Messner Mountain Museum

Messner Mountain Museum
Messner Mountain Museum signpost
Established11 June 2006 (2006-06-11)
Location
Type
  • Art museum
  • Natural history museum
  • Science museum
DirectorReinhold Messner
OwnerReinhold Messner
Websitewww.messner-mountain-museum.it

The Messner Mountain Museum (MMM) is a museum project created in 2006 by Italian mountaineer and extreme climber Reinhold Messner in South Tyrol in northern Italy. Messner's museum project is designed to educate visitors on "man's encounter with mountains" and deals with the science of mountains and glaciers, the history of mountaineering and rock climbing, the history of mythical mountains, and the history of mountain-dwelling people.[1]

The museum project consists of six museums based at six different locations: Firmian, Juval, Dolomites, Ortles, Ripa and Corones. MMM Firmian at Sigmundskron Castle near Bozen is the centerpiece of the museum and concentrates on man’s relationship with the mountains. The museum includes displays on the geology of the mountains, the religious significance of mountains in the lives of people, and the history of mountaineering and alpine tourism.[2] MMM Juval at Juval Castle in the Burggrafenamt in Vinschgau is dedicated to the "magic of the mountains", with an emphasis on mystical mountains and their religious significance.[3] MMM Dolomites at the Cibiana Pass at Monte Rite [it], housed in an old fort, is dedicated to the subject of rocks, particularly in the Dolomites, with exhibits focusing on the history of the formation of the Dolomites. This museum contains a summit observation platform that offers a 360° panorama of the surrounding Dolomites.[4] MMM Ortles at Sulden on the Ortler is dedicated to the history of mountaineering on ice and the great glaciers of the world.[5] MMM Ripa at Bruneck Castle [it] in South Tyrol is dedicated to the mountain peoples from Asia, Africa, South America and Europe, with emphasis on their cultures, religions, and tourism activities.[6] MMM Corones on the summit plateau of Kronplatz (2,275 m), is dedicated to traditional mountaineering.[7]

  1. ^ Zimmer, Lori (12 July 2011). "Medieval Italian Castle Transformed into Modern Mountain Museum". Inhabit. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "MMM Firmian". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "MMM Juval". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "MMM Dolomites". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "MMM Ortles". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "MMM Ripa". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "MMM Corones". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved 21 October 2016.