[Rockhounds] The Messner Mountain Museum (MMM)

[Linda St-Cyr]

Hello Rockhounds,
 
I accidentally stumbled upon a description of this museum by noticing that
it is included in Lonely Planet's "50 Museums to Blow Your Mind" which I
don't own but was sneaking a peak at via the Table of Contents online.  MMM
sounds like something that a lot of you might enjoy reading about, our rock
connection being geology/geography, or from M. Messner's point of view, the
conquering of big rocks.  Perhaps we have a member who has even visited?  I
am definitely adding it to my "I-Hope-Someday ..." List.  Also, the
architecture of the museums leaves me as breathless as the locations and
contents probably would, so I highly recommend clicking on each of the 6
locations that appear as links under the banner at the top of the page so as
to get to a photo.  Wow, wow, wow!  Enjoy! - Linda
http://www.messner-mountain-museum.it/en/mmm/the-messner-mountain-museum/  

MMM - The Messner Mountain Museum
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.