7 October: Sunday at the museum

Free admission to Trentino’s Provincial Museums on the first Sunday of every month.

[ Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto]

By means of the Province’s Council Decision no. 1496/2015 (September 2015), Trentino offers visitors free admission to its so-called Provincial Museums, on the first Sunday of every month.

The Provincial Museums are the following:

Muse (Science Museum), with the exhibition Genoma umano. Quello che ci rende unici (Human genome. What makes us unique), looks at questions profoundly affecting us all that are today the subject of important and promising biological research;

Mart - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rovereto - which includes the Casa d’arte futurista Depero -. It is one of the most important museums in Europe, and its current exhibition dedicated to Margherita Sarfatti. Novecento Italiano in the World is the fascinating portrait of a major protagonist of the cultural and political scene of the 20th century.

Another unmissable exhibition will be opening at the weekend: Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg.

- Castello del Buonconsiglio (Buonconsiglio Castleand, for the latter’s other five sites, see their respective opening season and times: Castel Thun, Castel Beseno, Castello di Stenico, Castel CaldesThe Buonconsiglio Castle is, alone, worth visiting for its historic and cultural heritage, as well as for its exhibition itinerary, which has been recently enriched and renovated; furthermore, visitors will admire and enjoy Madonna's sweetness by visiting the current exhibition Blue Virgin Mary .

- and the Museo degli usi e costumi della gente trentina (Trentino Folklife Museum), which is one of the most distinguished Italian museums of popular traditions.

In addition to them, also the museums run by the Department for Cultural Heritage offer free admission:

S.A.S.S. Spazio Archeologico Sotterraneo del Sas - Tridentum (Tridentum S.A.S.S. - Underground Archaeological Site SASS);

the Museo diocesano tridentino hosts Nostalghia. Viaggio tra i cristiani d'Oriente (Nostalghia. Journey among the Christians of the East), a photographic exhibition, testimony to almost three years of Linda Dorigo and Andrea Milluzzi’sjourney among the Christian communities of nine states in the Middle East (Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Turkey);

not to be missed is also the exhibition L'ultimo anno:  1917-1918 (The final year: 1917-1918), hosted at the Gallerie di Piedicastello  in Trento.

the Museo delle Palafitte di Fiavé (Fiavè Pile dwelling Museum) ,

and the Museo Retico (Rhaetian Museum) of Sanzeno;  

It’s an unmissable opportunity, since museums often schedule exhibition openings or other interesting events on the first Sunday of every month.

Last but not least, other museums in Trentino join the “Sunday at the museum” initiative; please see their websites.


30/11/2018