MAV
The museum
The MAV tells the story of the millenary artisan culture of the Aosta Valley through a journey of investigation of the artisan heritage and a reflection on the value of tradition today. The renewed exhibition itinerary accompanies visitors on an ideal journey that starts from memory and then continues with matter, form, gesture and beauty. The MAV invites the public to look beyond the symbolic object to discover the variety of forms, gestures and visionary ability that are the essence of artisanal making.
The collections
The MAV exhibits over a thousand objects of material culture, including everyday artefacts (17th-20th century) and sculptures (13th-21st century) from public and private collections. The initial nucleus is made up of the collection of the Institut Valdôtain de l’Artisanat de Tradition, consisting of approximately 300 objects selected from the post-war period to the present day among the most significant works of Aosta Valley artisans, to which have been added works from the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage and Activities of the Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta and private collectors. The most interesting collection exhibited at the MAV is certainly the Brocherel Collection, owned by the Fondazione Torino Musei, consisting of over 500 works resulting from the great collecting work of Jules Brocherel.
Opening hours:
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm
Open Easter, Easter Monday, August 15th and Sant’Orso Fair (January 30th and 31st).
Monday
December 25th and 26th, January 1st
From 4 to 29 November 2024.
MAV-Museum of Traditional Aosta Valley Crafts
Fraction. Chez-Sapin, 86 – 11020 Fénis (Aosta Valley)
By car:
The MAV is located in the centre of the central valley of the Aosta Valley. The nearest motorway exit is Nus which is just over 1km from the museum.
The museum does not have its own parking lot, but there are two large public parking lots near the museum building: the Tsanté de Bouva parking lot, near the green area of the same name, and the sports field parking lot, near the camper area. Both are no more than a 5-minute walk from the museum.
By bus:
Arriva company local public transport lines with MAV stop in front of the museum.
Lines: Aosta-Fénis; Chambave/Fénis/Nus/Saint-Marcel.
Tel: 0165 1835120
Email: museo@lartisana.vda.it
Full price: €8.00
Reduced admission: €5.00
groups of at least 25 people, over 65s, young people aged 19-25, university students, affiliated bodies, agreed tickets
Reduced plus entrance fee: €3.00
school groups, groups accompanied by accredited guides
Free entry
Children and young people aged 0-18, disabled people with certification pursuant to Law 104/92 and accompanying person, teachers and chaperones of school groups, tourist guides accompanying groups, journalists in the exercise of their profession, holders of a Museum Pass, members of ICOM, staff of the Ministry of Culture and members of the Higher Council of Cultural Heritage, members of institutional bodies and employees of IVAT, researchers or personalities visiting the Aosta Valley authorised by the management.
Guided tour: €12.00 full price, €3.00 reduced price
including museum entrance ticket (for a group of minimum 10 and maximum 25 people).
MAV ticket + Fénis Castle: €11 full price, €9 reduced price
The single ticket can be purchased at the castle ticket office or on the MidaTicket website and is valid only for the day on which it was issued.
The free visit has no time limits: the visitor can create his own visit itinerary and choose the objects and contents to explore in depth. The itinerary contains all the information supports necessary for autonomous use of the museum and understanding of the exhibited heritage.
At the ticket office you can borrow a museum guide or download it to your smartphone.
Listen to a short presentation of the museum
Audio presentation Italian
Listen to a short presentation of the museum
The guided tour is the best way to enjoy the museum and its heritage: the accompaniment of professional guides allows the visitor to grasp the essence of the MAV and its collections through a journey into the world of craftsmanship.
Duration: 1h
Cost: €12 for adults, €3 for children (4-18 years), free (< 3 years) including museum entrance ticket
Languages: Italian, French or English
Min. 10, max. 25 people per group (for larger groups there is the possibility of dividing them into subgroups)
Advance booking required
The tactile-sensory guided tour is aimed at small groups that include people with low vision or blind people. Accompanied by a guide, all participants, both sighted and blind, will be able to learn about the works on display through touch and thus better understand the craftsmanship of the Aosta Valley.
(For conservation reasons, 4 of the 5 areas that make up the museum itinerary can be visited sensorially).
Duration: 1.5h
Cost: €3 for adults, free for children and teenagers including museum entrance ticket
Min. 5, max. 10 people per group (for larger groups there is the possibility of dividing them into subgroups)
Advance booking required
At MAV you can move without obstacles: the entrance is equipped with a platform that allows access to the ticket office and the exhibition space is fully accessible.
You can also find:
- lockers, provided with keys, at the entrance to the museum where you can store backpacks and bags;
- at the end of the entrance corridor there are bathrooms for people with motor disabilities, bathrooms for men and women with changing tables;
- elevator to access the educational space on the upper floor.
- If you are visually impaired or blind you can enter with your guide dog;
- At the entrance to the museum you will find a tactile map in Braille with the plan of the exhibition space, the visit route and the thematic areas that compose it that will help you orient yourself. The panels in Braille are also found at the entrance to the toilets (created thanks to the collaboration with the UICI Valle d’Aosta);
- You can request at reception an mp3 player with the audio recording of the description of all the areas that make up the visit route and the description of a selection of works in the museum or you can download them to your phone at this link;
- You can touch the objects in the museum identified by the low vision symbol;
- You can book a tactile guided tour by writing to museo@lartisana.vda.it (at least 1 week’s notice is required) at a cost of €3 per person.
- Entrance to the museum is free for the visually impaired and blind.
- At the entrance to the museum you will find a video in LIS with subtitles that tells you about the symbolic objects of Aosta Valley craftsmanship (produced in collaboration with the Istituto dei Sordi in Turin);
- Admission to the museum is free for deaf people.
