CULTURE AND INNOVATION
All faces of culture
The Trentino museum network
From natural sciences (Muse, Trento) to the Cold War (Base Tuono, Folgaria), from ethnography (Museo degli Usi e Costumi della gente trentina, S. Michele all’Adige) to contemporary art (Mart, Rovereto), without forgetting local traditions (Museo PerVia delle Stampe e dell’Ambulantato, Pieve Tesino) and Trentino personalities such as Fortunato Depero (Casa Depero, Rovereto) and Alcide Degasperi (Casa Degasperi, Pieve Tesino). Any curiosity about this territory rich in biodiversity, culture, history and art can be satisfied in one of the Trentino museums.
Extraordinary architecture
Among the flagships of the Trentino museum network, the MART (Museum of Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto), whose headquarters in Rovereto was designed by Mario Botta, houses a permanent collection of works related to the avant-garde of the twentieth century.
In addition to the Fortunato Depero (born in Rovereto), you can admire works by De Chirico, Carrà and Sironi. The Mart organizes and hosts temporary exhibitions very frequently.
The Museums of Trento
Historic capital of the Trentino area, the city of Trento concentrates most of the traces of the “Great History” present in the area. From the remains of the Roman “Tridentum” (Sass Underground Archaeological Space) to the long season of the Episcopal Principality (Castello del Buonconsiglio, Museo Diocesano Tridentino) with the period of the Council, when Europe’s eyes were all on her, Trento in the in recent years it has been able to enhance and make available its historical and artistic treasures, which are just waiting to be discovered!