National Mountain Museum Torino (Museo Nazionale della Montagna)
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Turin
- Category: museums-history
- Section: Museums - History
Situated next to the church and monastery on Monte dei Cappuccini, the Museo Nazionale della Montagna "Duca degli Abruzzi " commands splendid panoramic views of a large sweep of the Alps and the city of Turin below. The idea of creating a museum arose in 1874 among the first members of the Italian Alpine Club (Club Alpino Italiano or C.A.I.), which had been in existence in the town for a decade. Today, the Museum sports a wide variety of activities on both national and international levels, seeking to be a cultural link uniting, under all the different aspects, the world's mountain ranges. (...)
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