Messner Mountain Museum

One idea - five venues: the Messner Mountain Museums, short MMM, belong to a project brought into being by the famous alpinist Reinhold Messner.

MMM Firmian, MMM Juval, MMM Dolomites, MMM Ortles and MMM hill tribes - that’s how the five Messner Mountain Museums are called. Messner’s vision was to create a series of mountain museums - and he definitely succeeded in five astonishingly beautiful venues.
MMM Firmian represents the main museum - not only from an administrative point of view, but it is also the centrepiece regarding event organisation. The focus of this museum is set on the mountains and the art and history of their ascent, whereas the so called “white tower” is dedicated to the history of South Tyrol.

MMM Juval is dedicated to the “myth of the mountains” and includes various exhibits by Reinhold Messner regarding this particular myth. Moreover the antique castle towering high above Naturno hosts the world’s largest Tibetica collection.

The MMM Dolomites on Monta Rite in the south of Cortina d’Ampezzo, located at 2,181 m asl, concentrates on “the vertical world” … of the Dolomites.

The MMM in Val Venosta, MMM Ortles, is based on the famous „king“ Ortles mountain peak. The museum „at the end of the world“ is an underground structure at 1,900 m asl and is devoted to the world of ice.

The fifth museum, called MMM Ripa, is dedicated to hill tribes. Venue for this interactive Mountain Museum is Brunico Castle. Reinhold Messner also intends to invite representatives of various hill tribes to this place in order to promote the exchange of experiences. Moreover there are exhibits regarding the culture of the Sherpa, Indios, Tibetans and Hunza.

Opening hours MMM Firmian:
> from the first Sunday in March to the third Sunday in November
> every day from 10 am to 6 pm (last entry 5 pm)
> Thursday closing day

Opening hours MMM Juval:
> from the fourth Sunday in March to June 30
> and from September 1 to the first Sunday in November
> every day from 10 am to 4 pm
> Wednesday closing day

Opening hours MMM Dolomites:
> from June 1 to September 30
> in June and from mid September from 1 to 5 pm
> from July to mid September from 10 am to 6 pm
> daily from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 to 5 pm
> from July to mid September until 6 pm
> no closing day

Opening hours MMM Ortles:
> from the fourth Sunday in May to the second Sunday in October
> and from the second Sunday in December to May 1
> every day from 2 pm to 6 pm
> in July and August from 1 pm to 7 pm
> Tuesday closing day

Opening hours MMM Ripa:
> until November 1
> and from December 8 to the fourth Sunday in March
> closed on December 25 and 26
> every day from 10 am to 6 pm
> Tuesday closing day

Further information:
Principal office MMM Firmian
Via Castel Firmiano 53, Bolzano
tel: +39 0471 631264
fax: +39 0471 633884
info@messner-mountain-museum.it