Musée de la nature du Valais
Cantonal natural history museum in the old town of Sion with animals, plants and minerals of the Valais and a look at the Anthropocene.
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Om museet
The Musée de la nature du Valais was founded in 1829 by the Jesuit Father Étienne Elearts under the name Cabinet d’histoire naturelle and officially became a cantonal museum in 1842. It was the first of the Valais cantonal museums. It originally served as a reference collection for teaching at the college and was meant to show the minerals, plants and animals of the Valais as completely as possible, along with regional curiosities.
The presentation has changed greatly since then. In 2013 new exhibition spaces opened in the Galerie de la Grange-à-l’Évêque, which completely reworked the presentation. Since 2014 the museum has been the first natural history museum to devote a room in its permanent exhibition to the Anthropocene; in 2016 a large special exhibition followed, for which it received the Prix Expo of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.
In the galleries, the habitats of the Valais form the backdrop for mammals, birds, insects, plants and minerals. Since 1875 the Valais natural history society La Murithienne has had its seat in the building, and the museum has built up herbaria and a library together with it. Items in the collection include a silicified tree trunk from the Carboniferous, a green fluorite specimen and pillow lavas from a vanished ocean.
Højdepunkter
- Permanent exhibition “L’Homme et la nature en Valais” on people and nature in the Valais
- Animals, plants and minerals from the habitats of the Valais
- Room on the Anthropocene, the first of its kind in a natural history museum
- Silicified tree trunk from the Carboniferous, green fluorite specimen, pillow lavas
- Interactive stations to touch, hear and smell
Permanent udstilling
- L’Homme et la nature en Valais – The tour shows animals, plants and minerals of the canton, tells how the relationship between humans and the environment has changed, and ends with the Anthropocene.
- Grundlagt
- 1829
- Ejer
- Musées cantonaux du Valais (Kanton Wallis)
- Ledelse
- Gil Oliveira
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 8 CHF |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 4 CHFChildren aged 6 to 16, students, seniors, people receiving disability insurance benefits (IV) together with an adult companion, military personnel on duty |
| Børn og unge | 4 CHFgratis til og med 5 år · Children aged 6 to 16 |
| Pensionister | 4 CHF |
| Personer med handicap | 4 CHFledsager gratis · People receiving disability insurance benefits (IV) together with an adult companion; further companions of people with disabilities have free admission |
| Studerende og elever | 4 CHF |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 4 CHF pr. person50 percent discount on admission for groups of 10 or more; larger groups are asked to register by email |
| Familier | 16 CHF1 adult with at least 2 children or 2 adults with at least 1 child |
| Combined ticket for the three cantonal museums (adults) | 14 CHFMusée d’art, Musée d’histoire and Musée de la nature du Valais, including temporary exhibitions |
| Combined ticket (reduced) | 7 CHFChildren 6 to 16, students, seniors, people receiving disability insurance benefits (IV), military personnel on duty |
| Combined ticket, family | 28 CHF |
| Guided visit for groups (up to 20 people, 60 minutes) | 150 CHFAdmission included; reservation at least 15 days in advance; outside opening hours a surcharge of CHF 100 per additional hour |
Gratis entré: On the first weekend of every month, admission to the cantonal museums is free.
Payment in cash (Swiss francs) or by credit and debit card; Twint is not accepted. Free admission, among others, with Abobo, AG culturel, Carte Ambassadeurs Valais Wallis, AMS, Carte Culture/Caritas, ICOM, Raiffeisen card, guest card of the Sion tourist information office, Pass bienvenue Sion–Sierre, SBB Museum Pass, Swiss Museum Pass, Passeport-Vacances, Petit Léonard and Swiss Travel Pass; also free for public Valais school classes, daycare groups, media representatives, members of La Murithienne and the Friends of the Museum and of the Alpine Garden. 50 percent discount with the Passeport valaisan, Pass Saint-Bernard, Pass Hérensard, Pass 100% Nax région, Pass Anzère Liberté, guest cards of Chamoson and Saillon, Hôpital du Valais and the Le Nouvelliste subscription card.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The museum is housed in historic buildings with cobblestones and stairs, so access is difficult for people with reduced mobility; Pro Infirmis provides details. The tour is adapted for people with cognitive impairments, and tailor-made guided tours are also available. Animals are not allowed, except guide dogs.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 16 CHF · 1 adult with at least 2 children or 2 adults with at least 1 child |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
- Børnefødselsdage
Family activities include the “coin-coin” folding guide for children from age 4, play stations with objects to touch, sounds and scents, as well as children’s birthday parties (escape game from age 10, detective trail from age 9).
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Sion, Nord
Postbus and Sion city bus to the stop Sion, Nord. From Sion railway station it is about an 18-minute walk.
I bil
Parkering muligt
The old town is closed to cars; nearby car parks: Parking de la Cible (Rue des Tonneliers), Parking du Nord (Rue de Loèche), Parking de la Planta (Avenue de la Gare) and Parking du Scex (Rue du Scex).
By car via the A9 motorway, exit Sion-Est. Taxis go as far as Place Maurice Zermatten.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Opbevaringsskabe
Lockers in the museum.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
Among other spaces, the courtyard of the Musée de la nature du Valais can be rented; enquiries by email to the cantonal museums.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
|---|---|
| Audioguide | ja (FR, DE) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography is allowed without flash; no commercial use. |
| Godt at vide | Guided visits (from age 16, in French, German, English) should be booked at least 15 days in advance. For self-guided visits there are room sheets, stations and the sound walk “Balade entre chien et loup” (from age 10, in French and German). Public Valais school classes have free admission and register at least 48 hours in advance. |
