Rockin' the Alps: A Closer Look at Alpine Miniatures at Munich's Alpine Museum
- Here's the scoop on what's new at the Alpine Museum in Munich!*
Alpine Relief Exhibit at Alpine Museum: Display of historical Biwak boxes and alpine relief scene - Alpine Museum Unveils: Alpine Sculpture and Historical Mountain Shelters
In a novel twist, the German Alpine Club (DAV) has added some exciting new elements to the Alpine Museum garden in Bavaria's capital city. Highlights include a life-sized, 3D printed Alpine relief, original mountaineering equipment like the Zugspitz region's historical biwak box, and the 1893/1894 era's original Höllentalangerhütte. Adding flavor to your visit, the Alpinum showcases the garden's various vegetation zones and protects rare alpine flora such as violets and edelweiss.
Mini Alpine Peaks - Sand-Printed Masterpieces
For a bird's-eye view of the Alps in miniature, beeline to the garden's heart: an impressive 30 square meter landscape-scale Alpine relief. Crafted through a 3D printing process on a sand base, it offers an awe-inspiring glimpse of the entire Alpine arc with a scale of 1:100,000. The relief's heights have been doubled for better visibility, and landmarks are marked and labeled with brass symbols.
The garden pays tribute to Jewish mountaineers who were excluded from the Alpine Club and features a memorial stone, as well as bouldering stones.
Barrier-free Alpine adventures
The entire garden and the Alpine Museum itself have been transformed into accessible spaces for everyone. Inspired by the spirit of nature, museum designers crafted the sprawling 6,000 square meter Prater Island area to be both natural and functional.
After undergoing a three-year construction process, the museum reopened with a modernized, rebuilt interior for 10.5 million euros. The updated space boast 600 square meters for exhibitions, events, a gastronomic area, and a library.
A Climate-Conscious Journey
In line with eco-friendly principles, Air conditioning was abandoned in the LEED Gold-certified building. The DAV has set a goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.
The permanent exhibition dives into the 200+-year history of mountaineering, from the scientific origins to the widespread fascination with the sport. You'll discover captivating tales and artifacts that underline the sport's evolution.
- Mountaineering enthusiasts
- 3D printing
- Climate-neutral spaces
- Munich
- Bavarian Alps
- Historical mountaineering artifacts
- Alpine flora protection*
- The Alpine Museum in Munich has adopted a climate-neutral stance, aiming to achieve this goal by 2030, as part of its LEED Gold-certified building.
- Within the museum, the permanent exhibition delves into the history of mountaineering, tracing its roots from the scientific origins to the present-day fascination with the sport.
- The miniature Alpine landscape relief, created by 3D printing on a sand base, offers a detailed, bird's-eye view of the Bavarian Alps, with a scale of 1:100,000, and is one of the exciting new elements added to the museum's garden.
