Trento museums: which to visit, times, tickets and cards

Golden Suites Italy editorial team · Updated on 22 October 2026 · 5 min read

Within a few blocks Trento brings together a great Renaissance castle, a science museum designed by Renzo Piano, an underground Roman city and a medieval tower with a view over the whole square. Here are the museums to choose from, with checked times and prices and ways to save money.

Buonconsiglio Castle

It is the largest monumental complex in the region: a fortress since the thirteenth century, then the residence of the prince-bishops until the Napoleonic era, now a museum. You visit the medieval Castelvecchio, the Renaissance Magno Palazzo of Bernardo Cles, the Baroque Giunta Albertiana and the gardens; the Torre Aquila (Eagle Tower) houses the Cycle of the Months, one of the masterpieces of International Gothic.

• Where: via Bernardo Clesio 5, in the centre.
• Tickets: full price €10, reduced €8, family €20. Torre Aquila €2.50 extra, with entry at fixed times every 45 minutes and limited places.
• Good to know: with the same ticket you can leave and re-enter during the day. From October to March, entry is free on the first Sunday of the month.

MUSE, the science museum

In the Le Albere district, the MUSE tells the story of the mountain from summit to valley floor: glaciers, biodiversity, dinosaurs, climate and technology, with many interactive stations. It is the ideal museum to visit with children.

• Opening times: Tuesday to Friday 10am–6pm; Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 10am–7pm; open on Mondays too in August; closed on 25 December.
• Tickets: full price €11, reduced €9; family ticket €11 with one parent and €22 with two parents. Under-14s go in free with one accompanying adult; this must be booked by phone.
• Good to know: entry is guaranteed only with an online time-slot ticket; you can stay for a maximum of three hours.

Underground Trento: S.A.S.S. and Villa di Orfeo

Beneath Piazza Cesare Battisti you can visit 1,700 square metres of the Roman city of Tridentum: walls, a paved street, houses with mosaics and a glassmaker's workshop. The same ticket is valid for the Villa romana di Orfeo, on via Rosmini, with its great mosaic. Full details in the guide to underground Trento.

• Opening times: October to May 9am–1pm and 2pm–5.30pm; June to September 9.30am–1pm and 2pm–6pm; closed on Mondays that are not public holidays.
• Tickets: €5, reduced €4, free up to age 14.

Museo Diocesano Tridentino and the Torre Civica

In the Palazzo Pretorio, on Piazza Duomo, the Diocesan Museum holds the treasures of the Cathedral and objects bearing witness to the Council of Trent. From the museum you climb the Torre Civica, 45 metres high, reopened after the restoration that followed the 2015 fire: on a one-hour guided visit only, ten people at most, 156 steps.

• Tickets: the visit to the Tower costs €12 (reduced €10 or €5) and includes the museum and the early Christian basilica beneath the Cathedral.
• Good to know: the days when the tower can be visited change from month to month and must be booked; the climb is not allowed for children under 1.20 metres.

The Gallerie di Piedicastello

Two former tunnels of the bypass, closed to traffic in 2007, have become an exhibition space of over 6,000 square metres run by the Fondazione Museo storico del Trentino. They host exhibitions on the history of the region and of the twentieth century.

• Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday 10am–6pm; closed on Mondays and 25 December.
• Tickets: free admission.

Other museums to consider

• Museo dell'Aeronautica Gianni Caproni, on via Lidorno in Mattarello, near the airport: a collection of historic aircraft that young people love. Check times and prices before you go.
• Galleria Civica, the Mart's venue in the city, with contemporary art exhibitions.
• Archaeological area of Palazzo Lodron, on piazza Lodron, open only on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with reduced hours.

How to save money

• Museum Pass: €22 per person for 48 hours, with entry to museums, castles and places of interest in Trento, Rovereto and surroundings, plus local public transport. It can be extended to three months at no cost.
• Trentino Guest Card: issued by the accommodation providers that take part in the scheme, and we give it to our guests; it includes public transport and gives free or reduced entry, for example a 30% discount at Buonconsiglio Castle and free entry to the Diocesan Museum and the Torre Civica.
• Museum Sundays: on the first Sunday of the month some museums are free; at Buonconsiglio Castle this applies from October to March.

To combine museums and a walk, follow our one-day itinerary in Trento.