Historical Museum of the Grenadiers of Sardinia

Interesting and well-kept museum.

Good morning, I put only one star because the opening hours of the Historical Museum of the Grenadiers are, alas, wrong! In fact it says "closes at 15.30" but when I arrived at 13.45 it was already closed for quite a while, I was told by two soldiers, very kind, polite and understanding. Arriving on purpose from the outside, I find this unfortunate and disrespectful. I am very disappointed. I hope that these times will be corrected as soon as possible so as not to deceive the kind public anymore. With my best regards. Cav. Office Dr C. Ruffier

The idea of ​​collecting all the historical artifacts of Sardinian grenadiers came in 1899 to the commander Secondo Vandero and then to Colonel Cesare Confalonieri who had the same idea and realized it in the Parma headquarters. Then with the transfer of the brigade to Rome, the two collections were reunited on March 5, 1903 in some rooms of the Ferdinando di Savoia barracks at Termini Station. The initiative received support, also thanks to the support of the Savoy family. Already in 1912, due to the quantity of materials collected, it was considered appropriate to find a new arrangement for the museum and the Umberto I barracks in Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme were suggested as the new location. The move was then postponed due to the First World War, but in 1920 the municipality of Rome decided to donate the previously identified area of ​​Santa Croce. The foundation stone of the building was laid on June 3, 1922 in the presence of King Vittorio Emanuele III and the museum, built on a project by lieutenant of grenadiers Francesco Leoni, was inaugurated on June 3 two years later in the presence of the Savoy. During the Second World War it escaped the bombing of San Lorenzo on July 19, 1943. Since 1986, following a decree from the President of the Republic, the museum has been managed by the Ministry of Defense and has assumed the status of a Department of the "Grenadiers" mechanized brigade. Sardinia ". To visit.

A place full of history, heroes and glory of the Grenadiers regiments. Must see to learn about the history of the Grenadiers