An encrypted manuscript from Modena's Risorgimento collections belongs to the Museo Civico di Modena. It was written by the poet and patriot Pietro Giannone, a political exile in contact with Mazzini who spent his life for Italian Unity and Independence.

Remaining inviolate for over 140 years, the encrypted text was decoded with the use of special, elaborate software.

Surprisingly, the poem revealed not a secret history of the Risorgimento, but a highly licentious, erotic-libertine content.

From Saturday 10 February 2024, the Civic Museum will exhibit the encrypted code and other materials relating to the author. A video installation and a multimedia station will also allow visitors to discover the world of cryptography and experience the encrypted code.