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The Museum of the Institute of the History and Culture of the Engineer Corps was founded by the Captain of the Engineer Corps Mariano Borgatti and was inaugurated in 1906 as the Museum of Military Engineering within Castel Sant’Angelo. In 1911 it was moved to the Casermette (Small Barracks) of Urban the Eighth and denominated Historical Museum of Military Engineering. In 1928 the Institute of Military Architecture was created next to the Museum. After the decision to make the area around Castel Sant’Angelo a public park in the early thirties, the Museum and the Institute were moved to the Piave Barracks, originating the Institute of the History and Culture of the Engineer Corps. Since 1939 the institute is in its current location that was built expressly for it. The Museum exhibits the materials used by the Corps in various ages. Other documents illustrate the development of transmissions, military photography,and aerial photography. The participation of the Engineer Corps in the various wars from the Risorgimento to the two World Wars is also documented. The firstair plane used in war is also exhibited. A Chapel-Memorial dedicated to Santa Barbara protrectress of Engineers is located in the courtyard.