Monument to Otzi


Type:         Cultural - Museum
Location:   Bolzano, Italy
Size:          20,000 SF
Status:       Concept Design by Robert Becker




Copper sculptures collect, contain, and curate the life & history of a 5,000-year-old mummy.

In 1991, two German hikers in the Italian Alps found what would be the oldest & most naturally preserved mummy in history.  Unlocked by a melting glacier, Otzi - along with a collection of personal objects scattered throughout the landscape - offers a detailed look into the life of the ancient human.  This design for a museum in Bolzano assembles and puts on display these artifacts of human history.





Materials & techniques used in the creation of Otzi’s tools are translated into the design of the museum.  A series of copper chambers embedded within an existing historical building in Bolzano frame spaces for preservation & exhibition and provide a new and enduring home for Otzi and his belongings.




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