The Museum of the Risorgimento is located in the historic center of Trieste and was specially built by the architect Umberto Nordio in 1934. The Museum bears witness to the Garibaldi period in the First World War, thanks to the numerous artefacts preserved here. The Museum of the Risorgimento, in addition to being a Monument of the Italianness of Trieste, also represents a document of how Italianness was represented during the Thirties. Documents, uniforms, memorabilia, paintings and photographs trace the history of the events and characters who contributed to the various local events. The exhibition itinerary winds along a thematic thread linked to the participation of Trieste, Istrian and Friulian people in the Risorgimento and to the fighters in the world army during the Great War. Of great value are the showcases that display the relics of the Julian volunteers with the frescoes by Carlo Sbisà, made in the 1930s, and representing the cities united to Italy in 1918. Outside there is the Shrine dedicated to the memory of Guglielmo Obertan with the martyr's cell and the monument by Attilio Selva.