The new Marmolada Grande Guerra Museum will be inaugurated on Saturday, June 27th, to celebrate the centennial of the First World War on the Marmolada, a symbolic place where Italian and Austrian-Hungarian troops once faced off in bloody combat. The inauguration will be reserved exclusively to the media as well as museum and administrative officials. The following day, Sunday, June 28th, the museum will open to the general public.
The museum’s exhibit space has been triplicated and completely renovated but it will remain located in the same place, at the centre of the Sacred Monumental Zone in the Serauta station, which lies at an altitude of 3000 metres. It is easily accessible for anyone using the Marmolada funicular lift from the town of Malga Ciapela.
The project for the museum is the result of a remarkable collection of relics and an in-depth study of historical documents. The point is to keep the memory of the Great War alive by re-establishing an understanding of the difficulties of a war fought not just between men, but against the insidious conditions of the high mountains. The structural and graphic setup creates a strong emotional impact and an experience-based narrative approach provides a first-hand account of the human toll during the war on the Marmolada.
Visitors will be guided through an interactive, multi-sensory itinerary, in which they can get an exceptionally realistic idea of the extreme conditions faced by soldiers at an altitude of over 3000 metres, contending with snow, ice, avalanches, enormous sacrifice and superhuman efforts.
The new space will also feature a bookshop and a self-service restaurant with a scenic dining room providing views of the Dolomites and seating arrangements for 120 guests. This place is bound to become an international point of reference for researchers, historians, mountain lovers, families, students and tour operators.
