A fascinating meeting of man and mountain

It is the mountains that give this place its character and so, in five museums all over South Tyrol, these mountains are the focus of attention.

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Sigmundskron Castle

A central part of the Messner Mountain Museum, MMM for short, is the Sigmundskron castle near Bolzano.
In the summer of 2006, after reconstruction work, a house was built, that because of its location is in keeping with the desire of the founder of the museum: to show the magic of the mountains, and indeed the visitor is enchanted from the very first moment by the majestic landscape.
After the reconstruction of the museum building, a modern structure of steel and glass into environment harmoniously shows the connection between nature, mountain and mankind. The museum expresses this special relationship in two distinct ways. The focus of the permanent exhibition is the History of Mountaineering, as well as the picture of the mountains in Art.

Entrance fee:
Adults 8,00 Euro
Children 3,00 Euro
Students 6,00 Euro
Family Card 18,00 Euro
Groups 6,00 Euro

MMM Messner Mountain Museum - Firmian
Sigmundskronerstraße 53 - I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano
Tel.: +39 0471 631 264 – www.messner-mountain-museum.it

Juval Castle

Situated next to Naturns this branch office of the Messner Mountain Museum is dedicated to the myth of the mountains and its shapes in different cultures. The museum illustrates, for example, the holy mountains of Tibet, Japan and Australia. In connection to the role of animism in this regard, there is a remarkable collection of masks that elucidates the religious dimension of life in the mountains in many cultures around the world.
The mountain animal zoo completes the varied program and makes of Juval Castle an ideal destination for the whole family.

See pictures of Juval Castle on www.flickr.com

Entrance fee:
Adults 7,- Euro
Children 3,- Euro
Students 6,-Euro
Groups 6,- Euro
Family Card 15,- Euro

MMM Juval Castle
Juval - I-39020 Kastelbell (near Naturns)
Tel.: +39 348 4433871 – www.messner-mountain-museum.it

MMM Dolomites and MMM Ortles

The central theme of the Dolomites museum, south of Cortina and more than 2000 meters high, focus on the rock itself, and on the history of ice climbing.
The Ortles museum is situated in Venosta Valley, near Sulden. The museum was built underground, therefore it evokes the feeling of being in a crevasse - the ideal location to emphasize the theme of this branch office: the eternal ice.
The special location enables this museum to present its message in a deeply impressive way.

Entrance fee MMM Ortles:
Adults 5,- Euro
Children 3,- Euro
Groups 4,- Euro
Family Card 12,- Euro

MMM Ortles
Forststraße - I-39029 Sulden
Tel.: +39 0473 613 266 – www.messner-mountain-museum.it

Entrance fee MMM Dolomites:
Adults 5,- Euro
Children 3,- Euro
Students 4,-Euro
Groups 4,- Euro
Family Card 12,- Euro

MMM Dolomites
Monte Rite (2181 m) - I-32040 Cibiana di Cadore
Tel. +39 0435 890996 – www.messner-mountain-museum.it

MMM Ripa (in planning stage)

The fifth element of Messner's Mountain Museum is still in the planning stage, but the draft is already complete: "Mountain people, profane world in the mountains”. In the course of this project direct contact between different cultures are to be established. From 2010 on people of different mountain regions will, each year, spend time in South Tyrol to make possible a direct exchange of experiences with the local population and visitors.

MMM Ripa
Castello di Brunico – I-39031 Brunico (BZ)
Tel. +339 0471 631264 – www.messner-mountain-museum.it