South Tyrolean State Museum for Hunting and Fishing
 Wolfsthurn Castle - seat of the museum |
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| place | Mareit , Ratschings |
| opening | 1996 |
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Alexandra Untersulzner
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The South Tyrolean State Museum for Hunting and Fishing ( Museo provinciale altoatesino per la Caccia e la Pesca in Italian ) provides information on the cultural history of hunting , fishing and the folk art that deals with these topics . It has been one of the South Tyrolean provincial museums since 2003 .
Location and exhibits
The museum has been located at Wolfsthurn Castle near Mareit , a fraction of Ratschings in South Tyrol , since 1996 . It occupies the first floor of the main wing of the baroque building. In accordance with the institution's expanded cultural-historical approach, the exhibits include not only hunting and fishing utensils such as powder horns, hunting bags and hunting tools, but also snuff boxes, pipes and drinking glasses. The second floor is dedicated to the castle itself and its history. The state rooms with furniture, paintings and fabric wallpapers, elaborately painted with hunting motifs, have been preserved in their original Baroque state. The cellar rooms are dedicated to didactic purposes.
literature
- South Tyrolean State Museum for Hunting and Fishing - Wolfsthurn Castle: Short guide . South Tyrolean State Museum for Hunting and Fishing, Brixen 2004.
- Hans Grießmair : The State Museum for Hunting and Fishing - Wolfsthurn Castle: the beginnings . In: Der Schlern , 80, 2006, pp. 4–13
Web links
- Website of the South Tyrolean State Museum for Hunting and Fishing
- Wolfsthurn Castle in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
Coordinates: 46 ° 53 ′ 34.9 " N , 11 ° 20 ′ 57.4" E