Museum “People through Time”

The museum in the historical “Am Orth” Residence in Cortaccia offers a journey through 12,000 years of human history

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Video : Cortaccia on the Wine Road as seen from above
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The present appearance of the historical “Am Orth” Residence in Cortaccia on the Wine Road dates back to the time around 1500.
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It houses the museum “People through Time” with its 6,000 exhibits.
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On the ceiling of the main room, the cellar, the old power lines are still visible.
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There’s also Bronze Age copper smelter from 1500 BC, the archeological highlight of the museum.
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Tools such a rippling comb and a so-called “Brechl” tell about the flax processing.
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Also the wool processing - from the sheep to the fiber for clothes - is explained.
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A collection of coins: Next to it there’s an old retail shop from goneby times.
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One of the topics are the different professions - here’s the bicycle of a scissors grinder.
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Tools for beekeeper, fishermen and farmers can be seen on the old walls of the residence.
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Inside the wine cellar: The silk production is explained next to wooden wine barrels.
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Several beautiful vintage cars, however, can be seen in the garage in the inner courtyard.
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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 by 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 2032429
info@museumzeitreisemensch.it

Opening times

Thu 01 Jun 08:00 - 19:00
Fri 02 Jun 08:00 - 19:00
Sat 03 Jun 08:00 - 19:00
Sun 04 Jun 08:00 - 12:00
Mon 05 Jun 08:00 - 19:00
Tue 06 Jun 08:00 - 19:00
Wed 07 Jun 08:00 - 19:00

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Full timetables

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Guided tours - spring 2023 (03/04/2023 - 06/11/2023)

Mon 08:00 - 19:00
Tue 08:00 - 19:00
Wed 08:00 - 19:00
Thu 08:00 - 19:00
Fri 08:00 - 19:00
Sat 08:00 - 19:00
Sun 08:00 - 12:00

Easter 2023 (04/09/2023) 08:00 - 12:00

Easter Monday 2023 (04/10/2023) 08:00 - 19:00

Liberation Day 2023 (04/25/2023) 08:00 - 19:00

Labor Day 2023 (05/01/2023) 08:00 - 19:00

Whit Monday 2023 (05/29/2023) 08:00 - 19:00

Republic Day 2023 (06/02/2023) 08:00 - 19:00

Guided tours - summer 2023 (06/12/2023 - 09/10/2023)

Mon 08:00 - 19:00
Tue 08:00 - 19:00
Wed 08:00 - 19:00
Thu 08:00 - 19:00
Fri 08:00 - 19:00
Sat 08:00 - 19:00
Sun 08:00 - 12:00

Feast of the Assumption 2023 (08/15/2023) 08:00 - 19:00

Guided tours - autumn 2023 (09/11/2023 - 11/30/2023)

Mon 08:00 - 19:00
Tue 08:00 - 19:00
Wed 08:00 - 19:00
Thu 08:00 - 19:00
Fri 08:00 - 19:00
Sat 08:00 - 19:00
Sun 08:00 - 12:00

All Saints 2023 (11/01/2023) 08:00 - 19:00

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)

free for children under 7 years

More information

The Museum "People through Time" is accessible only during a guided tour: at any time during opening hours, reservation needed. Guided tour without reservation every Friday at 10 am (April to the 1st of November). Season closure from November to the end of February.