Museo della Grande Guerra sul Lagorai

About the museum

The Caoria Great War museum is a permanent exhibition on the conflict fought on the Lagorai mountain range. It was founded in 1991 by the Gruppo Alpini di Caoria, established in 1957, which still runs it and collects material found in the mountains or kept by families in the valley. Its creation is linked to renewed interest in the memory of the Great War at high altitude, and the museum was developed in collaboration with the Ecomuseo del Vanoi.

The rooms show uniforms, weapons, equipment and personal effects of Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers, texts and a large photographic archive documenting the harsh living conditions on both fronts. One section commemorates the young men of Caoria who served in the Austro-Hungarian army, another the civilian population evacuated, displaced or interned in Austria and in Italy. A reconstructed military post, with armoured shields and sandbags, conveys life at the front.

The Gruppo Alpini has collected the testimonies of veterans and published the diaries of soldiers from Caoria and the Vanoi valley; the books are on sale at the museum. In the surroundings are the monument of the former military cemetery at Refavaie, the broken column of the former cemetery at Busa Alta, trenches at Cima Paradisi and Cima Valsorda, and cave positions on Monte Totoga.

Highlights

• Italian and Austro-Hungarian uniforms, weapons and equipment
• Reconstructed military post with armoured shields and sandbags
• Large photographic archive on the life of the soldiers
• Sections devoted to the soldiers of Caoria and to evacuated civilians
• War diaries published by the Gruppo Alpini

Permanent exhibition

• La Grande Guerra sul Lagorai – Permanent exhibition on uniforms, weapons, equipment, photographs and testimonies from the Lagorai front, with a reconstructed military post.

Founded

1991

Operated by

Gruppo Alpini di Caoria

Visitors per year

approx. 1,291

Admission & discounts

The €3 ticket of the Ecomuseo del Vanoi is valid for the sites of the ecomuseum, including the taxidermy exhibition on the ground floor and the peasant museum. Members of the Associazione Ecomuseo enter free of charge.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The provincial listing indicates access for people with disabilities, without further details.

Kids & families

The provincial listing describes the museum as suitable for families, scholars and schools.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Caoria, in the Vanoi valley; the ticket office is in the locality of Losi.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Publications of the Gruppo Alpini and books on the war in the Vanoi valley are on sale at the museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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