Luogo - Museum
Museo locale di Aldino
Where
PIAZZA DEL PAESE, 41, Aldino (Bolzano/Bozen)
In the Aldein Museum, the visitor finds sacred art which reflects
religious and secular forms of art from the Baroque and Rococo eras. In
2000, the little museum was expanded with paintings, wood carvings,
coins, and medallions from private collections. Since its opening in
1990, the Aldein Museum has grown continuously. In the meantime, the
Museum Society has come to operate three museums in different locations
within the community with varying opening hours. In the Mill Museum,
technical cultural assets from rural everyday life are looked after and
the use of water power is introduced. In the “Thalmühle” mill, grain is
ground into flour, while in the “Matznellermühle”, mill, grain and wool
are pressed. In the smithy addition, visitors can at times also try
their hands at the art of forging. Of particular interest is the
“Schiaßermühl” mill. This is where school children from Aldein can make
their own marbles out of two or three-colored sandstone. The Geomusuem
in Radein (Radengo), opened in 2004, is devoted to one of the most
superb and geologically interesting gorges in South Tyrol and, indeed,
all of Europe. Along with the Geoparc visitor’s center, it presents the
origin of the Bletterbach Gorge, a three kilometer (2 mile) long
accessible canyon with volcanic and sedimentary rock. A visit to the
Geomuseum, newly renovated in 2006, is an ideal addition to a hike along
the Bletterbach.