PHOTO: © © Museum Europäischer Kulturen / Christian Krug
Die Berge Tirols
In the organizer's words:
Cowbells, the Berliner Hütte in the Zillertal, glacial debris, and a statue of St. Nicholas—they’re all connected by the Tyrolean mountain landscape. The exhibition explores the relationship between people and mountains, both past and present. In addition to historical artifacts, it features works of art, films, songs, and interactive stations. An exhibition for mountain enthusiasts, families, and the curious!
Tyrol’s mountains seem familiar: images of snow-capped peaks, untouched nature, and mountain huts shape the region’s image today. But if you look more closely, you’ll also discover highways, dams, and ski lifts. This is not a contradiction, but rather part of a region whose mountains are used in many different ways. The mountains shape the lives of the people in Tyrol. At the same time, people shape the mountains themselves. Economic use and scientific research are just as much a part of the beautiful landscape as trade and travel.
The exhibition focuses on the mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol, where global challenges such as climate change and mass tourism are particularly evident. What solutions are people finding to cope with these challenges? What strategies exist when tourism and alpine farming lead to conflicts over land use, when the threat of avalanches and rockfalls is part of everyday life, or when snow fails to fall in the ski resorts?
Whether it’s avalanche blasting or glacial debris, the “Almkranz” or the “Schluchtenteufel”: the mountain stories in this exhibition are sometimes beautiful, sometimes eerie, exciting, or touching. They show just how diverse the relationships between people and mountains are.
But Berlin also plays a role: The Tyrolean mountains have been part of Berlin’s leisure culture for over 150 years—both through the so-called “Alpine balls” around 1900 and through the Berlin section of the Alpine Club, which built its “Berlin Hut” in the Zillertal.
Discover and Participate
Spanning approximately 300 m², the exhibition presents historical and contemporary objects, graphics, photos, films, songs, and works of art. The estimated visit duration is 60 to 90 minutes. Interviews and additional materials invite visitors to explore selected topics in greater depth.
Interactive stations encourage visitors to get involved: touching materials like Swiss stone pine or flax, taking photos in the “fantasy mountains,” trying out games, or creating their own mountain collages.
An audio guide (German/English) accompanies visitors through the exhibition. For children ages 6 to 10, there is a special “hiking trail” for discovering, exploring, and participating.
Children, teens, and families are especially welcome.
Supported by the Friends of the Museum of European Cultures and Tirol Werbung
Media partnership: HIMBEER
Price information:
10 euros, reduced rate 5 euros, free admission for those under 18
Location
Weitere Termine von Die Berge Tirols
29.
Juli
10:00
Berlin
Museum Europäischer Kulturen
0,00 to 10,00 €
31.
Juli
10:00
Berlin
Museum Europäischer Kulturen
0,00 to 10,00 €
01.
August
11:00
Berlin
Museum Europäischer Kulturen
0,00 to 10,00 €
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