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Messner Mountain Museum
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Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner has dedicated to the mountains and the mountain culture a network of museums located in the Alps. The Messner Mountain Museum is a place of encounter with the mountains and the humanity.
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Messner Mountain Museum Firmian
Its history, which is portrayed in "The White Tower" by the province of South Tyrol, is also presented by Reinhold Messner in his "The Enchanted Mountain". During the tour, visitors are shown pictures of the most famous mountain peaks and, on the “Dancing Stage of the Gods”, mysterious figures from different mountains of the earth are enthroned.
Opening hours
1rst Sun of March - 3rd Sun of November
Fri - Wed 10 - 6 -
Messner Mountain Museum Ortles
In Sulden (Solda) at the Ortler, at the start of the village, there is an exhibition on the subject of ice and Ortler. Using descriptions, historical records, and examples of graphic arts, Reinhold Messner introduces such topics as glaciers, ice, the South Pole, the North Pole, abominable snowmen, and above all the great mountains of ice. Symbolically, the Ortler is at the heart of this exhibition.
Opening hours
4th Sun of Mai - 2nd Sun of October
2nd Sun of December - 1st May
Wed - Mon 2 - 6 pm -
Messner Mountain Museum Juval
The castle was built in 1278 by Hugo von Montalban on a previous prehistoric site. In 1368 it belonged to the lords of Starkenberg and after numerous changes in ownership it was bought by the Sinkmoser family in 1540. It reached its heyday in this period. It was later acquired by the Hendel family, which later sold it to the farmer Josef Blass in 1813. Then started the castle's decline. In 1913 it was bought by the Dutch colonial aristocrat William Rowland who did an exemplary job in restoring it.
Since 1983 it has been home to the famous mountain climber Reinhold Messner, who has used it to host several art collections. It hosts a comprehensive collection of Tibetan items, a gallery of mountain pictures and a collection of masks from 4 continents.
Opening hours: Palm Sunday - 30th June, 1st September - November 2012 / from 10:00 - 16:00
Closed: Wednesdays -
Messner Mountain Museum Dolomites
The Museum in the Clouds, located on Monte Rite (2181 m) between Pieve di Cadore and Cortina d’Ampezzo in the heart of the Dolomites, is sensational for the views alone. The plateau at the summit offers a 360° panorama of the most spectacular mountains in the Dolomites: Monte Schiara, Monte Agnèr, Monte Civetta, Marmolata, Monte Pelmo, Tofana di Rozes, Sorapis, Antelao, Marmarole. The theme of the museum in the old fort is “rock”. The museum illustrates the process of the conquest of the Dolomites – with reference to those natural scientists and mountaineers who wrote alpine history with their discoveries, new routes and first ascents. At the heart of the museum there is a big gallery housing a collection of unique paintings of the Dolomites, from the Romantic period up to today. Annual exhibitions are also held.
Opening hours: from 1 June to 30 September from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. -
Messner Mountain Museum Ripa
Bruneck Castle in the Puster Valley is to house a fifth museum, which will be devoted to the subject of the mountain peoples. Reinhold Messner will be inviting visitors from other mountain regions to MMM Ripa, with its interactive design, to enter into an exchange with the local farming community. The collection will focus on the everyday culture of the people living in the mountain regions of the world like the Sherpas, Indios, Tibetans, Walser, Mongols and Hunzas.
Info: +39 0471 631264
