I Santorre

Two hundred years after the death of Santorre Derossi di Santa Rosathe Savigliano Civic Museum of Plaster Casts pays tribute to a pivotal figure of the Italian Risorgimento with the exhibition I Santorre. Story of a man, a family, a culture. Hero of the Piedmont uprisings of 1821an intellectual and patriot, Santorre was forced into exile after the failure of the constitutional attempt against the absolutism of Carlo Felice. The exhibition recounts the man behind the myth: a man of letters in continuous inner dialogueprotagonist of a family network that intertwined with characters such as Cavour, Garibaldi e Pellico.

Edited by Silvia Olivero e Chiara TavellaThe exhibition uses original documents and works of art from the archive donated to the municipality in 1958, civic collections and private collections. The immersive exhibition design by Diego Repetto e Gianluca Bottini guides the visitor on an emotional journey into Santorre's world, among autograph writings, ciphers to decipher, and readings from his diaries.

The exhibition has stimulated new research that questions even date of birth of Santorre, showing how history is always a living and evolving matter. The itinerary is enriched with side events, concerts, night visits and exclusive access to the family library, making the cultural experience even more engaging.