Chronicle

  • 1993: Opening of the mini-museum MMM Curiosa in the Flohhäuschen (Flea Hut) in Sulden am Ortler. Admission free
  • 1995: Trial opening of MMM Juval in Juval Castle in Vinschgau. Theme: Myth of the Mountain
  • 1996: Exploratory talks on Reinhold Messner’s vision for a mountain museum in Sigmundskron Castle.
  • 1998: The municipal authority of Cibiana di Cadore (Province of Belluno) decides to revitalize the fort on Monte Rite.
  • 2002: In the Year of Mountains, Reinhold Messner opens MMM Dolomites in the rebuilt ruins on the summit of Monte Rite. Theme: Rock/Dolomites
  • 2004: In Sulden am Ortler, Reinhold Messner opens the underground museum MMM Ortles. Theme: Ice
  • 2006: After five years of construction work at Sigmundskron Castle, the heart of the MMM museum group is opened: MMM Firmian, the Enchanted Mountain.
  • 2011: After years of restoration work, Bruneck Castle becomes the home of MMM Ripa, the fourth MMM museum. Theme: Mountain Peoples.
  • 2012: In the Powder Tower in the centre of Bruneck, Reinhold Messner presents the history of mountaineering in the Puster Valley at MMM Biography. Admission free
  • 2013: Place of encounter created for the Dolomites World Heritage site (UNESCO) in the village of Cibiana di Cadore. Reinhold Messner contributes an exhibition: MMM Archive.
  • 2015: On the summit plateau of Kronplatz – between the Dolomites and the Central
    Alps – Reinhold Messner opens a museum dedicated to traditional alpinism: MMM Corones, “the supreme discipline of mountaineering”.
  • 2016: The Messner Mountain Museum is in the top 3 of the best employers in South Tyrol and gets the “Top Company Award”.
  • 2017: Magdalena Messner takes over the coordination of Messner Mountain Museums.
    The Messner Mountain Museum wins again the award as “Best employer of South Tyrol” in the category 20-50 employees (second place). Reinhold Messner gets the international award for architecture “Premio Andrea Palladio” for his cultural development with the Messner Mountain Museums.
  • 2022: The Messner Mountain Museums are included in Lonely Planet's list of the world's best museums.
  • 2024: The MMM Roca, dedicated to rock climbing and housed in a former cable car station, is opened at the Tre Cime di Lavaredo on Mount Elmo. With this, the vision that Reinhold Messner has realized in 30 years is completed: Six Messner Mountain Museums will be present in South Tyrol from 2024.
    The Dolomites, located in the Belluno Dolomites, is separated and specifically dedicated to the Dolomites, just as the Sherpa Himal tells the story of the highest mountains in the world. These last two structures belong to the MMH, the Messner Mountain Heritage.