MUS! Museo di Livigno e Trepalle

MUS! Museo di Livigno e Trepalle explores the everyday history of the valley inside a late-eighteenth-century stone-and-timber house. Domestic rooms and themed displays connect farming life with the later development of tourism.

Why it matters

The museum treats ordinary skills and possessions as historical evidence. Reuse, cheesemaking, food and popular beliefs reveal how local people adapted to their Alpine surroundings.

What to notice

The house preserves characteristic spaces: the broad entrance corridor known as the córt, cellars, wood-panelled rooms called li sc'tua, a kitchen with its cendré hearth and a room for processing milk. Historical dates appear on the staircase risers. Displays contrast the farming-based Old Economy with the New Economy of tourism and the duty-free zone.

Context and history

The municipality bought the house in 1987 for an ethnographic museum. The collection was formally established in September 2015 and inaugurated that December. Furnishings, family pictures, everyday objects and documents include a 1998 donation by Francesco Galli and Maria Orsola Longa, complemented by contributions from local families.