Museums in Val Venosta

Explore the museums in the western region of South Tyrol

>> Castelbello-Ciardes: Messner Mountain Museum, situated in the Juval Castle, with several art collections such as a collection of masks from five continents and a comprehensive Tibetan collection by R. Messner

>> Laces: The museum in the former hospital building hosts sacred art originating in Laces and surroundings

>> Sluderno: The Vinschgau Valley Museum features e.g. an archeological display, which includes findings from the Bronze and Iron Age as well as the Roman era

>> Sluderno: Churburg Castle with its world-famous Hall of Arms, the largest private collection of armaments of this kind

>> Stelvio: Alpine Curiosa Museum with climbing curios by R. Messner in a former climbers’ hut (the so-called “Flea House”)

>> Curon: Upper Vinschgau Valley Museum hosting a photographic documentation of the damming of the river and the artificial lake

>> Malles: Situated at an altitude of 1340 m, the Marienberg monastery is Europe’s highest abbey and offers e.g. a magnificent crypta