Musée d'histoire du Valais / Geschichtsmuseum Wallis

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    Oct.-May: Tues. 11-17 h; Jun-Sep: daily 11-18 h
    Annual closures: January 1 & December 25
    Closing at 4 pm: December 24 & 31. The Museum is closed all day on Mondays.

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    Musée d'histoire
    Château de Valère
    1950 Sion
    Phone  +41 (0)27 606 47 15
    musees-valais.ch

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A cultural history of the Valais.

On the prestigious site of Valère Castle, in the former houses of the canons of the Cathedral Chapter, twenty-seven rooms offer a transdisciplinary look at the cultural history of the Valais. More than a thousand objects, models, drawings and visual animations provide an insight into some 50,000 years of history, from the hunter-gatherers of the Palaeolithic to the industrial upheavals of the 20th century, from the medieval pomp of the Prince-Bishop to the rich history of the foreign service. Thanks to a transversal and synthetic reading of history, based on certain major themes that run through the chronological journey, you'll come away from Valère with the keys that will enable you to understand what has shaped the Valais of today, in its cultural context of course, but also in its natural environment and in the European geopolitical context.

Tourbillon Castle

Leaving the Valère site, don't hesitate to climb the nearby hill of Tourbillon. Here you'll discover the ruins of the bishop's castle, built around 1300 and unfortunately burnt down in 1788. The small chapel, relatively untouched by the flames, has preserved much of its early 14th-century mural painting cycle, a rare find in the Alps.

Opening times Château de Tourbillon (Free admission)

From March 15 to April 30

Open from 11am to 5pm, Monday to Sunday

May 1 to September 30

Open from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Sunday

October 1st to November 15th

Open from 11H00 to 17H00 Monday to Sunday

November 16 to March 14 - closed

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Musée d'histoire du Valais / Geschichtsmuseum Wallis
1950 Sion
027 606 47 15 (Accueil du musée)
027 606 46 70 (Administration générale)
sc-museehistoire@admin.vs.ch

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CHF 8.00 / CHF 4.00 / CHF 16.00 (families)
Joint ticket for the 3 cantonal museums: CHF 14.00 / CHF 7.00 / CHF 28.00 (families)
Free admission on the 1st Sunday of the month.

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Musée d'histoire
Château de Valère
1950  Sion
Switzerland

Phone  +41 (0)27 606 47 15
musees.cantonaux@admin.vs.ch
musees-valais.ch
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Oct.-May: Tues. 11-17 h; Jun-Sep: daily 11-18 h
Annual closures: January 1 & December 25
Closing at 4 pm: December 24 & 31. The Museum is closed all day on Mondays.

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