Il Messner Mountain Museum Corones

The Messner Mountain Museum, dedicated to traditional mountaineering, is located at Plan de Corones at 2275 m, between Valdaora, Val Badia and Val Pusteria and closes the Messner Mountain Museum circuit. Located on the edge of one of the most spectacular viewpoints in South Tyrol, the museum traces the evolution of modern mountaineering over the last 250 years.

The Messner Mountain Museum Corones, designed by Zaha Hadid, is characterised by a unique structure, built according to parametric criteria, made up of large windows from which to admire the surrounding mountains at 360°, from the Lienz Dolomites to the Ortles, from the Marmolada to the Zillertal Alps. The museum, most of which is built underground so as not to interfere too much with the surrounding landscape, houses a permanent exhibition on traditional mountaineering: the improvements in equipment, the triumphs and tragedies that occurred on the world's most famous mountains, from the Matterhorn to K2, all told through quotations, works of art such as paintings and sculptures, and relics that pay homage to the greatest figures, philosophers and pioneers of mountaineering.

The museum consists of two levels, the first is dedicated to "The beginnings. R. Messner's precursors in the Dolomites and the Alps, from the mineral prospectors to the Matterhorn'. The second level is dedicated to "The beginnings. The great walls: the cradles of extreme mountaineering, from Yosemite Park, empire of the sixth degree, to the Rupal Wall". Here, a large glass window offers a unique view of the Sasso di Santa Croce. Along the route there are several showcases displaying collections of rock pitons from 1870 to the present day, objects that tell the story of the evolution of equipment, memorabilia of great mountaineers, such as Paul Preuss's hammer or Toni Egger's ice axe.

In the 'balcony' area, stories are told about the great challenges in the Dolomites and Central Alps, the Sass de Putia, the crampon collection and the story about the rocks and R. Messner's years of apprenticeship.

Opening hours and period of the Messner Mountain Museum Corones

MMM Corones is open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. corresponding to the opening hours of the ropeways.
Last admission at 3.30 p.m. | Open seven days a week

Prices

Kombiticket
Lumen & MMM Corones – adults 20€, junior 9-16 years 10€, family 40€
cablecar Reischach/Riscone & MMM Corones & Lumen – adults 47€, senior 47€, junior 9-16 years 25€ 
cablecar Passo Furcia/Furkelpass & MMM Corones & Lumen – adults 42€, junior 9-16 years 24€ (only in summer season)

MMM Tour-Ticket
The MMM Tour-Ticket is a combined ticket for one visit each to Firmian, Juval, Ortles, Ripa, Dolomites and Corones. The ticket is valid for one year from the date of issue and is available at all Messner Mountain Museums.

MMM Corones
Kronplatz
I-39030 Enneberg (BZ)
Tel. +39 0474 501350 
corones @ messner-mountain-museum.it