Messner Mountain Museum

Amazing museum in a fantastic location. You can lose yourself for hours among panoramas, spirituality and the meaning of mountaineering. Separate segments paint a glorious - although at times sad - picture of life among mountains tops. Great museum

Definately worth a visit, this museum is really interesting and beautifully curated. There are fabulous pieces of art dotted all around and every space is utilised really well. Even if you're not hugely into mountaineering, the museum itself is so well designed that there's enough there for everyone. You can walk along the walls and up the towers, but be advised that you would have to be ok climbing as there are a lot of steps, and there's a bit of a rough path to walk from the carpark. There's also a lovely cafe in a pretty setting. I would highly recommend the museum as it was a half a day well spent .

Wonderful museum set in an ancient castle high above Bolzano, Italy. Dedicated to European and Himalayan mountaineering occluded those who pioneered the various forms and those who lost their lives along the way. The museum also includes a huge amount of Buddhist and Himalayan art with its definitely worth seeing. It cost us €30 for two adults and we spent approx two hours there.

Well designed and varied mountaineering museum located in Sigmundskron Castle just outside Bolzano. Interesting exhibitions and also a nice view over the valley.

Not terrible, but would say if you’re looking for a museum about mountaineering and climbing this isn’t for you. Mostly just lots of different paintings of mountains (which after you’ve seen some can get a bit repetitive). Also no real explanations about anything and mostly slightly generic quotes lining the walls. Nice setting and cafe. Would have been good to hear more about the expeditions and the climbing itself.

It is a unique place to deeply explore hiking history.. Must visit if you like history, fortress, and hiking.

Don’t be fooled, the museum is bigger than it looks from the outside! It was super cool and lots of interesting exhibits to see. We loved the flow of it. The parking is a satellite parking area - it’s confusing but apparently you pay for parking after not when you first pull in.

Not really a museum disappointing for anyone expecting a story First of all, this is not a museum in the traditional sense — it’s more of a gallery filled with various objects that are in some way connected to Reinhold Messner. There are no explanations or context provided, and by the time you reach the end, someone who came in not knowing who Messner was will likely still have no idea. That’s a real shame, considering how fascinating and unique his life has been. There’s no narrative, no personal story, no background on the exhibits — just items on display. If you’re not deeply into alpinism or mountaineering, you’ll likely be confused and left with more questions than answers. But even if you are interested in those things, the lack of depth or storytelling makes the experience quite flat and unsatisfying. The only real positive is the location — the castle is beautiful and the views are stunning. But unfortunately, that alone doesn’t make up for what this museum lacks.

For the very first time visitor it is Extremely poorly marked as to directions from the upper area of the parking lot. Creates a negative attitude for what should be a good experience. Be prepared for a long line by noon. I mean more than one hundred people in line at the cassa. The QR code app wouldn't load even with a local SIM card because of the walls, I guess. I did enjoy pissing in the urinal until the lights went out. Not worth the aggravation!