The museum in the historical “Am Orth” Residence in Cortaccia offers a journey through 12,000 years of human history
Image gallery: Museum “People through Time”
Once across from the Stone Age to the recent past on an area of some hundred square metres, that's an adventurous journey. The museum 'People through Time' makes it possible with a variety of objects which range from a 3,500 years old heavyweight copper smelter found on Mt. Favogna which was excavated with the surrounding terrain and brought to Cortaccia (Kurtatsch), and an old Fiat Topolino from the Forties. The museum was inaugurated back in 1976 - making it one of the oldest ones of South Tyrol - and was extensively renewed in 2012.
Housed in the historical "Am Orth" Residence, it offers today about 6,000 exhibits divided between several collections and various chambers. Vintage cars, wooden agricultural carriages and tools for beekeeper and fishermen can be admired in the outdoor area. In the old wine cellar and the vault there are archaeological finds, the establishment of the professions and a manual washing machine on display as well as tools for silk production and an original 'Spinning Jenny', a milestone in the Industrial Revolution. The museum 'People through Time' meets all standards for collection, preservation, research, exposure and mediation of information according to the ICOM definition.
Contact info
- Residence Ansitz am Orth, Botengasse 2 - 39040 - Cortaccia / Kurtatsch
- +39 0471 880267 / +39 338 2032 429
- info@museumzeitreisemensch.it
Opening times
Guided tours are available by appointment during the following opening hours:
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Admission
admission with guided tour:
€ 8.00 adults
€ 8.00 young people (15-18 years)
€ 5.00 groups (10 and more persons)
€ 5.00 people with disabilities
€ 4.00 children (7-14 years)
€ 4.00 school classes
free for children under 7 years
More information
The museum "People through Time" is accessible every year from early March to the end of November during a guided tour: From early April to the end of November, a guided tour takes place every Friday at 10 am without prior reservation - otherwise, booking is essential.
Season start 2025 on the 2nd of March, with tours without prior reservation available from April 4.
Special exhibition "powerless - powerfull" from February 28 to December 20, 2025, focusing on historical upheavals and the profound changes they left on social structures (accessible by appointment - otherwise, from April onwards every Friday at 10 am without reservation).
