Venue
The Workshop will be held at the Conference Room, Palazzo di Economia, via Inama, 5 - entrance by via Rosmini 44.
The Social Dinner, 3 July, will be hosted by Orso Grigio Restaurant. Two dedicated menus and a pizza one will be available at a special price for WOA's participants
Trento at a Glance
The city of Trento: the unique charm of a Renaissance alpine city, where history is art.
Trento is a city rooted in art and history, where the Italian and Mitteleuropean cultures meet. Unique amongst the alpine cities, the City of the Council (1545 - 1563) still keeps its precious monuments as tokens of its rich artistic and historic heritage. Built in the elegant Renaissance style, they have been enhanced by recent refurbishing works.
Special mention goes to the Castello del Buonconsiglio, the Castle for several centuries residence of the Prince-Bishops of Trento; the Duomo, the Cathedral of Trento dedicated to San Vigilio, its gorgeous piazza and fountain dedicated to Neptune, the frescoed houses and Council churches as well as the museums and exhibitions which make the city of Trento a true landmark of alpine arts, culture and traditions.
Historical and Architectural tips
Concilio di Trento (Concilium Tridentinum)
The Council of Trento, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trento and Bologna, was one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most important ecumenical councils. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.
Castello del Buonconsiglio (Buonconsiglio Castle)
The Castello del Buonconsiglio is the largest and most important monumental complex of the Trentino Alto Adige region.
It was the residence of the Principi Vescovi (Prince-Bishops) of Trentofrom the 13th century to the end of the 18th Century, and is composed of a series of buildings of different eras, enclosed by walls and positioned slightly higher than the city
the Castelvecchio is the oldest part, dominated by an imposing cylindrical tower
the Magno Palazzo is the 16th century expansion in the Italian Renaissance-style as commissioned by the Prince-Bishop and Cardinal Bernardo Clesio (1485-1539)
the Baroque-style Giunta Albertiana dates from the end of the 17thcentury
at the extreme south of the complex is the Torre Aquila, within which is conserved the famous Cycle of the Months, one of the most fascinating secular pictorial cycles of the late Middle Ages.
Also of exceptional interest are the extensive cycle of frescoes commissioned by the bishops to decorate the interior walls of the Castle, mainly in the late Middle Ages to the Renaissance period. After the end of the Episcopal principality (1803) the castle was used as a barracks; following its restoration in 1924, it became the National Museum, and since 1973 it belongs to the Autonomous Province of Trento.
Duomo di Trento (Cathedral of Trento)
Trento’s Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Vigil and has ancient origins.
Some records indicate that the first church was built on the burial ground of this saint, martyred in the fifth century. It was then enlarged, whilst its present appearance is owed to Bishop Federico Vanga, who entrusted the redesigning of the cathedral to Adam d’Argogno in 1212. The position of the church is the result of his plan.
The construction, continued over the centuries by d’Arogno’s descendants, underwent various changes respectful of the original project.
The contrast between the Romanesque style and the height of the vaults recalling Gothic cathedrals is extraordinary.
MUSE, Museo delle Scienze (MUSE, Science Museum)
MUSE is a place of constant change, from the main exhibitions, up to date with the latest developments, to special projects, with prestigious national and international collaborations, and finally to MUSE Lab, where the most advanced experiments in the field of new technologies take place.
The exhibition of Muse uses the metaphor of the mountain to describe life on Earth.