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"Great is the power of memory that dwells in places." (from Cicero)

St. George with the dragon

The small bellerophon cuboid depicting St. George slaying the dragon was created by Luis Piazza da Cudan (born 1908). The work reflects Piazza's love of stylisation, which marked him out as one of the more innovative Gröden artists. A bronze copy of the original relief adorns the upper part of the fountain on the porphyry trough in front of the museum.

Cudan

A twin farmhouse, first mentioned in records in 1406, with fully stonewalled, immaculately renovated living quarters divided along the roof ridge line corresponding with ownership. There are two original barns for each part of the farmhouse built as log structures over a walled base and preserved with the characteristic 'palancin' balcony used for maturing grain running around the building. The western barn is older and its core originates from 1428/30.

Cademia' art school

In 1872, Ferdinand Demetz da Furdenen opened the first public training workshop for sculptors in St. Ulrich. The multi-storey building on the eastern edge of St. Ulrich was purchased by the local council in 1938 and the art school that had in the meantime moved out moved back in again. In 1999, a new construction was set up on the spot of the original Cademia building, which houses the art school today.