A rich collection of weapons, uniforms and other artefacts from the glaciers of Adamello, put together in 1991 by a group of volunteers and dedicated searchers.
A reconstructed Italian army hut from the high mountains and the entrance of an Austro-Hungarian tunnel used as a shelter and warehouse for troops: these and much more wait to be discovered at the Museo della Grande Guerra in Valle del Chiese. It was set up in July 1991 by a group of volunteers and dedicated researchers to display the artefacts left behind by soldiers from all over the world who fought here. Research has been two-sided: firstly, examining countless documents at the Army Staff in Rome; and secondly, physically searching for relics on the mountains, from Lake Garda and the Prealpi Ledrensi to Adamello. The rooms hold weapons, field kitchens, camp beds, sleds, skis, sniper shields, uniforms, bottles and inkpots, and gas masks.
HIGHLIGHT:
The meticulous reconstruction of an Italian army hut from the high mountains.
Opening and closing times
From 01/06 to 16/06 opening by reservation..
From 17/09 to 30/09 opening by reservation.
SPECIAL EVENTS: THURSDAYS AT THE MUSEUM (8.30 p.m.)
15/06 Francesco Orlandelli (recoverer and material donor at the Museo della Grande Guerra in Valle del Chiese) presents 50 years of recoveries on the Adamello and the Presanella.
06/07 Meeting with the author Beatrice Primerano who will talk about her book "Ernesta Bittanti Battisti: the last woman of the Italian Risorgimento"
03/08 Meeting with the author Filippo Prosser who will talk about his book "Flora of war. Effects of the First World War on the flora of Trentino".
07/09 Meeting with the author Gianni Zontini who will talk about his book "Storo un paese al fronte".
05/10 Meeting with the author Sergio Boem who will talk about his book "On the meadows of the Tonale 94 Alpine stars - 1918 the forgotten of Cima Cady", the author Sergio Boem will speak.
