Cortina launches first diffused museum of Dolomite literature
Cortina d'Ampezzo, which will share hosting duties for the 2026 Winter Olympics with Milan, has launched 'Accadde a Cortina,' the inaugural diffused museum dedicated to Dolomite literature. This initiative, envisioned by Francesco Chiamulera for the 'Una montagna di libri' festival, includes 18 corten steel plaques placed in various public areas, featuring excerpts from notable authors such as Dino Buzzati, Eugenio Montale, and Ernest Hemingway. A digital platform equipped with QR codes provides audio readings by Italian actors, including content in Ampezzano Ladin. The signs were crafted by MosaicoGroup and designed by PR-A Milano. Since the mid-19th century, Cortina has been a haven for writers, seeking to bolster its cultural identity beyond luxury clichés.
Key facts
- Accadde a Cortina is the first diffused museum of Dolomite literature
- 18 corten steel signs installed in public spaces across Cortina and the Ampezzo valley
- Quotes from authors include Buzzati, Montale, Hemingway, Bellow, Rigoni Stern, Edwards, Forster, Commisso, Montanelli
- Digital platform with audio narrated by major Italian actors, accessible via QR codes
- Project conceived by Francesco Chiamulera within the 'Una montagna di libri' festival
- Signs by MosaicoGroup, digital project by Rebula, graphics by PR-A Milano
- Cortina co-hosts 2026 Winter Olympics with Milan
- Cortina has been a literary crossroads since the mid-19th century
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Chiamulera
- Dino Buzzati
- Eugenio Montale
- Ernest Hemingway
- Saul Bellow
- Mario Rigoni Stern
- Amelia Edwards
- E.M. Forster
- Giovanni Comisso
- Indro Montanelli
- Goffredo Parise
- Fernanda Pivano
- Alberto Arbasino
- Alberto Moravia
- Guido Piovene
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Elizabeth Tuckett
Institutions
- MosaicoGroup
- Rebula
- PR-A Milano
- Una montagna di libri
Locations
- Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Italy
- Dolomites
- Corso Italia
- Tofane
- Rifugio Vandelli
- Rifugio Palmieri
- Ampezzo valley
- Milano