The horrific past of the Museum of the Liberation of Rome

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• ⬤ Italy marks Liberation Day on 25 April to commemorate the end of the Fascist regime and Nazi occupation during WWII and the victory of Italy's Resistance movement. Rome's Historic Museum of the Liberation of Rome, located in the Gestapo headquarters, documents the persecution of Jews and resistance figures from 1943-1944. The museum features prison cells, torture chambers and personal items from victims of the Fosse Ardeatine Massacre and other Nazi atrocities.