Cortina d'Ampezzo Ethnographic Museum
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Cortina d'Ampezzo Ethnographic Museum is also located in a historic building Chaz de ra Regoles in the spa town center. In his collection of antiques on display relating to the rural life of the region, as well as exhibits on religious traditions Ampezzo Valley and its artistic heritage. Particular attention is paid exactly the life of the peasants of these places.

Previously, the museum occupies the old sawmill premises, but in 1975 he moved into the building Chaz de ra regolith, also known as regolith Ampezzo, which is located on two floors. Part of the museum space is given over to thematic exhibitions with their priceless artifacts of folk art and crafts - wood mosaic, silver filigree, wrought iron and period costumes. There is also a class in which the lectures.

The main purpose of creating an ethnographic museum to show visitors how the adoption of certain decisions were shaped the cultural space, which today affects Cortina d'Ampezzo - its forests and pastures. In addition, the museum helps to understand how life evolved over the centuries in the valley of Ampezzo and how joint efforts to preserve old traditions and customs, as well as the centuries-old carried out the interaction of man and nature.

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Ethnographic Museum of Cortina d'Ampezzo