Museo Ladin de Fascia
Museum of the Istituto Culturale Ladino in San Giovanni di Fassa: tells the history, language and culture of the Ladins of the Val di Fassa, with ethnographic sections across the valley.
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About the museum
The Museo Ladin de Fascia is the museum of the Istituto Culturale Ladino “Majon di Fascegn” and has its main seat in San Giovanni di Fassa. The seat, opened in 2001, is joined by sections across the territory, former ethnographic buildings recovered with the help of local organisations, which together form an ethnographic route along the whole valley.
The exhibition route tells, through testimonies of material and intangible culture, how the Ladin community took shape, with its own language and a particular history. It starts from the first archaeological finds and reaches the present day, touching on productive activities, institutional organisation, civil and religious rites, popular traditions and contemporary artistic expressions.
The rooms display an important part of the museum's ethnographic collections, the result of more than forty years of research and fieldwork, alongside period images and short thematic films that explain how the objects were used and their context. The museum has a multimedia room for events and educational activities, and a bookshop. Among the sections on the territory are, for example, the sawmill “La Sia” at Penia, the mill “L Molin” at San Giovanni and the section on cheese-making.
Highlights
- Route through the history and culture of the Ladins of the Val di Fassa, from archaeological finds to today
- Ethnographic collections with period images and thematic films
- Sections on the territory such as the sawmill La Sia and the mill L Molin
- Free Mobicult audio guide in six languages, including Ladin
- Virtual reality experience “Pigui Experience”
- Bookshop and museum shop
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso permanente sulla storia e la cultura dei Ladini di Fassa – From the first archaeological finds to today: productive activities, institutional organisation, rites and popular traditions, contemporary art.
- Operated by
- Istituto Culturale Ladino «Majon di Fascegn»
- Visitors per year
- approx. 12,278
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €5Residents, young people aged 15 to 26, university students with a card or booklet, over 65s, groups of at least 15 people |
| Children & teens | €5free up to age 13 · Free under 14; young people aged 15 to 26 at the reduced rate |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and a companion |
| Families | €14Two adults with one or more minors up to 18; one adult with minors: €7 |
| Family ticket – one adult with one or more children (up to 18) | €7 |
| Pigui Experience supplement (virtual reality) | €2Booking required |
Free admission also for holders of the Val di Fassa Card and the Trentino Guest Card, Friends of the Museum with one guest, school classes and accompanying teachers, group escorts, police, and journalists and cultural heritage professionals on duty. With the “biglietto compleanno” (birthday ticket) admission is free on the day of the birthday.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 13 |
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| Family ticket | €14 · Two adults with one or more minors up to 18; one adult with minors: €7 |
- Family tours & workshops
Family ticket, free admission under 14 and weekly family activities for children in the summer period; the museum also offers educational services for schools.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Bookshop and museum shop with exclusive objects and gadgets.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (LLD, IT, EN, DE, FR, ES) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Weekly guided tours in summer and, for groups of at least 15 people, on request all year round; also possible in the sections on the territory, where accessible. Free audio guide with the Mobicult app (audio and texts in Ladin, Italian, English, German, French and Spanish). A virtual tour of the museum is also available. |
