The Buonconsiglio Castle, contemporary art at the MART, using the mountain as a metaphor to teach sci­ence at the MUSE, life in the mountains depicted in the collections of the Museum of the Customs and Tradi­tions of the Trentino People. Castles, hill forts, forti­fied residences, town walls and old ruins, restored and open to the public. 
The monumental Buonconsiglio Castle was once the very symbol of power: the official residence of the prince-bishops of Trentino, nominated directly by the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from about the year 1200 up to the end of the 18th century. Here history flows through a succession of different styles and architecture, which seem to fit in together with­out outdoing each other: a spectacular effect. In the museum collections you will find archaeological artefacts, wooden sculptures, bronze statuettes from the Renaissance, stone epigraphs and tombstones, not to mention the Egyptian section.
MART is the court of 20th Century Art. The view along Corso Bettini, with its 17th century palazzos, is the same as that admired by a young Wolf­gang Amadeus Mozart or Johann Wolfgang Goethe, as they made their ways into Rovereto along the Imperial Road. And it’s among these buildings that today we are projected into the future by the giant dome that over­shadows the circular courtyard that is the heart of the MART, the museum of modern and contemporary art of Trento and Rovereto, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta. The Rovereto museum is an international point of reference in the field of research and apprecia­tion of contemporary figurative art. 
The Depero House of Futurist Art is an integral part of the museum as is the Civic Gallery in Trento. The artist, a true pioneer of con­temporary design, personally took care of the details: mosaics, furniture, painted panels. All 3,000 pieces left by the artist to the city are exhibited in turn: paintings, sketches, cloth intarsias, graphics and toys. 
In Trento it’s difficult to miss the similarity between the MUSE skyline, the science museum of Trento designed by Renzo Piano, and the mountains of Trentino. This re­nowned architect made use of many sustainable and energy saving building techniques. The exhibitions use the metaphor of the mountain to describe life on earth. Various installa­tions and activities transform the visit into an extraor­dinary experience for people of all ages. 
There are over 200 castles in Trentino. Some are sim­ple ruins, others are private residences or have been transformed into restaurants and hotels. The most monumental castles however, enriched with collec­tions of works of art, have been opened to the public. Besides Buonconsiglio Castle in Trento, Beseno Cas­tle in the heart of Vallagarina, is the vastest fortified complex of the region, an imposing medieval strong­hold. Following the Adige river you reach Rovereto, dominated to the east by the Venetian Castle, one of the finest examples of late medieval fortifications and home to the prestigious War Museum. As you continue south you encounter the castle of Avio, owned by the Fai family. In the Val di Non, Thun Castle is the monu­mental residence of what is probably the oldest Tren­tino noble family, already present in documents dating from 1050 and counting 4 prince-bishops between the 17th and 18th centuries. 

In the centuries-old forest that hosts Arte Sella, in Valsugana, a trail winds its way through the trees revealing a series of exhibits created using only natural elements. Branches, leaves, stones, grass and tree trunks are the raw materials with which, since 1986, over 300 artists from around the world have created an open-air exhibition that trans­forms itself annually with the passing of the sea­sons. Arte Sella is a successful example of land art, in which artistic creations blend with their natural surroundings in a search for new aesthetic forms and expression. 

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