Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus Skelett
Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus Skelett

Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus

The Bear Museum in San Cassiano in the Alta Badia, a branch of the Museum Ladin Ćiastel de Tor, is dedicated to the cave bear

In the charming village of San Cassiano there is the Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus that is dedicated to the eponymous cave bear. This exhibition is a branch of the Museum Ladin, located in Badia Castle (Ćiastel de Tor) in San Martino in Badia, about 18 km away. In autumn 1987, Willy Costamoling from Corvara made an astonishing find underneath Mt. Conturines at about 2,800 m a.s.l. In a cave he discovered a huge amount of bones of a cave bear dated from the interglacial period about 40,000 years ago. In the years to follow, this grotto was systematically explored and examined by a team of the University of Vienna, under Prof. Gernot Rabeder.

The results are highly astonishing: This cave bear belongs to a new species that has never been described before. Basing on the place of discovery in the Ladin speaking area, it has been named Ursus ladinicus. Also bones of a cave lion were laid open. This place of discovery is presumed to be the highest-located with regards to cave bears and cave lions. Finally in 2011, an exhibition was dedicated to the bear species. The basement shows a replication of the Conturines cave with reproduction of the Ursus ladinicus. On the ground floor, there is the museum shop and the ticket desk, while the first floor is dedicated to the history of origin of the Dolomites.

This is where you can admire the most important fossils discovered in San Cassiano and surroundings. The connection between Dolomites and cave bear in one museum is reasoned, as the excavated bones reveal important information about the climate in the Dolomites in the prehistoric period. And how to reach the Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus? It can be found in the village centre of San Cassiano, a parking space (subject to charge) is located nearby. The bus line 465 runs between La Villa and San Cassiano.

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Opening times

  • Tue 19 Mar closed
  • Wed 20 Mar closed
  • Thu 21 Mar closed
  • Fri 22 Mar closed
  • Sat 23 Mar closed
  • Sun 24 Mar closed
  • Mon 25 Mar closed

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Winter 2024 (11/01/2024 - 15/03/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue closed
  • Wed closed
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat closed
  • Sun closed

Spring closure 2024 (16/03/2024 - 01/05/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue closed
  • Wed closed
  • Thu closed
  • Fri closed
  • Sat closed
  • Sun closed

Spring 2024 (02/05/2024 - 02/06/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Whit Monday 2024 (20/05/2024) closed

Republic Day 2024 (02/06/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Summer 2024 (04/06/2024 - 08/09/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Feast of the Assumption 2024 (15/08/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Autumn 2024 (10/09/2024 - 03/11/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

All Saints 2024 (01/11/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Admission

single admission to the Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus:
€ 6.00 adults
€ 6.00 young people (16-18 years)
€ 4.50 students (up to 27 years)
€ 4.50 seniors 65+
€ 4.50 groups (more than 15 persons)

€ 12.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 16 years)
€ 6.00 family ticket (1 adult with children under 16 years)

combined ticket Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus & Museum Ladin:
€ 10.00 adults
€ 10.00 young people (16-18 years)
€ 8.00 students (up to 27 years)
€ 8.00 seniors 65+
€ 8.00 groups (more than 15 persons)

€ 20.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 16 years)
€ 10.00 family ticket (1 adult with children under 16 years)

free for children under 6 years (without audio guide)

More information

The Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus stays open in summer and in winter, closed on Mondays (in winter open only on Thursdays and Fridays), summer season start 2024 on the 2nd of May.

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