GEOMuseum Radein

About the museum

The museum is located in the Peter-Rosegger-Haus, next to the church of Redagno, a hamlet of Aldino, a few kilometres from the Bletterbach gorge. It was founded on the initiative of Josef Perwanger, a passionate scholar of the fossil traces of the area, and was completely renovated in May 2006.

The first section tells the history of the Earth between 286 and 210 million years ago, with fossil plants, petrified salt crystals, raindrop impressions, footprints of reptiles and dinosaurs, molluscs and ancient fish: evidence of a great sea that once covered Redagno, Aldino and the Bletterbach. In the second part a film illustrates the gorge, and a three-dimensional model shows what the territory looked like millions of years ago.

Since 2004 the Bletterbach has been a geopark, and since 2009 it has been part of the UNESCO natural heritage of the Dolomites. The museum is a good starting point for walks in the gorge and is run together with the Bletterbach visitor centre.

Highlights

• Reptile footprints from the Permian, including Phalangichnus perwangeri
• Fossils of conifers and plants from the Val Gardena sandstone
• Mollusc impressions such as Claraia
• Three-dimensional model and film on the Bletterbach
• Starting point for walks in the gorge

Permanent exhibition

• Fossili e storia geologica del Bletterbach – Route on fossils, reptile footprints and the history of the Earth between the Permian and the Triassic, with a film and a three-dimensional model.

Operated by

Associazione pro museo di Aldino / GEOPARC Bletterbach

Visitors per year

approx. 30,715

Admission & discounts

The €5 ticket is valid for the museums (the Aldino visitor centre and the GEOMuseum of Redagno). The combined ticket with the Bletterbach gorge costs €9 for adults and young people, and €5 for school groups and coach groups. Guided walk in the Bletterbach from Redagno (about 3.5 hours, from May to October, every day at 10:30): €19 for adults, €17 for students aged 12 to 27.

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

People with disabilities can request a parking space near the entrance; no further information on accessibility is given.

Kids & families

Getting there & parking

The museum is about 20 km from the Bletterbach visitor centre in Aldino.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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