Located in two ancient homes in Borgo Castello in Gorizia, the Museum of the Great War is divided into nine rooms, where objects, documents, photographs and multimedia interventions recall the experience of the First World War and its human and social consequences. The exhibition aims above all to make known the daily life of life during the war, such as that of the soldier (beyond the uniform he wore), which was marked by bloody battles, but also by long periods of waiting in the trenches, here reconstructed natural size and with sound that reproduces the deafening noise of shots, explosions and screams.

But the experience of civilians is also described, marked by just as much suffering. We see it in the room dedicated to daily life in Gorizia, a city "on the front line" during the First World War, with the inhabitants forced to take refuge in the cellars, suffering from too many deprivations, frightened by the bombings that pounded the city for thirty months , as well as forced to live in a climate of suspicion and betrayal created by the alternation of armies in control of the city.

The museum exhibition focuses above all on the Isonzo front, without losing sight of the general coordinates that allow the visitor to fully understand the significance of the event. But other themes, related to the concept of total war, are added along the way: the more strictly military ones, such as technological innovation in armaments, but also an in-depth room on prisoners of war.

A strong emotional involvement, but also an educational approach are the key to interpreting the museum itinerary, seen as a tool for disseminating history and the main social problems concerning the First World War.

The Museum is managed by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region through ERPAC - Regional Body for Cultural Heritage.