• Giornata FA.MU. - Families in the museum

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Giornata FA.MU. - Families in the museum

Resorts: Aosta, Châtillon, Fénis, Torgnon

Sunday 11 October 2026

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https://valledaostaheritage.com/

On the occasion of the National Families at the Museum Day, families enjoy free admission to selected museums and exhibition venues (guided tours and organised activities may require payment).

Visitors are invited to take advantage of this initiative, which offers free entry to the following sites:

  • Saint-Martin-de-Corléans Megalithic Area MegaMuseum - Aosta
  • Gamba Castle - Châtillon
  • 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

The MAV – Museum of Traditional Aosta Valley Crafts in Fénis and the Petit Monde Ethnographic Museum in Torgnon are also taking part in the National Families at the Museum Day.

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 admission for all family groups

See also

Culture
Museo Petit Monde - Torgnon

Family Day at the Petit Monde Museum

Torgnon

On the occasion of FAMU - National Families at the Museum Day, the Musée Petit Monde in Torgnon will exceptionally open its doors to the public with free admission, offering a day dedicated to the discovery of cultural heritage through activities and …

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 …

Art and crafts
Famu

Museo in gioco - Giornata Nazionale delle Famiglie al Museo

Fénis

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.