How to reach the MMM Corones, the MMM Ortles and the MMM RIPA Bruneck
SIX LOCATIONS – SIX EXHIBITIONS – SIX EXPERIENCES
The Museums:
– Messner Mountain Museum Corones | Kronplatz
– Messner Mountain Museum Ortles | Sulden
– Messner Mountain Museum RIPA | Brunico
– MMM Firmian at Sigmundskron Castle | Bolzano
Reinhold Messner: My 15th 8000m high mountain is the sum of all my experiences
I have dedicated to the mountains and the mountain culture a unique project, a network of museums located in six extraordinary places in South Tyrol and Belluno. The Messner Mountain Museum is a place of encounter with the mountains, with mountain people and ultimately with ourselves. Every visit is like a mountain tour, especially recommended when the weather is good, and an MMM round trip (with the MMM Tour Ticket) is a unique experience!
With a central museum in Sigmundskron and five branch museums devoted to individual themes, Reinhold Messner has created a mountain museum that is truly unique. He describes the project as his “15th ascent over 8000 meters” – and makes use of it to communicate to visitors his knowledge and experience and the stories that derive from man’s encounter with the mountains.
MMM currently comprises six museums. MMM Firmian in Sigmundskron Castle near Bozen is the heart of the Mountain Museum; MMM Ortles in Sulden is devoted to the glaciers and the world of eternal ice; at MMM Dolomites on Monte Rite south of Cortina, the focus is on rock and mountain climbing in the Dolomites; MMM Juval in Juval Castle in Vinschgau relates the myths of the mountain. MMM Ripa in Bruneck Castle tells the story of the mountain peoples. In July 2015 the last MMM, MMM Corones, will open.
The Messner Mountain Museums are not conventional art or natural science museums; they have an interdisciplinary design. Each of the museums occupies a unique location, which helps relate the museum’s theme to the collections and the architecture. The geographical location, relics and works of art combine to form a whole.
The museum’s founder Reinhold Messner
Born in South Tyrol in 1944, Reinhold Messner has a track record of breaking with taboos – in rock climbing, on mountaineering expeditions, and crossing deserts and the Poles. For four decades he has built up a wealth of experience at the margins of the world that has enabled him to create a group of museums on the subject of the mountains. Reinhold Messner himself describes the project as his “15th ascent over 8000 meters”. His objective is to offer a study in human nature and the secrets it reveals when we find ourselves at the limits of our resources at the limits of the world. His philosophy – no artificial oxygen, no bolts, no communication – has made him a defender of those values that give mountaineering a dimension that has more to do with art than with sport. Although Reinhold Messner seeks primarily to define his basics for himself, his MMM has already become a global focus for the international mountaineering community.
MMM TOUR-TICKET
The MMM Tour-Ticket is a collective ticket and entitles the holder to one entry each to Firmian, Juval, Ortles, Ripa, Dolomites and Corones. It is valid for one year from the date of issue. Available at all Messner Mountain museums.
Prices for the MMM Tour-Ticket:
Adults € 40,00
Reduced* € 35,00
Family card € 90,00
Children € 15,00
*Students, senior citizens aged 65 and over, groups of 15 or more, people with disabilities
Combined-Ticket
The combined ticket entitles the holder to one entry each to Ripa and Corones (cable car ride not included) within 14 days of the date of issue.
Prices for the Combined-Ticket:
Adults € 16,00
Reduced* € 13,50
Family card € 35,00
Children € 6,50
*Students, senior citizens aged 65 and over, groups of 15 or more, people with disabilities
The admission prices of the individual museums vary.
