Souls of the mountain
Temporary exhibition 2026/2027
In 2026 and 2027, the South Tyrol Mining Museum will present “Souls of the Mountain”, a special exhibition by photographer Luca Berti, at its Ridnaun and Schneeberg sites. The exhibition will open as part of the Bergleutefest miners’ festival in Ridnaun and explores mining from both an artistic and documentary perspective.
The exhibition focuses on photographs of landscapes and people in the Ridnaun valley and on the Schneeberg. Berti turns his attention to those who live and work with the mountains, as well as to the traces that mining has left in nature and society. His works connect present and past, making visible the close relationship between people, place and resources.
The title “Souls of the Mountain” refers to this dual perspective: to the people who shape the mountains and give them meaning, and to the interior of the mountains themselves, the spaces opened up through mining.
The exhibition focuses on photographs of landscapes and people in the Ridnaun valley and on the Schneeberg. Berti turns his attention to those who live and work with the mountains, as well as to the traces that mining has left in nature and society. His works connect present and past, making visible the close relationship between people, place and resources.
The title “Souls of the Mountain” refers to this dual perspective: to the people who shape the mountains and give them meaning, and to the interior of the mountains themselves, the spaces opened up through mining.
The artist
Luca Berti
Luca Berti was born in Florence in 1978. From 2000 to 2002, he attended the Istituto Italiano di Fotografia in Milan. Today he lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. He presented his first photography exhibition, “Doping”, in Milan in 2002; since 2007, he has exhibited regularly in Denmark, where his work has attracted considerable attention.
He has also worked with magazines such as Elle, Glamour, GQ, Eurowoman, Soundvenue and Gaffa. Luca Berti specialises in black-and-white portraits: intense gazes and people set within landscapes, telling stories of everyday life.
He has also worked with magazines such as Elle, Glamour, GQ, Eurowoman, Soundvenue and Gaffa. Luca Berti specialises in black-and-white portraits: intense gazes and people set within landscapes, telling stories of everyday life.
Location Ridnaun
Prices and opening times
26th July - 8th November 2026
Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm (last guided tour and last admission to exhibition 3.15pm)
Closed Mondays
Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm (last guided tour and last admission to exhibition 3.15pm)
Closed Mondays
| Temporary exhibition, permanent exhibition & museum grounds | |
|---|---|
| Single ticket | 8,00€ |
| Senior ticket (persons >65 years) | 6,00€ |
| Student ticket (students, apprentices, civil servants >16 years and <27 years) | 6,00€ |
| Kids ticket (children, students >7 years and <16 years) | 4,00€ |
| Disabled people (incl. 1 accompanying person) | 4,00€ |
| Family ticket (2 parents with children <16 years) | 16,00€ |
| Family ticket mini (1 parent with children <16 years) | 8,00€ |
| Group ticket (from 15 people) | 6,00€ |
Location Schneeberg
Eintrittspreise & Öffnungszeiten
End of July - end of September 2026
The museum is freely accessible. The Passeier section of the special exhibition can be visited free of charge in the “Old Forge” at Schneeberg.
The museum is freely accessible. The Passeier section of the special exhibition can be visited free of charge in the “Old Forge” at Schneeberg.