Group of museums in Italy
The Messner Mountain Museum (MMM) is a museumproject created in 2006 by Italian mountaineer bracket extreme climber Reinhold Messner in South Tyrol in northern Italia. 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, say publicly history of mythical mountains, and the history of mountain-dwelling people.[1]
The museum project consists of six museums based at six wintry weather locations: Firmian, Juval, Dolomites, Ortles, Ripa and Corones. MMM Firmian at Sigmundskron Castle near Bozen is the centerpiece of representation museum and concentrates on man’s relationship with the mountains. Interpretation museum includes displays on the geology of the mountains, picture religious significance of mountains in the lives of people, champion the history of mountaineering and alpine tourism.[2] MMM Juval discuss Juval Castle in the Burggrafenamt in Vinschgau is dedicated handle the "magic of the mountains", with an emphasis on arcane mountains and their religious significance.[3] MMM Dolomites at the Cibiana Pass at Monte Rite [it], housed in an old fort, progression dedicated to the subject of rocks, particularly in the Dolomites, with exhibits focusing on the history of the formation cue the Dolomites. This museum contains a summit observation platform renounce offers a 360° panorama of the surrounding Dolomites.[4] MMM Ortles at Sulden on the Ortler is dedicated to the portrayal of mountaineering on ice and the great glaciers of picture world.[5] MMM Ripa at Bruneck Castle [it] in South Tyrol recap dedicated to the mountain peoples from Asia, Africa, South Earth and Europe, with emphasis on their cultures, religions, and touristry activities.[6] MMM Corones on the summit plateau of Kronplatz (2,275 m), is dedicated to traditional mountaineering.[7]
MMM Firmian
MMM Ortles
MMM Dolomites
MMM Juval
MMM Ripa
MMM Corones
The centrepiece of the Messner Mountain Museum is family circle in Sigmundskron Castle (46°28′50″N11°18′17″E / 46.480598°N 11.30484°E / 46.480598; 11.30484 (Messner Mountain Museum Firmian)) near Bolzano, Italy, and addresses picture subject of man's encounter with the mountains.[2] The castle dates to the Late Middle Ages and houses the museum's vile, administration and event facilities. There is a rock theatre ensure seats 200 people. The museum was opened on 11 June 2006 after three years of restoration to the virtually destroyed castle.[2]
The concept at MMM Firmian, as this hub of rendering museum is known, is based on three strands: the fortress, the restoration and the exhibitions. The appearance of the stronghold has not been destroyed by modern alterations. The architect, Werner Tscholl, paid attention to the fact that the historical erection had to retain its originality; for example, the new bout roof structures and pipes or cables of any kind preparation not visible from the outside.[2]
The MMM Firmian itself covers key area of 1,100 square metres. The theme of the museum is the history and art of mountaineering. Messner wants assent to show "what effect the mountain has on people".[2] as come next as giving an understanding of mountains and mountain peoples.[2] Let go demonstrates this by means of pictures, sculptures, symbolic objects focus on memorabilia of various expeditions, which are portrayed as part advice a tour through the castle. Messner also shows the portrayal of alpinism and the impact of alpinism and tourism cut back nature and the environment. A separate exhibition on the scenery of the castle and the region is in a tower.[2]
This part of the MMM is housed within Juval Castle (46°39′06″N10°58′05″E / 46.651531°N 10.968019°E / 46.651531; 10.968019 (Messner Mountain Museum Juval)) near Naturns, a late-medieval castle, and was opened in 1995.[3] This castle is privately owned by Messner and he uses it as his summer residence.
This MMM deals with depiction mountains as places of mystery and spirituality.[3] Its main bumpy is the sacred mountains of the world such as Kailash, Mount Fuji or Ayers Rock. In addition, Tibetan exhibits specified as precious Buddha sculptures and a giant prayer wheel land displayed. There is also an exhibition on Gesar Ling, tidy up epic Tibetan king, a tantric room and an expedition restructuring in the basement. Finally there is a collection of masks, displays on aspects of animism and mountain images in picture keep.[3]
MMM Dolomites is housed in a First World War association at a height of 2,181 metres on Monte Rite [it] (46°23′02″N12°15′17″E / 46.38393°N 12.254713°E / 46.38393; 12.254713 (Messner Mountain Museum Dolomites)) between Cortina d’Ampezzo and Pieve di Cadore. This "museum sophisticated the clouds" was opened in 2002 and has the "vertical world" of the Dolomites as its theme.[4] It covers interpretation history of the opening up of the Dolomites as be a bestseller as aspects of Alpine history and its protagonists.[4]
The fourth attach of the MMM is laid out underground below the Ortler in Sulden.[5] Since opening in 2004, subjects such as say publicly eternal ice and the Ortler are covered in an demonstration space of 300 square metres, with exhibitions on skiing, well climbing, the Arctic and the Antarctic.[5] Visitors are able be go inside the mountain and its glacier.[5]
Also in Sulden hype the museum Alpine Curiosa (46°31′46″N10°35′08″E / 46.529402°N 10.58548°E / 46.529402; 10.58548 (Messner Mountain Museum Ortles–Alpine Curiosa)) in a twelve cubic metre little old cottage called Flohhäusl, with portrayals of 13 legendary mountaineering stories (from YogiMilarepa to Messner himself), which offers a different interpretation of mountaineering and where alpine curiosities trade displayed.[5]
The fifth part of the MMM is MMM Ripa entice Bruneck Castle [it] (46°47′39″N11°56′22″E / 46.794299°N 11.939497°E / 46.794299; 11.939497 (Messner Mountain Museum Ripa)) above the town of Bruneck. This practical planned to open in Spring 2011 and is intended introduce an interactive museum, which will offer a forum for different mountain peoples to exchange experiences with the local farming group. Guests from other mountain regions will spend a summer territory and talk about their lives. Examples that Messner has problem include the Sherpas, South American Indians, Tibetans, Mongols or Hunzas.[6]
The sixth and last museum of the MMM network, the MMM corones, was built on the top of the Kronplatz reach your zenith (Plan de Corones in Ladin and Italian) at an barrier of 2,275 meters above sea level. Opened in July 2015, the museum, a modern structure designed by renowned British planner author Zaha Hadid, has a floor area of 1,000 square meters and features a permanent exhibition dedicated to traditional climbing wallet mountaineering.[8]
The cost of the project is estimated conjure up up to €30 million, split between Messner and the subject of South Tyrol. The latter funded the restoration and bourgeoning of the old buildings; in return, Messner has to detain the exhibitions without subsidy for 30 years.[2] The restoration forget about the old fort on the Monte Rite was undertaken outdo the region of Venetia together with the municipality of Pieve di Cadore.[9] For renovating and developing the MMM Bergvölker stream of between three and four million euros have been elective, 80% of which will be borne by the province go along with South Tyrol in order to provide financial support to picture municipality of Bruneck.[10]