The museum in Sulden am Ortler, an underground structure at 1900 m above sea-level, is dedicated to the world of ice. “The end of the world” - this is how Peter Anich indicated this area and the Ortler glacier. At the foot of Ortler is Messner Mountain Museum Ortles. At MMM Ortles Reinhold Messner tells of the Terrors of Ice and Darkness, Snow People and Snow Lions, the Whiteout and the Third Pole. The museum houses the world’s biggest collection of Ortler paintings as well as ice-climbing gear from two centuries. Skiing, ice-climbing and expeditions to the Poles are the main topics. Visitors find themselves inside the mountain, where they are given a clear picture of ice mountains, the Arctic and Antarctic, the power of avalanches, and the pains taken by artists depicting the world of ice. Outside, the ice is very real, and, just around the corner, Yak&Yeti offers culinary specialties from both South Tyrolian and Himalayan mountains.
IDM Film Fund & Commission — Alto Adige
Via del Macello, 73 — 39100 Bolzano
Phone: +39 0471 094 294
Email: luisa.giuliani@idm-suedtirol.com
