South Tyrolean Museum of Folklore
 Farmhouse from Mühlwald in the open area of the museum |
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| place | Dietenheim (Bruneck) |
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| opening | 1976 |
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Alexandra Untersulzner
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The South Tyrolean State Museum for Folklore is located in Dietenheim near Bruneck in South Tyrol ( Italy ).
Exhibition space
The main seat of the museum is the Mair am Hof residence from the late 17th century. The institution also has a four-hectare open-air area on which there are a double-digit number of reconstructed farmhouses, craft workshops and agricultural buildings, as well as farm gardens, fields, meadows, domestic animals and farm animals.
Collections
The museum's permanent collections include a complete pharmacy from the 19th century, numerous everyday objects and tools as examples of local folk art , a belt , a pipe and a zither collection.
organization
The museum was founded in 1976 and then headed by Hans Grießmair as director until 2003 . It has been part of the South Tyrolean provincial museums since 2003 .
literature
- Hans Grießmair : Preserved folk culture - guide through the folklore museum in Dietenheim . Athesia, Brixen 2004.
- Hans Gschnitzer : Three museums of Tyrolean folk culture in comparison: Tyrolean Folk Art Museum in Innsbruck, South Tyrolean Folklore Museum in Dietenheim, Museum of Tyrolean Farms in Kramsach , in: Der Schlern 82, 2008, pp. 20–29.
Web links
- Museum website
- The Mair am Hof residence in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
Coordinates: 46 ° 48 ′ 11.4 " N , 11 ° 57 ′ 16.3" E