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Museo della Resistenza
The complex behind these doors used to be the ex-convent of St Mattia but has since been restored into offices for the history of this region Emilia–Romagna including a library for children.
The museum for the resistance fighters during WWII was established for the sole purpose to teach future generations of the sacrifices made to liberate the country. Furthermore, the collection is a permanent archive of those sacrifices in photos, film and memories on display.
The ground floor of this building is however used as a temporary art gallery. These former convent rooms are also equally interesting because a few ancient paintings have been brought to life. Although the walls have generally deteriorated over the years traces of the artistic works of art are still visible albeit in bad lighting. It’s not indicated how far back they are traced but perhaps a clue as to their origins lie somewhere between the late 16-1800s just when the Dominican Monks were forced to abandon their home.
Going upstairs now is where they are several rooms divided up into stages that illustrate the Resistance Movement before, during and after the war. Each room displays quite vivid photos, memorabilia of demonstrations and articles. Highlighted too are many of the propaganda material such as posters. There’s even a video room which shows footage of reports during the war. Some of the material at hand is quite graphic but unavoidable given that it was outright war.
A lot of this material is open for research and although it’s not quite an exhaustive archive of the Resistance Movement in general it is nevertheless a good start to discover Bologna’s role in fighting fascism. Especially of note are areas dedicated to showing the role of women.
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