Located in two ancient dwellings in Borgo Castello in Gorizia, the Museo della Grande Guerra is divided into nine rooms, where objects, documents, photographs, and multimedia installations evoke the experience of the First World War and its human and social repercussions. The exhibition aims above all to make known the daily 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 trench, reconstructed here in full size with sound that reproduces the deafening noise of gunfire, explosions, and shouts.

But the experience of civilians, marked by equal suffering, is also described. We see this 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 cellars, suffering from too many deprivations, frightened by the bombings that pounded the city for thirty months, as well as forced to live in an atmosphere of suspicion and betrayal created by the alternating control of the city by the armies.

The museum exhibition focuses mainly on the Isonzo front, without losing sight of the general coordinates that allow the visitor to fully understand the scope of the event. However, other themes related to the concept of total war are added along the way: those more strictly military, such as technological innovation in armaments, but also a room dedicated to prisoners of war.

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

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