Musée Montagnard

The mountain museum evokes rural life in the mountains through the reconstruction of pieces of traditional housing and the presentation of ethnographic objects used in the past in the Chamonix valley.

PERMANENT EXHIBITION
The Montagnard Museum has been located since 1977 in one of the oldest houses in the town center of Les Houches. Through thematic rooms and three reconstructed rooms of traditional housing, it presents a collection of objects used in the past in the Chamonix valley for agro-pastoral tasks and for everyday life. Two rooms host the temporary exhibition, renewed each year.

TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
From July 1, 2023 to May 18, 2024: STRUCTURES IN LES HOUCHES, 1860-2023
In Les Houches, three types of works of art, civil engineering constructions, are built throughout the town:

- tunnels, bridges including the emblematic Sainte-Marie viaduct, to facilitate access to
the valley by rail or road
- avalanche barriers and other devices protecting against natural disasters
- hydroelectric dams and other renewable energy providers

The temporary exhibition presented at the Montagnard museum in partnership with the association Dans l'temps retraces the history and current events of these works of art, markers of the territory.

PROGRAMMING:
Guided tours, activities and workshops for young and old are offered during school holidays.

Self-guided activity "Object hunt": Keep your eyes peeled to spot museum objects that will reveal their secrets to you!
From 3 years old / Free / On request at reception during opening hours

RESERVATIONS:
Groups: Guided tour of the permanent exhibition by reservation all year round
Individuals and families: Self-guided or guided tours of the permanent exhibition by reservation outside school holidays (min. 2 people).

Further information :
Guided tours of the museum:
Fridays at 16:30 a.m.
Duration 1 hour / From 10 years old / Price: entrance fee
Fall: October 27 and November 3

Family activities:
EMBROIDERY, EMBROIDERY, EMBROIDERY
Thursdays at 10 a.m.: October 26 and November 2
Embroidering, what is it? Observe the museum's collections before learning about embroidery using lacing (from 4 years old) or cross-stitching (from 6 years old)
Duration 2 hours / Price: €4,10 per participant

TEENS AND ADULTS
VISIT, ENGRAVE, POST!
Tuesday, October 31 at 14 p.m.
Discover the remarkable works of art of Les Houches in the exhibition dedicated to them and take inspiration from them to create and print your own postcard during an introduction to linocutting. Then post it...or keep it!
From 10 years old (accompanied by an adult) / Duration 3 hours / Price: €4,10 per participant
Reservation required until the day before the activity at +33 (0)7 60 04 14 26

ANIMATION ONCE UPON A TIME IN LES HOUCHES
Tuesday, October 24 at 10 p.m.
A journey through time: observe, share and slip into the costume of a mountain man to discover and experience the activities of yesteryear.
From 5 years old / Duration 1h30 / Price: €3 child, adult entry fee

Reservation required until the day before the activity at the Les Houches Tourist Office: +33 (0)4 50 55 50 62

We speak English

Themes:

• History
• Arts and culture
• Popular arts and traditions

Location details

Nearest bus stop: Les Houches Town Hall
Nearest train stop: Les Houches station
Nearby car parks: Village center / Carrefour Market / Tourchet