Nativity Museum Maranatha

The Nativity Museum Maranatha in Lutago was set up in 2000 and has undergone several expansion and improvement works over the years. The term Maranatha is an aramaic exclamation formerly used by Christians to announce the arrival of the Lord. The wonderful nativity scenes of the museum are exhibited in the sculpture garden and inside the building.

The sculpture garden hosts a 500-year old pine tree trunk, as well as a fountain decorated with various figures which were made with a chainsaw. One room of the facility is dedicated to carved masks, a traditional handicraft of the valle Aurina. Visitors discover how those masks are created from scratch. Special attention is devoted to the numerous displayed nativity scenes that include small cribs from all over the world, award-winning nativity scenes, traditional wooden cribs, an oriental crib, a rare Christmas pyramid from the Erzgebirge, a Swarovski nativity scene and a Neapolitan crib. At the entrance of the museum you can admire a reproduction of Castel Tures as a nativity scene set in the period of the Knights. One of the main attractions you should definitely not miss is the nativity scene with life-sized wooden figures - a masterpiece made of decades long collected items.

The museum was furnished with the wood of an old farm in Predoi. In the workshop you can experience the fascinating creations of Lukas Troi, a promising artist of the Valle Aurina which also gives you the opportunity to watch him working.