Living at the Limits
The exhibition shows a fascinating view of geology of the Ortles
high mountain chain and of the survival of plants and animals in the
climate conditions of extreme altitude.
These many elements of nature have been taken out of their
natural environment and placed in the museum in order to explain
some of the scientific information so far gained, and also retold in
a mythological way.
On the two floors of the purpose built building you will find “Life at
the limits”, an exhibition showing the variety of strategies and
tricks of nature, whilst activating your senses to a better
understanding of it’s character.

Harmony and contrast.
Living and surviving at the limit of the almost impossible.
The five altitude layers.
The Stelvio-Stilfserjoch National Park is characterised by an
extraordinary community of high mountains' plants and animals,
and by singular influence caused by climate and landscape.
Each of the five altitude layers has a special ecosystem, a rich
world of borders and transitional areas, of harmony and contrast.
The transitional areas characterise the altitude layers, moving from
the spruce (picea abies) forests to small areas of Mugo Pine (Pinus
mugo), from green meadows to rocky landscapes until the rocks
disappear under a layer of ice.
In the other way, ice melts in water, flows through meadows, like a
brook to the valley or a waterfall cascading down from high cliffs.
Among the peaks of Ortles and Gran Zebrù, in a field of stones and
ice, few animals and plants can survive in these harsh conditions…
small heroes in the world of nature.