The Marmolada Great War Museum is located at the Serauta station, at an altitude of 2,950 metres, and is the highest museum in Europe dedicated to the First World War. It is unique for being situated directly on one of the battle sites, offering visitors a unique experience that combines nature, history and memory. Founded in 1990 by Mario Bartoli and Bruno Vascellari, the museum was completely renovated and expanded in 2015 to mark the centenary of the Great War.
The exhibition, developed over an area of 300 m2, is a multimedia and multisensory experience that tells the story of the war fought in the mountains, a unique phenomenon in the history of the conflict, in which battles were fought at an altitude of over 3,000 metres. The exhibition includes period photographs, historical films, extracts from soldiers' diaries and letters, artifacts recovered from the Marmolada ice and display cases dedicated to daily life in the trenches.
One particularly fascinating section is devoted to the Città di Ghiaccio, the complex of galleries excavated by the Austro-Hungarian army inside the glacier, which connected the logistical bases at the foot of the Marmolada with the high-altitude positions at Punta Rocca and Forcella V. This one-of-a-kind underground maze allows visitors to understand the military strategies and the extreme conditions in which the soldiers lived, offering an immersive experience that combines history, landscape and memory.
Visiting the Marmolada Great War Museum means immersing yourself in documents, images and first-hand accounts, an emotional and unforgettable experience surrounded by ice, mountains and historical memory.
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