Provincial institutions, museums and castles: February's initiatives
Here are once again many proposals ranging from art to workshops, from museum tours to meetings
The METS-Museo etnografico Trentino San Michele | Trentino Ethnographic Museum offers two training courses dedicated to the ancient Japanese art, origami, and vegetable dyeing of wool using food scraps, wild plants, and plants grown in the garden. The origami basic course will be held on 2 and 9 February; the course on vegetable dyeing of wool is scheduled for Saturday 11 February. The cost of each courses is € 20 per person. Also on Saturday 11 February, at 17.00, there will be the presentation of the book "Dame, rondini, amanti, guerrieri. La ballata e il canto epico-lirico narrativo in Trentino "("Dames, swallows, lovers, warriors. The ballad and the epic-lyric narrative song in Trentino"), by Renato Morelli, published by METS. Furthermore, in addition to the museum's collections, the small but valuable exhibition 'Te la do io la dote! Cembra 1962-2022 Una scuola di merletti in Trentino" ("I'll give you your dowry! Cembra 1962 - 2022. A lace school in Trentino") can be visited from 5 February to 19 March. Conceived by the municipality of Cembra Lisignago and METS, curated by Marta Bazzanella and Irene Fratton, the exhibition displays magnificent creations made in bobbin lace (for the dowry) in the 1960s, and those created from the 2000s onwards to embellish own's personal style.
Info https://www.museosanmichele.it/
Fondazione Franco Demarchi
On Friday 3 February at 18.00 at the Franco Demarchi Foundation in Trento, the Subsidiarity Report 2021-2022 will be presented. Speakers: Giorgio Vittadini, president of the Fondazione per la Sussidiarietà, Luca Fazzi, Professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Research - University of Trento, Achille Spinelli, councillor for economic development, research and work of the Autonomous Province of Trento. Federico Samaden, president of the Fondazione Franco Demarchi, will introduce the meeting; Walter Viola, director of the same institution, will speak as moderator.
Info https://www.fdemarchi.it/
Gallerie di Piedicastello | Tunnels of Piedicastello
At the Gallerie di Piedicastello (Tue-Sun 10-18, free admission) 4 exhibitions can be visited:
- "Spettacolo": a multi-sensory installation narrating the main moments of the last 200 years of history in Trentino (further information )
- "La seconda guerra mondiale", an exhibition recounting Trentino’s experience during the Second World War
- "Scalare il tempo: 70 anni di Trento Film Festival"': a journey through the atmospheres, voices and films of the Film Festival that was born in Trento in 1952
- "Al lavoro!" an exhibition tracing Trentino's migration to North Tyrol in the 19th century.
Museo dell'aeronautica Gianni Caproni | Gianni Caproni Aeronautical Museum
The renewed permanent exhibition traces the history of Italian aeronautics (Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00, admission charge)
Spazio Archeologico Sotterraneo del Sas | Sas Underground Archaeological Space
Let’s dive into archaeology at the Spazio Archeologico Sotterraneo del Sas ( TRIDENTVM S.A.S.S. - Spazio Archeologico Sotterraneo del Sas / Sas Underground Archaeological Space) in Trento - under Piazza Cesare Battisti - where two exhibitions can be visited, among many evidences of the ancient Tridentum, founded by the Romans (Tue-Sun 9.00-13.00 and 14.00-17.30):
La memoria nel ghiaccio. Archeologia della Grande Guerra a Punta Linke | History in the ice. Archaeology of the Great War at Punta Linke traces through images, archaeological finds and short texts the stages of the research at Punta Linke (3629 mamsl) - in the Ortles-Cevedale mountain range, on the frontline of World War I - thanks to a multidisciplinary team, consisting of archaeologists, geologists, mountain guides, restorers and volunteer workers.
Ostriche e vino. In cucina con gli antichi romani | Oysters and wine. Cooking and the ancient Romans gives us a glimpse on food culture in ancient times along the river Adige, with finds from the archaeological investigations in Trentino that date between the 1st and 4th centuries AD.
Info https://www.cultura.trentino.it/Temi/Archeologia
MUSE Science museum
Here are the main events scheduled at the Muse:
- From 8 to 12 February the museum celebrates Darwin's birthday with the "Darwin days": four days of film showings, alternative aperitifs and workshops to celebrate the birth of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution.
- Wednesday 15 February at 18.30, the series of meetings “Trento Scienza grandi eventi” (“Trento Science great events”) is back: book presentation "Noi siamo natura" (“We are nature”) by Gianfranco Bologna, and dialogue with the author about the correlation between our existences and the natural world.
- Monday 15 February, "Natura matta" (“Crazy nature”): an afternoon of workshops and activities between science, art and nature, for young and old to give rein to one's imagination, on the occasion of the Carnival.
Furthermore, two exhibitions at the MUSE can’t be missed:
- until 12 February 2023, "Lascaux Experience ". The Lascaux Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserves more than 6,000 paintings dating back to about 20,000 years ago, unique evidence of life in prehistoric times. The exhibition offers an exploration of the cave through exhibits, videos and an immersive virtual experience.
- until 28 May: "Nella mente del lupo"(“In the mind of the wolf ”). Using immersive technology and a sensory and empathic approach, the exhibition transports the visitor to a "special" place, which has the forms of natural places familiar to humans, but it is experienced with the difficulties, emotions and needs of a wild animal.
At the Palazzo delle Albere the exhibition "Dentro il colore" (“Inside the colour. Through matter and light”), until 4 June 2023, focuses on the theme of the physical and mental perception of colour, told as the sum of matter and light and its effects on individual personalities. Info https://www.muse.it/it
The Museo Geologico delle Dolomiti a Predazzo | Predazzo geology museum proposes on Saturday 18 February the first "Nanna dolomitica" ("Dolomite sleepy bye"): games, stories and adventurous reading before sleeping, among fossils and minerals. Info https://www.muse.it/it
Mart, Palazzo delle Albere and Galleria Civica
The Mart offers a special day to celebrate Valentine's Day at the museum on Tuesday 14 February: all couples will be admitted by paying just one ticket. From 17 February at the Mart it will also be possible to discover the new arrangement of the Collections (the dedicated rooms will be closed for rearrangement from 7 to 16 February)
Last few days left at the Mart (until 5 February) to visit the exhibitions:
- Adelchi-Riccardo Mantovani. The Dream of Ferrara
- Focus | Achille Funi (1890-1972) Face and Myth
On the other hand, the exhibition "Giotto e il Novecento" (“Giotto and the Twentieth Century “) can be visited until 19 March.
At Palazzo delle Albere the exhibition "Linus. Tutti i 690 numeri dal 1965 al 2022” ("Linus - All 688 issues from 1965 to 2022 ”) can be visited until 5 February, while from 28 February the Palazzo will host a new exhibition featuring works by the great Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko, an icon of naïf art.
At the Galleria Civica, the exhibition "Paesi perduti. Appunti per un viaggio nelle aree interne del territorio italiano"("Lost lands. Notes on a journey through a forgotten Italy") has been extended until 12 March.
Castello del Buonconsiglio
Until May vistors can enjoy at the Buonconsiglio Castle the exhibition 'Encounters in Japan ', curated by Pietro Amadini and the museum's director, Laura Dal Prà, which tells the story of mid-19th century Japan through photographs and art objects collected by Giuseppe Grazioli. He was a Trentino clergyman and agronomist who went to Yokohama from 1864 to 1868 in search of healthy silkworm eggs, which had become unavailable, due to the spread of pebrina, the disease that had compromised silkworm production throughout Europe.
The Museum's collections also include a rare painting on copper by Fiemme painter Cristoforo Unterperger (Cavalese 1732 - Rome 1798), depicting St. Romedius meeting St. Vigilius.
01/02/2023
