Local Museum “Hoamet Tramin Museum”

The Local Museum of Termeno tells about “Living on the frontier”, here at the meeting point of Alpine and Mediterranean influences.

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In the village centre of Termeno (Tramin), slightly below the beautiful St. Cyricus and Julitta Parish Church, there’s the Local Museum.
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Housed in a historic building which once was used as bathhouse, the museum was inaugurated in 1989 and reinterpreted in 2012.
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Nowadays the interesting permanent exhibition of the Local Museum “Hoamet Tramin Museum” covers three floors.
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One section is dedicated especially to the wine of Termeno, showing a large collection of historic Gewurztraminer from all over the world.
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The museum tells also about the main characters of the Egetmann Parade, taking place every two years in the Carnival period.
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Among them there are the so-called “Wudelen”, or “Schnappviecher”, which are immortalised as statues in the village centre.
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Archaeological finds from Roman times - in the neighbouring village of Cortaccia old grape seeds and vines were found.
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Also exhibits of folk art and popular culture are shown, among them a bandaged Christ Child and several religious works.
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The section dedicated to handicraft in the “Hoamet Tramin Museum”: for centuries wood was the most important building material.
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The museum, located in the Via Mindelheimer road, stays open from Holy Thursday to October 31, and offers also guided tours.
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"Hoamet" means homeland in South Tyrolean dialect, and the museum in the village centre of Termeno tells right about this topic: the life in the beautiful Bassa Atesina area, on the frontier - the cultural as well as the linguistic one - and at the meeting point of Alpine and Mediterranean influences. The Local Museum, opened in 1989, is housed in a historic residence dating back to the 15th and 16th century which was once used as bathhouse, and in the following centuries as accommodation for Catholic clergymen. In 2012, it was reinterpreted and enlarged by a 3rd floor.

The "Hoamet Tramin Museum", managed by the Termeno Cultural Association, hosts an extensive collection of objects from former handicraft trades, documents of the history and the busy village life of Termeno, as well as farmers' items from ancient times. The winegrowers' work in the vineyards, for example, is documented from the Sixties to the present day. Particular attention is directed to the traditional Egetmann Parade, taking place every two years in the Carnival period, and the famous Gewurztraminer. Also a collection of this demanded white wine, which owes its name to the village of Termeno (Tramin, "Gewürz" means spice), can be admired.

Special exhibitions and several events complete the museum offer. And how to reach the "Hoamet Tramin Museum"? It can be found in the Via Mindelheimer road, beneath Piazza Municipio (Town Hall Square). Parking possibilities and a bus stop are located nearby.