Matterhorn Museum

The Matterhorn Museum, located in the center of Zermatt, Switzerland, offers an immersive look into the history and culture of the region surrounding the iconic Matterhorn. The underground museum features exhibits on the first ascent of the Matterhorn, local alpine traditions, and the development of mountaineering in Zermatt. Artifacts, multimedia displays, and reconstructed alpine buildings provide insight into the challenges and triumphs of life in the Alps.

The museum depicts the story of the events when Edward Whymper, along with 8 other men scaled the Matterhorn, and met with a tragic accident on the way down. The rope that gave way and led to the death of 4 of them is on display. The museum also displays how Zermatt has evolved over the years, and how life in the village used to be a century ago. It also shows how the art of mountaneering has developed since that horrifying accident, displaying various tools of mountain climbing that have been used for various purposes over the years.