Museo etnografico trentino San Michele

About the museum

The museum was founded in 1968 by Giuseppe Šebesta to document the customs, dress and traditional activities of the people of Trentino. It is housed in the former Augustinian monastery of San Michele, founded in 1145 and turned into the seat of an agricultural school in 1874.

The permanent route, known as “Quaranta stanze per l'uomo delle Alpi” (Forty Rooms for the People of the Alps), presents agriculture, livestock, the water mill, the forge, the foundry, wrought-iron work, beekeeping, woodland and sawmilling, tiled stoves, ceramics, costumes, music and religious life.

The museum houses the Archivio provinciale della tradizione orale (Provincial Archive of Oral Tradition), a section of the museum since 2002, a library with a media library, and an educational service active since 1994, which offers school routes, family activities, workshops and events.

Highlights

• Forty rooms on rural and craft life in the Alps
• Water mill, forge and foundry
• Alpine dairy hut (casera) and section on the mountain pasture hut (malga)
• Tiled stoves, ceramics and traditional costumes
• Provincial Archive of Oral Tradition and library

Permanent exhibition

• Quaranta stanze per l'uomo delle Alpi – Permanent route on rural and craft life in the Alps, among the mill, forge, beekeeping, woods and costumes.

Founded

1968

Operated by

Provincia autonoma di Trento

Visitors per year

approx. 23,473

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Every first Sunday of the month; also during cultural or institutional events and on the opening day of exhibitions.

Free admission also for school groups with teachers, accredited cultural heritage professionals, and Italian residents abroad registered with AIRE (the register of Italians resident abroad) in Trentino municipalities. Guided tours require telephone booking.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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 museum has two entrances: the main one on the ground floor (doorway 192 cm wide, reached by a 20 m route with a gradient of up to 10%) and the one to the north (doorway 217 cm, with a step of 8–10.5 cm). A goods lift near the secondary entrance serves some of the upper floors. Room 1 has two ramps, while rooms 2 and 3 are reached by a step from the courtyard. Some areas, such as the library and the cellars, have steps. There is an accessible toilet on the first floor. Tactile and LIS visits are planned.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The educational service offers activities for families, workshops and events; with the Family Card, parents with young children have fast access.

Getting there & parking

By car from the A22 motorway, exit San Michele all'Adige–Mezzocorona, then follow the signs for the centre and the museum. By bicycle along the Valle dell'Adige cycle path; bike sharing at the town hall and at the Fondazione Mach.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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