Lara Casagrande
Ttrained as an archaeologist, she moved from Veneto to Trentino to study medieval mining landscapes. In 2013, she contributed to the development of the geology exhibition spaces at MUSE. She then spent about ten years as director of the Argentario Ecomuseum, an association dedicated to promoting the Monte Calisio area, which was the site of significant silver mining activity in the 13th century. Since 2023, she has returned to MUSE, where she works on local projects with organizations such as the Networks of Nature Reserves and the Ecomuseums of Trentino, as well as on research, education, and outreach related to both historical and contemporary mining.
The meeting with Lara Casagrande offers an exploration of the geological and mining landscape of the Adamello, a territory that preserves the traces of an ancient volcano.
Tonalite, an igneous rock named after the nearby Passo del Tonale, bears witness to the presence of the magma that once fed this volcanic system. The Adamello batholith likewise constitutes a trace of the structure of this ancient volcano, which, according to some hypotheses, may never have reached the stage of a true eruption.
Through the observation of the landscape, the reading of its geological formations, and the account of the extractive activities that have shaped the region, the session invites participants to consider the mountain as a material archive, where geological time, human presence, and territorial transformations are deeply intertwined.
