Conceived as a part of a collection of architectural sculptures placed along the train, the Pass Museum is one solid mass open on both ends forming a singular space. Its impressive concrete bold form manages to achieve a sensation of floating; as the ground is removed from underneath, it cantilevers to focus, like a telescope, on the South Tyrolean on the other side of the boarder.

Photography by Eheim

Photography by Alexa Rainer

Photography by Alexa Rainer

Photography by Alexa Rainer

Photography by Eheim

Photography by Eheim

Photography by Eheim

Photography by Eheim

Photography by Alexa Rainer

Photography by Alexa Rainer

‘The Timmelsjoch is the deepest, non-glaciated indentation in the main Alpine ridge between the Reschen Pass and the Brenner Pass.
A road, once a mule track, links the Passeiertal valley and the Ötztal valley. Over thousands of years, unique similarities between the two valleys evolved, triumphing over the natural boundary created by the mountains.
Since 2010 architectural sculptures located at several stopping places along the road, enlighten travelers about the natural surroundings, the history, the culture, the communities and the economy of the region.
All together there are 5 sculptures to be explored, two on the Austrian side called walkway and smuggler and two on the Italian side of the road named telescope and garnets. On the highest point of the pass one can find the pass museum. The concrete structure on the North Tyrolean side juts out like an erratic boulder into the South Tyrolean side, underlining the cross-border nature of the Timmelsjoch Experience. The ‘Ice Cave’, inside the museum, pays tribute to the pioneers of the High Alpine Road and their remarkable accomplishment.’

ARCHITECT: Werner Tscholl Architects, Morter, Italy. LOCATION: North Tyrol, Austria. DESCRIPTION: Cultural / Museum. DATE: 2011. No part of this web site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of Morfae and the copyright owner.