Aditional Information About the Founding of the Museum

Aditional information about the founding of the Museum

Expert Advisory Committee up to 2004

- Hans Heiss, chairman, historian, Provincial Archive Bozen - Alberto Kaswalder, former chairman, Italian Alpine Association, CAI - Konrad Köstlin, professor of ethnology/folklore, Vienna University - Andrea Leonardi, professor of social and economic history, Trento - Walter Meister, president, South Tyrol Hoteliers and Restaurant Owners Association (HGV) - Harald Pechlaner, Innsbruck University, former director, South Tyrol Tourist Advertising - Erik Platzer, former director, South Tyrol Hotel School, Meran - Siegfried de Rachewiltz, director, South Tyrol Museum, Tyrol Castle - Fredy Rey, former director, Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne, Switzerland - Paul Rösch, coordinator, Museum of Tourism

Design Team

Paul Rösch (coordination and exhibits) Tacus & Didonè, (conversion und furnishing) Gruppe Gut Gestaltung (artistic direction, design concept, graphics) Josef Rohrer (concept and drafting of texts)

Academic collaborators

Roland Halbritter, Monika Platzer

In addition: Renate Abram Paolo Caneppele Ferruccio delle Cave Oliver Haid Peter Haimayer Bertrand Huber Karl Kraus Georg Mühlberger Stefan Lechner Anna Pfeifer Evi Unterthiner Ilaria Vecchiarelli

Advice

Fredy Rey (Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne) Otto Steiner, Sarnen

Building conversion and furnishing

Building and Technical Services, Autonomous Province Bozen-South Tyrol Overall coordinator: Josef March Project manager: Stefan Canale

Building conversion

Planning: Pius Pircher & Manfred Ebner, collaboration: Sofa Architekten Building direction: Tacus & Didonè Structural engineering: Manfred Ebner, Josef Holzner Planning hydraulic and sanitary facilities: M & N Plan Consulting Electrical planning: Elektrostudio

Safety coordinator: Hansjörg Fischer Inspection and approval: Giovanni Perini

Companies responsible for execution

Building work: Zanella, Leifers, Caser & Figli, Meran, Francesco Gangi, Meran Water and sanitary facilities: Atzwanger, Bozen, Schmidthammer, Bruneck Electrical facilities: Elettro Mada, Leifers, Gottfried Platter, Ritten Locksmiths and glazing: CMB, Bozen, Metallverarbeitung, Ritten Lifts: Euro ascensori, Mezzolombardo; Ottis, Trient Carpenters and plumbers: Gamper, Lana, Tratter, Zuech, Lana Joinery: Tischlerei Thomas, Algund Floors: Nordholz, Welsberg; Mayrgünther, Bozen Painting: Alberti, Bozen; Heinrich Plank, Hafling; Hermann Schwienbacher, Ulten; Giovanni Moling, Eppan Restaurateure: Gebrüder Zingerle, Percha; Pescoller Werkstätten, Bruneck; Centro Restauro Meranese, Meran

Furnishings and Fittings

Barth Innenausbau, Brixen Glasbau Hahn, Frankfurt a.M. Arredis, Barbian Eos-Luce, Bozen Monitors PC: Aldebra, Bozen Eldomar Electronic, Schlanders Intranet META, Lucca

Film and audio

Karl Prossliner, Meran Tele Film, Meran

Rekon, Meran Stefano Bernardi, Bozen Vincenzo Mancuso, Bozen Movieman Production, München Heinz Degle, Bozen

Sculptures, Illustrations and Diorama

Alber Walter, Ritten Borgo, Aldo, Bozen Dalpiaz Ennio, Bozen Demetz Aron, Wolkenstein Finzioni, Arbizzano Forel, Arbizzano Hafner Franz, Meran Hafner Konrad, Meran Haringer Manfred, Göflan Ladurner Stephan, Meran Mahlknecht Theo, St. Ulrich Mairhofer, Profeis Metroni Roberto Pellegrino Marco Procher Arnaldo, Ass. Cult., Trento THC Design, Trient Vecchi Alice, Rastignano Vittur Claus, Abtei