Art, history and science

Three video pills to discover the architecture and the Collections of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto and delve into the rooms of the Casa d’Arte Futurista Depero.

In the castle in Rovereto, discover objects and photographs, weapons, uniforms, trench warfare materials, documents and posters from one of Italy’s leading institutions dedicated to the First World War.

Four video pills to observe dinosaur footprints, access one of Italy’s highest astronomical observatories, walk through Darwin’s garden, discover the history of Rovereto at the Museo della Città.

A symbolic monument of Rovereto, the bell is made from the bronze of the cannons of the nations participating in the First World War. Every evening its hundred chimes remind us of the importance of peace.

Three video clips on the history of Avio Castle, from the Castelbarco family to the FAI, on its role as ‘sentinel of Trentino’ and on the splendid frescoes in the Chamber of Love depicting knights and ladies.

A fortress on the edge of the Empire: the video recounts Castel Beseno with its curiosities, history and architecture, and strategies to ensure defence in the transitional period between the Middle Ages and the Modern Age.

The Museum of the Uses and Customs of the Peasant Civilisation of Vallarsa will take you on a journey back into the history of this impervious and solitary Trentino valley, among ancient customs and suspended memories.

The art of silk came to Ala, a small village in Vallagarina, back in the 16th century: from that time on, the town experienced a flourishing development and became a major economic centre.

A journey to discover the treasure of the noble Lodron family and a brief history of the intertwining and peculiarities of three works from Vallagarina, now on display in Trento in the halls of the Tridentine Diocesan Museum.

Fort Pozzacchio, or Valmorbia Werk, was built by the Austrian commands starting in 1909 as a bulwark against a possible Italian advance. Abandoned, still unfinished, at the outbreak of war, it was repeatedly disputed between the two sides, for whom it was an indispensable stronghold for controlling the territory.

Three videos dedicated to the Riva del Garda hydroelectric power plant, managed by the Dolomiti Energia Group: we relive Fortunato Depero’s encounter with the ‘hydroelectric forest’, discover its history and architecture, and the secrets of the engine room.

A video to discover how a now-forgotten wood-cutting tool worked: the water wheel! Massimo Folgarait, forest caretaker, tells us about it.