On an open area of four-hectares in Teodone near Brunico the history of rural life is told
Image gallery: South Tyrolean Folklore Museum
The South Tyrolean Folklore Museum is one of the most beautiful open air museums in Europe. Visitors can explore two dozen farms representative of various South Tyrolean valleys and learn a lot about the original tools and equipment farmers used in the past. This ethnographic museum is one of the museums founded by the Province of South Tyrol. At the "Mair am Hof" farm, the core of the museum, visitors can learn a lot about the life of the rural nobility, craft-work and religious traditions.
Moreover, it exhibits a collection of pipes, belts and zithers. The exhibition rooms on the ground floor are also accessible by people with disabilities. In the open area of the South Tyrolean Folklore Museum visitors can explore the inside of several farm houses and factories, getting an very interesting insight into the farmers' everyday life and learning a lot about the different types of farms and farm houses in South Tyrol.
Very often children tend to be bored when visiting a museum. This is definitely not going to be the case in Teodone, where they can spend a very exciting day outside, having fun at the different play points located in the museum, meeting farm animals and watching farmers' activities such as bread baking, hoeing and sheep shearing.
Contact info
- Via Herzog Diet / Herzog-Diet-Strasse 24 - 39031 - Brunico / Bruneck
- +39 0474 552087
- info@volkskundemuseum.it
Opening times
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Admission
€ 9.00 adults
€ 6.70 young people (16-18 years)
€ 6.70 students (up to 27 years)
€ 6.70 groups (15 and more persons)
€ 6.70 seniors 65+
€ 6.70 people with disabilities
€ 1.50 school classes (per person)
€ 18.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 16 years)
€ 9.00 family ticket (1 adult with children under 16 years)
free for children under 6 years
free with the Museumcard and museumobil Card
€ 45.00 guided tour for groups
€ 20.00 guided tour for school classes
More information
Guided tours for groups and for school classes on request. The Folklore Museum stays open every year from mid-April to the end of October, closed on Mondays. Season start 2024 on April 16.
