The MMM Ripa at Brunico Castle is the fifth of the museums by Reinhold Messner and is dedicated to the mountain tribes
After a long period of restoration, in July 2011 the Messner Mountain Museum Ripa, the 5th in the circle of the museum project by Reinhold Messner, was inaugurated. Brunico Castle, once the summer residence of the prince-bishops, is today dedicated to the hill tribes from Asia, Africa, South America and Europe. From the Touareg to the Massai, Mongolians, Sherpas, Turkmens, Beduines and the Walser, the exhibition focuses on about 25 mountain people. Messner spent a total of 10 years of his life with hill tribes. In this experience he learned that the basis, that is to say the respect for nature and religion, are the same with all people, even if there are also great differences.
The tour in the museum starts with an exhibition of different tents and habitations of mountain people. Odours, music and video projections enhance the sensation of being in another world and being on a world cruise. Europe and America as well as religion and partial aspects of life are at the centre stage on the upper floors. Moreover there is a room that is dedicated to the architecture of hill tribes.
Also worth visiting are the prince-bishops' rooms that have been unchanged also in the course of the restoration works. To conclude your tour, we recommend you to walk up the more than 100 steps to the panoramic viewpoint on the donjon. This is where you cannot only enjoy a great view on Brunico, but also the entire valley basin, to the three-thousanders of the Valle Aurina. Messner above all appreciates the site of the museum, because from here you can see a multitude of mountain farmsteads in the surroundings. A coffee in the open air café in the inner courtyard of the castle makes your visit complete.
Contact info
- Vicolo Castello / Schlossweg 2 - 39031 - Brunico / Bruneck
- +39 0474 410220
- ripa@messner-mountain-museum.it
Opening times
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Admission
single admission to the MMM Ripa:
€ 14.00 adults
€ 12.00 students
€ 12.00 seniors 65+
€ 12.00 groups (more than 15 persons)
€ 12.00 people with disabilities
€ 6.00 children and young people (6-18 years)
€ 6.00 school classes (6-19 years)
€ 32.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 14 years)
€ 18.00 family ticket (1 adult with children under 14 years)
free for children under 6 years
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MMM Tour-Ticket - one visit each to the 6 MMM:
€ 55.00 adults
€ 45.00 students
€ 45.00 seniors 65+
€ 45.00 groups (more than 15 persons)
€ 45.00 people with disabilities
€ 25.00 children and young people (6-18 years)
€ 125.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 14 years)
€ 65.00 family ticket (1 adult with children under 14 years)
More information
The MMM Ripa and Brunico Castle stay open in summer and in winter, Tuesday rest day. Both remain closed in spring (April to mid-May) and in autumn (November to early December).
Summer season start 2025 on May 11, winter season start 2025/2026 on December 7.
