Lumen Museum

Riscone, Bolzano (IT) 2018
2018
Completed

A modern museum telling you more about the history of mountain photography from its beginnings until the present day

On the edge of the summit plateau of Mt. Kronplatz, above 2,000 m of altitude, LUMEN Museum of Mountain Photography, offers interesting insights as well as breath-taking views to its visitors.

The museum combines nostalgia and innovation, adventure and illusion, nature and art. Permanent and special exhibitions are showing the different facets of mountain photography on a surface of 1,800 m².

Spanning four floors LUMEN offers the possibility to experience the history of mountain photography from its beginnings until the present as well as displaying the art of mountain-photographers from all over the world. A scientific approach and entertainment are not contradictions — LUMEN shows historic pictures and digital innovations, exciting temporary and special exhibitions as well as spectacular productions.



The curated program stands out due to its interdisciplinary character: alpinism, tourism, politics, spirituality and history — the subject mountains is examined from different perspectives.


In addition to the photographic exhibition, at the Lumen Museum, you can also try interactive experiences such as the Room of Mirrors or the Eagle View, which allows you to experience the thrill of flying like an eagle over the Dolomites with virtual reality."

LUMEN Museum on the snowy summit of Kronplatz at sunset, a white building with large windows facing the Dolomites – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architecture
Multi-level museum interior with wooden stepped seating, linear ceiling lights and photographs hung on cables – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architectureBright exhibition space with photographs suspended on cables over a glass-railed stair and galleries along the walls – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architecture
Exhibition room of historic mountain photographs and display stands beside a panoramic window over ski slopes and cable cars – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architectureMirrored installation reflecting misty mountain landscapes and visitors into an endless kaleidoscopic view – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architecture
Large circular window set in a white wall, framing a wide view of the snowy valley below – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architectureVisitor with a dog at a full-height window looking out over a misty, snowy mountain landscape – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architecture
Visitor wearing a VR headset in the curved Eagle View booth, with photo exhibits on the walls behind – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architectureEagle View virtual reality stations in front of a wall timeline of mountain photographs dated from 1861 – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architecture
Visitor photographing a circular aperture lit in blue with radiating lines, set in a white wall between curtains – Lumen Museum of Mountain Photography, Kronplatz, Italy, 2018 – architecture