The image of Trento from the 16th to the 20th century
The semi-permanent exhibition section is partially open to visitors again
We are pleased to inform you that the exhibition section dedicated to the image of Trento from the 16th to the 20th century is once again partially open to visitors.
The section occupies the impressive rooms on the ground floor of Palazzo Pretorio when there are no temporary exhibitions.
Through
paintings, prints and photographs from the Museum's collections, one can discover how the face of the city has changed over the past five centuries, from the Council of Trent to World War II. With this permanent exhibition, the Museum aims to make available to all kinds of audiences an
important heritage of art and culture, a place to discover and deepen knowledge of Trent, the evolution of the urban fabric, and the salient episodes of its recent history.
The exhibition is divided into three sections, arranged in chronological order.
Currently, only the first room is open, featuring prints and paintings from the 16th to the 18th centuries, which present the oldest image of the city of Trento, enclosed within its crenellated medieval walls and protected to the north by a bend in the Adige River, which was straightened between 1854 and 1858.
The second room, dedicated to the image of Trento between the 18th and 19th centuries, and the third room, which displays photographs from the historical photographic archive of the Museo Diocesano Tridentino dating from 1850 to 1945, are currently closed to the public for maintenance work and will reopen at the end of May 2026.