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In Trentino on Wednesday afternoon (June, 23):
1. Winery and Museum in San Michele all’Adige
link:
http://www.endrizzi.it/indexing.html
http://www.museosanmichele.it/
Departure from the Faculty of Economics at 1.00 pm, to the Cantine Endrizzi, for the Wine Gourmet:
Discovering the reality of Cantine Endrizzi
- walking through the vinery
- tasting of five wines
- buffet
Transfer and visit of the Etnografic Museum of San Michele all'Adige
The two built-up areas of San Michele and Grumo are evidence of antique cultures. The artistic Baroque church and the Agostinian monastery, old headquarters of the authorities around which lies San Michele, were for centuries the scene of long standing disputes between the Counts of Tyrol and the Prince-Bishops of Trento.
Inside these buildings today is the museum "Degli Usi e dei Costumi delle Genti Trentine" (Museum of Uses and Customs of the Trentino People) leaving traces of a culture from the entire provincial territory. For thousands of visitors it is a destination which brings to mind the ancient and more recent recollections of the population of Trentino. The extraordinarily interesting ethnographic collection and the constant research make it one of the most distinguished museums of this kind in the whole Alpine area. The world fame of the Agricultural Institute of San Michele all´Adige, with its traditional wine-making culture, together with the Institute for the Technology of Wood, applies to the National Council for Scientific Research, and confirms the professional work in the agricultural, wine growing and forestry sector.
Return to the hotel at 6 p.m.
Cost per person: Euro 50,00
The minimum nr. of people is 20.
2. Castel Noarna and MART Museum
http://www.castelnoarna.com/html/home_inglese.html
http://www.mart.trento.it/
Departure at 1.00 p.m. from the Faculty of Economics to Castel Noarna
Already by the 11th Century, Castelnuovo di Noarna dominated the Vallagarina valley with its imposing presence, having been rebuilt from its own ruins after a probable previous life as a fortification during the Roman era. Its inhabitants went by the same name as the castle and had possession of it during the strife-ridden era of the wars between the Guelfi and Ghibellini. In Vallagarina in 1177, due to the assassination of Adalpreto, prince-bishop of Trento, violent armed clashes broke out in which Castel Noarna was seriously damaged, along with other fortresses and castles in the valley.
In that period the Castelnuovo fiefdom already encompassed the communities of Noarna, Castellano and Pomarolo.
At the end of 1200, the Castelnuovo family fell from power for unknown reasons and the castle passed to the Castelbarco family, one of the most important families of the principality of Trento, whose fiefdoms at the time included nearly all of the Vallagarina, holdings in the city of Trento, the castle of Sabbionara D'Avio and territories in the vicinity of Verona and Belluno.
The castle subsequently passed to the Lodron family in 1456 after a long dispute with the Castelbarcos that involved first hand the Republic of Venice, which became guarantor and supported the Lodrons in order to guarantee future support in the valley. In the meantime the Castel Noarna fiefdom was further extended and comprised all the hill country to the right of the Adige, from Reviano to Aldeno.A key character in the history of the Lodron family was Nicolò who, appointed to the fief in 1532, married Gentilia Contessa d'Arco with whom he had a son by the name Gasparo, and a second marriage to Beatrice di Castellalto, who bore him Paride and Susanna. Under his direction the castle took on its present appearance, transforming the fort previously used for defense into a noble residence. Nicolò Lodron had new residential wings constructed for the castle, as well as the frescoes in the main staircase and those of the winter garden.Paride (1586-1653), son of Nicolò, became prince-bishop of Salzburg in 1606. During his tenure the construction of Salzburg Cathedral was completed under the guidance of master architect Santino Solari. Solari was summoned to Villalagarina for the construction of the Chapel of San Ruperto, a small masterpiece decorated with precious stuccowork and frescoes in the Baroque style. Massimiliano Lodron, nephew of Nicolò, was responsible for the series of battle frescoes that are located in the stuba magna, and in fact we see reproduced the coats-of-arms of Lodron, his wife Sibilla Fugger and his mother, Anna Berka. The frescoes were created in memory of the financial assistance given by the Fuggers to the Spanish Crown.The Lodron family held control of the jurisdiction of Castelnuovo – Castellano until 1826, and in 1842 gave up their feudal rights. After 1876 the Lodron family, which until that time resided in the Castle, changed its residential seat to the Nogaredo palace, using the castle only as a summer residence. It is said that during that period the mother of Emperor William II frequently stayed in the castle in the autumn.
Towards the end of the century the castle was definitively abandoned and the furniture was transferred to the Nogaredo palace.
Transfer to Mart Museum and guided visit:
There are 35,000 individual files on the archives and 7,000 illustrated files on the paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations and other works of art in the museum's collections, and 30,000 books already catalogued as part of Mart rich library. The catalogues for each of Mart three sections, i.e. the collections, archives and library, are now entirely available on-line. Importantly these are now all fully integrated so that cross-referenced searches can be carried out by subject, author, period, historic and artistic connection, affinity and more. Such cross-references point out continuous suggestions and connections between paintings and documents, personal letters and books by or about artists.The Museum on-line search engine is an expression of the many functions of this art workshop on the twentieth century. All museum's contents are opened up to the public for guided inter-disciplinary exploration with full descriptions of loans or funds, biographical files, abstracts of individual documents and files on specific works of art.
Return to the hotel at 6 p.m.
Cost per person: Euro 60,00
The minimum nr. of people is 20.
If you are interested in one of the two visits, please send an e-mail within June 15! indicating your name, the nr. of people and the title of the visit chosen.
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