Petit Monde Museum

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Petit Monde Museum

Guided Tour of the Petit Monde Museum

In Torgnon there is an ancient village completely restored, the Petit Monde Museum, a magnificent example of rural architecture which consists of three buildings: a raccard which is to find nowhere else in the Valley, a grandze organized in three parts with the farmyard in the center where the wheat was beaten and finally the grenier used for storing supplies.

The buildings, built between 1462 and 1700, restored and enhanced, host the permanent exhibition “The labyrinth of memory”, which tells the true story of man, the origin, the evolution of the village, life and social organization of the inhabitants of this small ancient world.

In the upper part of the village there is also a chapel dedicated to Saint Rocco and the ancient mill, recently restored.

The village of Petit Monde in Torgnon is the most complete ecomuseum complex in the Aosta Valley built to protect and enhance the memory of the community’s roots, an enchanted place where time seems to have really stopped.

Discover here the guided tours in the museums of the Aosta Valley.

Tickets

Free entrance during summer opening

Here the updated timetable

Timetables

Open in summer, normally 9.30–12:30 a.m. and 3-6 p.m.

In the other seasons only by reservation

1 hour

duration

No

disabled

Yes

individual

Yes

groups

Languages available

Italian

French

English

German

1 hour

duration

No

disabled

Yes

individual

Yes

groups

Languages available

Italian

French

English

German

Map

In order to appreciate the place, the museum and the surrounding nature, it is suggested to walk to the museum, so you can admire the stunning views over Torgnon, the Valtournenche and the Matterhorn