Villa Lagarina

The Tridentine Diocesan Museum in Villa Lagarina is temporarily closed. For information please call +39 0461 234419 or email info@mdtn.it.

At Villa Lagarina, in the rooms of the eighteenth-century Palazzo Libera made available by the municipal administration, a separate section of the Diocesan Museum of Trent was installed in 2000. This initiative at Villa Lagarina is the fruit of the desire to open a wealth of sacred art, kept for centuries in the sacristy of the historic church of Santa Maria Assunta, to a public that would otherwise never see these important objects.

Exhibited here are art works and liturgical objects of major interest, commissioned by the aristocratic Lodron family, who held patronage rights over the church at Villa Lagarina. From 1561 to 1804 the church was supported by members of this noble family or persons designated by them. The architectural work done on this fine building, its rich and precious liturgical holdings, the fruit of the cultured and refined taste of its patrons, made the church of Santa Maria Assunta the emblem of the political and religious power of the Counts of Lodron.

The museum’s holdings consist of works placed there on deposit from churches in the diocese, which still retain property rights to the pieces but have entrusted them to the museum in situations where it is not possible to guarantee the safe and proper preservation of the art works.

The Tridentine Diocesan Museum of Villa Lagarina
Palazzo Libera, Via Garibaldi, 10
38060 Villa Lagarina (Trento)

How to get there
To reach Villa Lagarina, take the Autostrada del Brennero and exit at Rovereto Nord. The museum is in the center of town and has ample parking. It can also be reached from the plaza of the church of Santa Maria Assunta via the pedestrian walkway linking the church with Palazzo Libera, site of the museum.

Opening hours
The Tridentine Diocesan Museum of Villa Lagarina is currently open only by guided tour and reservation is required for groups of a maximum of 15 people. Info and reservations: 0461 234419 - info@mdtn.it.

Contacts

+39 0461.234419
+39 0464.414966
info@mdtn.it

Admission fees
Free entrance


Accessibility
The museum is accessible to visitors with motor disabilities.

Guided group tours 
Guided tours of the museum collection and the church of Santa Maria Assunta may be reserved by contacting Educational Services (phone +39 0461.234419).