An extraordinary story of men and mountains and the charm of the symbolic objects of more than 100 years of mountain climbing, told using up to date modern multimedia technology.
The aim of the observatory is to pay homage to the great mountain climbing tradition in Lecco and to spread awareness about why it started here and why it has developed in the way it has here, and to highlight the inseparable link between this tradition and the social, cultural, economic and environmental context of the area.
At the Lecco Alpine Observatory, our knowledge impresses the visitor, going further than the traditional info which is give in the traditional museum: passive contemplation. We encourage active participation for our visitors on an individual and a group basis through interactive multimedia exhibits.
At the Lecco Alpine Observatory, our knowledge impresses the visitor, going further than the traditional info which is give in the traditional museum: passive contemplation. We encourage active participation for our visitors on an individual and a group basis through interactive multimedia exhibits.
Using texts, images, videos, interactive options, and artefacts from different time periods, each of the “stations” at the observatory will help you to learn more about the events, adventures, places and characters who have been a part of the international story of mountaineering over the last 100 years.
Mountaineering in Lecco is something Italy can be proud of, recognised and admired around the world, but on a local level, more than anything else, it is our cultural and social heritage, which has belong to us for a long time and which we are happy and proud to share with everybody who comes to walk and climb in our mountains.
The observatory is right in the heart of Lecco, on the third floor of the Palazzo delle Paure, which is one of the most important museums and houses some of the best exhibitions in the city.
Mountaineering in Lecco is something Italy can be proud of, recognised and admired around the world, but on a local level, more than anything else, it is our cultural and social heritage, which has belong to us for a long time and which we are happy and proud to share with everybody who comes to walk and climb in our mountains.
The observatory is right in the heart of Lecco, on the third floor of the Palazzo delle Paure, which is one of the most important museums and houses some of the best exhibitions in the city.
The Palace of Fears in XX Settembre Square, seat of Lecco Alpine Monitoring Center (Photo Ale300885 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Promoters and working group
Promoters
The Lecco Alpine Observatory has been created by the Comune di Lecco in collaboration with the Mountain Community of Lario Orientale and Valle San Martino and The Chamber of Commerce in LeccoPlanning and implementation of the project
HGV AdvertisingHistorical and Informative Content Co-ordination
Serafino RipamontiWorking Group for Content Development and Document Research
Edi D’AgneseAlessandro Gogna
Matteo Manente
Elena Remondini
Serafino Ripamonti
Stefano Roffo
Art Direction
Nicolangelo De BellisVito Tota
Luciana Micucci
Guideline supervisor, appointed by the Comunità Montana Lario Orientale Valle San Martino(*)
Pietro Corti(*) The preparation of historical content has been identified and defined as having reference point in the “Guide Lines for the Lecco Alpine Observatory”. In this document, prepared by the Comunità Montana Lario Orientale Valle San Martino and integrated into the partnership with the main mountaineering associations in Lecco we will find the key issues to draw up a coherent and representative profile of the alpine tradition.
Referrals of the Comune of Lecco and the Comunità Montana Lario Orientale Valle San Martino
Edi D’AgneseElena Remondini
A heartfelt thanks to all of those who have made this start-up project possible, providing information, knowledge, expertise, documents, historic relics, stock photos, film material and films.