Exhibitions

Current exhibitions

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MAV – Aosta Valley Handicraft Museum, 17th February – 3rd May, 2026
At the MAV – Museum of Valdostan Craftsmanship, 16 works have been selected from over a thousand stalls at the 1026th Foire de Saint-Ours....

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SpaziØrsoExpo, 2025, december 20th – 2026 mai 3rd
An exhibition that highlights the relationship between creation and representation through a selection of sculptures and crafted objects, accompanied by illustrated plates by the artist Giovanni Thoux....

Past exhibitions

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MAV – 2025, December 8th – 2026, February 1st
After a century, the soapstone Nativity scene by Jules Brocherel is once again on public display thanks to a research project carried out by the MAV....

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MAV August 1st – November 2th, 2025
“Forms, Signs, Symbols” is a journey into the hidden language of Aosta Valley’s traditional craftsmanship, where every ornament tells a story of memory, identity, and universal symbols passed down through time....

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SpaziOrsoExpo, June 19th- November 2nd, 2025
The Bestiarium exhibition explores the deep bond between humans and animals through over 70 sculptures blending reality and imagination, inspired by medieval bestiaries to reflect on nature in the mountain environment....

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18th-29th June, Bard Fortress
Doppia Firma comes to the Aosta Valley for the first time: a region with a thousand-year-old craft tradition, where material meets identity and gesture becomes culture. On display, a selection of works created by pairs of artisans and designers....

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From Febrary 15 to May 11, 2025
Oeuvre Choisie is the exhibition that the MAV - Museum of Traditional Crafts of the Aosta Valley dedicates to the millennial Saint-Ours Fair and to the works selected each year from over a thousand stalls....

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From December 8, 2024 to January 12, 2025
The exhibition "Giuseppe, custode silenzio" is a tribute to the figure of Saint Joseph, central to the tradition of the nativity scene, through the extraordinary works of the artisans of the Aosta Valley. An artistic and spiritual journey that allows...

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From November 16, 2024 to May 4, 2025
In the exhibition hall of the Collegiate Church of Saints Peter and Orso in Aosta, you can visit the exhibition “Being and Weaving. Tradition and New Trends”. The exhibition tells the story of the textile craftsmanship of the Aosta Valley,...

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From July 7th to November 3rd 2024
At the MAV-Museum of Traditional Aosta Valley Crafts you can visit the exhibition “Mountain Spirit, Aosta Valley sculptors tell”....

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Aosta, January 12 – February 10, 2022
The exhibition was born from the idea of telling the contemporary production of furniture makers through an object that is a symbol of home furnishings, the chair....

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MAIN, August 12, 2020 – October 31, 2020
The exhibition was born from the idea of telling the story of the pandemic, in the present and in history, through the creative force of man who reacts to difficulties by creating beauty....

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MAV, August 8, 2020 – October 1, 2020
An exhibition created to showcase the collection of the Office Régional du Tourisme, a collection of sculptures and artefacts that tell the story of 30 years of events dedicated to craftsmanship in the municipality of Saint-Vincent....

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Online, April 6, 2020 – June 30, 2020
A virtual exhibition born from a challenge launched by the MAV–Museo dell’Artigianato Valdostano di Tradizionale during the lockdown period and closure of the museum....

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MAV, December 6, 2019 – January 12, 2020
During the Christmas period, the MAV – Museo dell'Artigianato Valdostano di Tradizionale offered the public an exhibition dedicated to the tradition of nativity scenes, from living representations to the sculptural productions of the great protagonists of our craftsmanship....

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Antey-Saint-André. August 10- October 15, 2019
In Antey-Saint-André, on the occasion of the fair of the students of the artisan schools, an exhibition dedicated to Luigi Meynet, a great protagonist of the Aosta Valley craftsmanship....

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MAV, April 14 – November 3, 2019
An exhibition that tells the story of the family and the ability to pass on know-how within the family nucleus through the works of the Vuillermoz, a large family of artisans from our region....

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MAV, December 6, 2018 – January 6, 2019
During the Christmas period, the MAV – Museo dell'Artigianato Valdostano di Tradizionale offered the public an exhibition dedicated to the nativity scenes from the Ljdia and Gherardo Priuli Collection....

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Maen, July 29 – September 2, 2018
The exhibition, created in collaboration with CVA, tells the story of the mountain, the raw materials that the territory gives us and the artisan skill capable of shaping it and making it art....

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MAIN, July 21, 2018 – October 31, 2019
The exhibition was born from the idea of valorizing and promoting a profoundly complex object, the walking stick, which stands out for its apparent simplicity and changeability....

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Genoa, March 10 – June 4, 2017
An exhibition dedicated to the stages of life in a comparison between different times and cultures, conceived and created in collaboration with the Castello D'Albertis Museum of World Cultures and the De Amicis Library in Genoa....

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MAV, 2011-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017
The exhibition that every year shows the works selected at the Fiera di Sant'Orso as most representative of the Aosta Valley craftsmanship for their shape, their use, the manufacturing technique and the choice of material....

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MAIN, July 21, 2016 – October 31, 2017
An exhibition dedicated to wearable wooden masks in a comparison between the Aosta Valley and the rest of the world....

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Genoa, 24 November 2015 – 6 March 2016
An exhibition comparing the traditional wooden forms of Aosta Valley craftsmanship with modern paper sculptures, creating a dialogue between materials and techniques in the splendid setting of the Genoese libraries....

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MAV, July 1st – November 1st 2015
The exhibition was born from the desire to express the artistic, creative and aesthetic value inherent in many works of craftsmanship and often difficult to communicate....

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La Thuile, 2015-2019
An exhibition dedicated to the rediscovery of the ancient technique of pole turning, but also a project aimed at the rediscovery of ancient techniques and gestures, at the reflection on the uniqueness of the manually turned work and on the...

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MAV, July 2012 – October 2014
An exhibition dedicated to the rediscovery of the ancient technique of pole turning, but also a project aimed at the rediscovery of ancient techniques and gestures, at the reflection on the uniqueness of the manually turned work and on the...

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MAV, March 2010 – November 2011
The exhibition is a personal one dedicated to the figure of Amédée Berthod and his collection of pastoral art preserved by his daughters....

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Florence, April 30 – May 8, 2011
On the occasion of the 75th edition of the International Crafts Exhibition, at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, some "oeuvre choisie" were exhibited that told the story of the thousand-year-old Sant'Orso Fair....

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Avise, July 3 – August 29, 2010
An exhibition dedicated to a great protagonist of Aosta Valley craftsmanship, Maurice Vagneur, set up at the Avise Castle....

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Florence, April 24 – May 2, 2010
The exhibition Memorie di Pietra, set up at the MAV in 2009, was brought to Florence at the Fortezza da Basso on the occasion of the 74th International Exhibition of Artistic Craftsmanship to tell the story of the Aosta Valley...

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Bard Fort, December 3, 2009 – February 14, 2010
A photographic exhibition dedicated to artisans, witnesses and protagonists of the evolution of handcrafted products over the last eighty years....

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MAV, July 18 – September 30, 2009
The first exhibition set up at the MAV featured thirteen artisans who, through their creations, illustrated the different stone-working techniques....

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VALGRISENCHE, 26 JULY – 13 SEPTEMBER 2009
In Valgrisenche, to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Les Tisserands cooperative, an exhibition was set up that offered visitors the chance to rediscover a technique and a craft, such as “drap” weaving....

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Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, June 2007 – January 2008
An exhibition, organised by IVAT and the Fondation Grand Paradis, created to illustrate the matrix of the Montagnard craftsman: authentic agricultural tools and everyday objects of the...

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Cogne, February – September 2007
Through a careful selection of handcrafted objects and the reconstruction of the Sant'Orso Fair, the exhibition allowed us to retrace the stages of the Aosta Valley artisan culture....