Rhaetian Museum

The Rhaetian Museum is located in Sanzeno, in Casalini where the science-oriented trail to the pilgrimage site San Romedio starts.

The exhibition itinerary leads you through a fascinating travel through time, spanning from Prehistory to the Early Middle Ages. It gives you an insight into the most important events from the ancient history of the Val di Non to nowadays and shows you the traces left by Paleolithic hunter-gatherers, the first Neolithic farmers, the metalworkers of the Copper Age without forgetting about the places of worship of the Bronze Age.

Particular importance is devoted to the legacy of the Raeti people: farmers, animal breeders and skilled artisans who settled the Trentino, South Tyrol (Alto Adige), Tirol and the Lower Engadine (Bassa Engadina) in the Pre-Roman era, between the mid-6th and the 1st century BC. The museum displays the rich material culture of this ancient population: artworks, cult objects, work tools and tools used in everyday life.

The evolution of the Rhaetian culture stopped during the 1st century BC due to the ongoing Romanisation, which introduced new customs and traditions. The museum preserves not only domestic artefacts, but also statues, burial goods, epigraphic documents and traces of new Eastern cults.

The museum journey ends with the tragic demise of the Holy Martyrs of Anaunia (Santi Martiri d'Anaunia), a prelude to the definitive triumph of Christianity. Moreover, it shows evidence for settlement and burial goods from the High Middle Ages.