A Torgnon, in the Triatel hamlet, is the most complete museum ecosystem in the Aosta Valley.
The site, the architecture, and the history make the Musée Petit-Monde a cultural asset of considerable interest to the entire Aosta Valley community. A row barn, a unique example in the Valley, a big ed and a grenier, built between 1462 and 1700, restored and enhanced by a very original layout, today testify to a past that risks being forgotten.
The visit begins on the ground floor of the barn with the permanent exhibition “The labyrinth of memory,” which tells the true story of man, the origin, the evolution of the village, the life and social organization of the inhabitants of this small ancient world.
The texts, a synthesis of historical research, understandable even by the youngest, are enhanced by the drawings of Francesco Corni.
Visiting the collections in the numerous tsé and tzambron (internal rooms), one can immerse oneself in the life of the local inhabitants, a hard life marked by the slow rhythms of fieldwork. Silence stimulates memories and imagination: one can imagine the ancient sounds of the village, the scents of hay and wheat, the smell of animals and the museum square, which every day in the summer months comes alive with visitors, encouraging the typical chatter of the mountain village. Thus, the museum transforms and from guardian of memory becomes a place full of vitality and stories.
The route is completed with a visit to the mill, which is located a short distance away on the Petit Monde stream.
To appreciate the place and nature, it is possible to reach the museum site on foot, through an easy path that allows admiring the splendid panorama over Torgnon, Valtournenche, and the Matterhorn.
Information about Musée ethnographique Petit Monde
Frazione Triatel,
11020 Torgnon (Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste)
0166 540213
biblioteca@torgnon.net
https://www.torgnon.net
free
Source: MIBACT
