Istitut Cultural Ladin - Museo Ladin de Fascia

It is one of the cultural structures that work to support the Ladin community, a linguistic minority located in the heart of the Dolomites (Italy). Functional body of the Autonomous Province of Trento, established in 1975 (statute), is located in San Giovanni (Vigo di Fassa) in the ancient "Tobià de la Pieif", the monumental barn adjacent to the rectory of the Pieve di Fassa. Among its statutory purposes are the collection, arrangement and study of materials that refer to the history, economy, language, folklore, mythology, customs and uses of the Ladin people.

The Institute also promotes the dissemination of the Ladin language and culture through the media, collaborates with the school to enhance and develop language teaching and supports the organization of a permanent program of adult literacy (mail).

The activity of documentation and research translates into a rich editorial production that includes the magazine "Mondo Ladino" (from 1977) the series "Mondo Ladino Quaderni" dedicated to the world of the school, as well as monographs, dictionaries, collections of texts, books illustrated for children, catalogs, audiovisual media, for over 100 titles (Publications, Shop). The commitment in the field of ethnographic research led to the establishment of the Ladino Museum of Fassa, whose new Head Office was inaugurated in July 2001, the starting point of an ethnographic itinerary through the culture of Fassa (Museum on the territory)