The Risorgimento in the Viterbo Area: conference at Palazzo dei Priori

The Risorgimento in the Viterbo Area: conference at Palazzo dei Priori

On Friday, April 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM, the Sala Regia of Palazzo dei Priori in Viterbo hosts the conference "The Risorgimento in the Viterbo Area." The event aims to reconstruct and promote the role of Alto Lazio in Italian unification and to examine Tuscia's relations with the Papal States during the nineteenth century.

Event details

• Date & time: Friday, April 10, 2026, 4:00 PM
• Venue: Sala Regia, Palazzo dei Priori, Viterbo
• Organisers: Archeotuscia, Institute for the History of the Italian Risorgimento and National Association of Garibaldi Veterans and Survivors (ANVRG) - Viterbo and Vetralla section "Garibaldino Felice Ribichini", in collaboration with the Municipality of Viterbo, Province of Viterbo, State Archives of Viterbo and Fondazione Carivit

Programme and speakers

The conference includes institutional openings, historical presentations and a musical segment featuring Risorgimento songs.

• Opening: Luciano Proietti (emeritus president of Archeotuscia)
• Introduction: Felice Orlandini (honorary inspector, Ministry of Culture)
• Speakers: Giulio Marini (city councillor, former mayor of Viterbo), Gaetano Petraglia (director of the State Archives of Viterbo), Gianfranco Paris and Antonio Quattranni
• Choral performance: Coro Polifonico Santa Maria dell’Edera (Viterbo) with Risorgimento repertoire

Why attend

This meeting is suited to those interested in local history, monument preservation and the promotion of historic palaces: it situates Viterbo's built heritage within the broader Risorgimento narrative and highlights local participation in nineteenth-century national events.

Practical note: for details about participation and access, consult the organising institutions.