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The museums of the Aosta Valley acquire, study and preserve material and immaterial evidence of the territory, its history and its people: art and archeology, science and natural history, popular traditions.

NOT TO BE MISSED

Maison des anciens remèdes

Along stage 18, an interactive museum illustrates the natural remedies and the ancient traditions of healing with medicinal herbs.

Aosta Valley CRAFTS MUSEUM

The crafts museum of Fénis (stages 19 and 20) shows objects, materials and techniques of the handmade tradition of Aosta Valley.

Maison Musée Jean-Paul II

Along stage 15, objects, documents and photographs of Pope John Paul II, guest of excellence for years at Introd during his summer period of rest.

ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY

From Nus (stages 9 and 10) the Saint-Barthélemy astronomical observatory, at an altitude of 1600 meters, is worth a detour.

MUSEUM OF THE MEGALITHIC AREA

From the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age, the Saint-Martin-de-Corléans museum in Aosta shows the evolution of this important prehistoric archaeological site.

REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM

At the regional archaelogical musem of Aosta there are numerous bits of evidence of the presence of man in Aosta, from prehistory to the Middle Ages.

Museums along the way

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Maison de Cogne Gérard-Dayné Ethnographic Museum

Cogne

Maison Gérard Dayné is one of the best examples of Aosta Valley traditional architecture. This particularly complex structure has been carefully restored. You can see the “cor”, the internal covered area that is typical of Cogne houses, the “beu”, the …

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Museum of the Aosta Valley Mining Park and of the Cogne Mine

Museum of the Aosta Valley Mining Park and of the Cogne Mine

Cogne

The mine presented as a mix of stories, sounds and emotions.A few steps from the centre of Cogne you can visit an interesting exhibition on the extraction of minerals in the Aosta Valley region.The complex of the miners’ village, reachable by taking the …

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Permanent exhibition of pillow-lace- Cogne Lace

Cogne

Exhibition and sale of handmade lace according to an ancient tradition. Valuable and sophisticated lace from Cogne tell the tale of an ancient story covering four centuries with its subtle patterns. It started in 1665. At that time, some Benedictine nuns …

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The museum's head office

The Duke of Abruzzi Alpine Museum

Courmayeur

Materials, historical uniforms, mountain clothing and curious objects bear witness to more than 150 years of history of the fascinating profession of mountain guide. Located inside the historic House of the Mountain Guides, it was built on wish of Luigi …

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Ecomuseum "The local dairy at Treby"

Donnas

The building in the Tréby hamlet of Donnas, which from 1897 until 1980 hosted the activity of the local social dairy has a double historical and cultural interest as it testifies at the same time to the rural past of the village and to the centuries-old …

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Work tools

Museum of vine-growing and wine-making

Donnas

Most exhibits and equipment are still commonly used nowdays in Donnas. Their origins date far back, with names in “patois” that are often impossible to translate and which evoke a past in which vine-growing was widely practised and deeply rooted in local …

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Museum of the 'Alpini'

Doues

The Alpine Soldiers group of Doues together with the municipality and the Aosta Valley Regional Council, wanted to set up a permanent exhibition on the Alpine Soldiers, and beyond. A treasure chest of memories with the goal, over the time, to become a …

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Abbot Trèves study center

Emarèse

The study center inaugurated in Émarèse in October 2012 is dedicated to one of the most eminent figures of the twentieth century in the Aosta Valley, Abbot Joseph-Marie Trèves. Abbot Trèves, who received priestly orders in 1900, is remembered for his …

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"Il Postiglione", Giulio Schiavon

"À Étroubles, avant toi sont passés..." Outdoor museum

Étroubles

Since 2005, the Mediaeval village of Etroubles has become an outdoor museum, a permanent art gallery exhibiting the works of world famous artists, thanks to a collaboration with the Fondation Gianadda di Martigny. Among the Italian artists exhibiting …

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The reliquary

Parish Treasure Museum

Étroubles

Opened on the 22nd of July 2011, the treasure museum of the Etroubles’ parish church is composed by five cases containing precious holy objects, some of them going back to the beginning of the 15th century. In the three cases placed under the matroneum …

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