• Contemporary Art Day

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Contemporary Art Day

Resorts: Aosta, Châtillon

Saturday 10 October 2026

Contacts

Web Site
https://valledaostaheritage.com/

For the 2026 edition of the Day of Contemporary Art, the theme “Geographies of Contemporary Life” invites visitors to reflect on a world in constant transformation, where territories, communities and identities are shaped through relationships, exchanges and evolving connections. Contemporary art becomes a tool for interpreting the present and exploring new perspectives on reality.

An invitation, therefore, to take advantage of the initiative which provides free admission in the following places:

  • Saint-Martin-de-Corléans Megalithic Area MegaMuseum - Aosta: visitors can explore the exhibition section Archaeologies of the Future Sky. Temporal Landscapes between Microcosm and Macrocosm, part of the widespread exhibition Under a Sky of Stars. A Constellation of Art, Science and Culture, as well as the exhibition Ahmed Elsharif. Between Memory and Spirituality.
  • Gamba Castle - Châtillon: two special guided tours are scheduled, at 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., offering the exclusive opportunity to visit the museum's storage rooms, which are normally not open to the public. Advance booking required.
  • Regional Archaeological Museum - Aosta: exhibition Marc Chagall. Between Poetry and Spirituality
  • Church of Saint Lawrence - Aosta: exhibition Rosalie D’Herin Seris (1871-1956). The First Female Photographer in the Aosta Valley
  • Saint-Bénin Centre - Aosta: exhibition Nino Migliori. The Dialectics of Reality

Opening time and fees

  • Megamuseo Area megalitica di Saint Martin de Corléans: 10.00 - 18.00 
  • Castello Gamba - Châtillon: 10.00 - 17.00
  • Museo Archeologico Regionale: 9.00 - 19.00
  • Chiesa di San Lorenzo: 10.00-13.00 / 14.00-18
  • Centro Saint-Bénin: 10.00-13.00 / 14.00-18

Free entry

See also

Castles and towers
Gamba castle

Gamba Castle

Châtillon

An aristocratic palace from the early twentieth century, surrounded by a 50,000 m² park, transformed into a museum where masterpieces of modern and contemporary art can be admired in its galleries. Buy your tickets on-lineThe castleBuilt at the beginning …

Exhibitions
Il profeta Isaia, 1968 – Olio su tela, 114 × 146 cm – Nizza, Musée National Marc Chagall, MBMC 1997-1 Credit © Chagall®, by SIAE 2026 – RMN-Grand Palais / Dist. Foto SCALA, Firenze

Marc Chagall. Between Poetry and Spirituality

Aosta

The exhibition features 120 works, including paintings, sculptures, gouaches, drawings, lithographs, books and ceramics created between 1922 and 1980, on loan from the Musée National Marc Chagall in Nice. Some of them have never before been shown in …

Archeology
Parco archeologico

MegaMuseo - Megalithic area of Aosta

Aosta

Site included in the Aosta archeologica cumulative ticketOne of the most interesting prehistoric archaeological sites in Europe but also a place where history has continued to leave evidence even in subsequent centuries. Come to Aosta and take advantage …

Exhibitions
Nino Migliori, Milano, 1954 © Fondazione Nino Migliori

Nino Migliori. La dialettica del reale

Aosta

n the year marking the centenary of Nino Migliori (Bologna, 1926), one of the leading figures of 20th-century Italian photography, an exhibition in Aosta celebrates the artist through 160 photographs that portray post-war Italy, its social changes and …

Exhibitions
Rosalie D’Hérin Seris. Sposi e invitati, Valle d’Aosta, anni 1920 Negativo b/n gelatina-bromuro, su lastra di vetro, 18x13 cm. ©Archivio BREL - Fondo Seris.

Rosalie D’Hérin Seris (1871-1956). La prima donna fotografa in Valle d’Aosta

Aosta

Per conoscere la vicenda poco nota di un’autrice che ha documentato la storia della Valle d’Aosta attraverso la ritrattistica fotografica negli anni Venti del Novecento ed è stata la prima donna professionista in questo settore nella nostra regioneIl …

Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.