Resistance

The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Ain (Ain Museum of Resistance and Deportation) in Nantua presents the local history of Second World War resistance and deportation in the Ain region. Close to the Swiss border, Ain witnessed significant wartime resistance activities.

The Museo e Centro di Documentazione della Deportazione e Resistenza (Museum and Documentation Centre of Deportation and Resistance) in Prato presents the national and local history of resistance to German and fascist occupation from 1943-45, and of internment and deportation by German and fascist authorities. The museum also commemorates the mass execution in Figline of 29 Italian partisans of the Brigata Buricchi by German forces under the command of Major Karl Laqua on September 6, 1944.

The Museo Storico della Resistenza di Sant’Anna di Stazzema (Sant’Anna di Stazzema Historical Museum of Resistance) presents documents, photos, and physical artifacts documenting local resistance to German and fascist occupation in 1943-45.

The museum is a permanent physical and multimedia exhibit within Sant’Anna di Stazzema’s National Peace Museum and Park. It was first inaugurated on September 19, 1991, while the current exhibit was created in 2007. 

The Museo della Liberazione di Lucca (Musuem of the Libeation of Lucca) presents the history of the Second World War in Lucca, resistance to German and fascist occupation, and the Liberation of Lucca: it displays military weapons and equipment, uniforms, written and photographic records, and oral testimonies which record local experiences.

The Biblioteca e Museo Virtuale dell’Antifascismo e della Resistenza della Provincia di Arezzo (Province of Arezzo Library and Virtual Museum of Reistance and Antifascism) in Sansepolcro documents the local history of antifascism, war, and resistance to German and fascist occupation in 1943-45. Local documents are catalogued and digitized to be made available online; records include lists of local and foreign partisans who fought in the region.

The Museo della Resistenza di Ca’Malanca (Ca’Malanca Resistance Museum) presents the local history of resistance to German and fascist occupation from 1943-45. Displays include written documents, posters, and photographs which document occupation, resistance, and liberation, including records of the local 36 Brigata Garibaldi and the nearby Battle of Purocielo (October 10, 1944) between German forces and local partisans.  

The Museo del Risorgimiento e della Resistenza di Ferrara (Ferrara Museum of the Risorgimiento and Resistance) presents a history of war and resistance in Ferrara, emphasising three key topics and periods: the Risorgimiento, the wars of Italian unification; the First World War; and the Second World War, antifascism, and local partisan and resistance movements.