indicated lift, inside the bathrooms the support handles are on the side of the junction with the toilet.
Information collected by the staff of the Cooperative HandiCREA .
