All over the Alpine area the history of the mountain folk has been marked over the centuries by the difficulties of an often hostile environment, a poor agriculture and livestock breeding. One can see this by visiting the Museum of Uses and Customs of the Trentino People located at San Michele all'Adige (15 Km from Trento).

Further proof of the local history, still evident owing to the geographical position of Trentino, is to be found in the Tridentine Diocesan Museum, in Palazzo delle Albere, and in the museum housed in Buonconsiglio Castle in Trento (Castello del Buonconsiglio Museum).

In the centre of the town, the Tridentine Museum of Natural Sciences displays numerous naturalistic collections, while the house where the futurist painter Depero lived and in which a great number of his works are exhibited (Fortunato Depero Museum), is open to the public in Rovereto (25 Km from Trento).

Linked to the very old origins and religious traditions of Trentino are the crypt in the cathedral and Palazzo Pretorio in the historic centre of Trento.

Other museums exhibit evidence of life, uses and traditions, handicraft and work of the people of Trentino. Particular attention has been given to the memories of the First World War (National Museum of the Alpini).

For any further information go to: http://www.unitn.it/trentino/museum.html