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METS - Trentino Folklife Museum

The most important ethnographic regional museum of Italy revives the ancient customs and traditions of the Trentino

In 1968 the METS - Museo etnografico trentino San Michele, the museum of the customs and traditions of the Trentino people, was founded by Giuseppe Sebesta (1919 - 2005), a Trentino writer, artist and ethnologist. It is accommodated - then as now - in the venerable walls of the old Augustinian monastery in San Michele all'Adige. The museum offers an extensive permanent exhibition that runs in a spiral course through 43 rooms, divided into 25 sections on 5 floors: Around 12,000 exhibits tell of agricultural progress and the life of the mountain farmers. The focus is on mountain pasture farming in the mountains of the Trentino and on the agricultural resources that are available for this.

The museum tour starts on the ground floor with the theme of agriculture: a mill, a smithy and a nail smithy are shown. Other rooms are dedicated to livestock breeding, wrought iron and copper production. On the first floor we can discover ancient wedding customs and textile fibres, alpine farming and beekeeping, woodworking and wood processing and various carts and wagons. A so-called Venetian saw, which is a sawmill that is operated with water, is also shown here. On the second floor tiled stoves and ceramic handicrafts can be admired, while the third floor explains the annual customs, popular beliefs and hunting. The cellar with the Sebesta Halls, the wine and brandy room and the vault is the last stop of the museum experience.

It is a true journey through time, offering the opportunity to get closer to the way of life, the past and the customs of the Trentino people. The Museo degli Usi e Costumi della Gente Trentina also offers theme trails and workshops. This makes a visit to the museum an adventure for the whole family!

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Opening times

  • Tue 19 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 20 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 21 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 22 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 23 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 24 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Mon 25 Mar closed

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General opening hours

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

All Saints' Day 2024: (01/11/2024) closed

Christmas 2024: (25/12/2024) closed

New Year: (01/01/2025) closed

Admission

€ 6.00: ticket
€ 4.00: reduced ticket (children and young people from 15 to 26 years, over 65, groups over 15 visitors)

€ 6.00: family card (1 parent with children under 18)
€ 12.00: family card (2 parents with children under 18)

Free entrance: for children up to 14 years, students (class), people with disabilities, Holders of tickets with which the museum grants free admission
Guided tours : + € 2.00 (groups over 15 visitors)

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Reservation recommended (online or by telephone +39 0461 650314)

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