Musée d'art du Valais

Om museet

The museum opened in 1947 as the Musée cantonal des beaux-arts in the Majorie castle, the former residence of the Bishops of Sion. Previously the canton had spent decades looking for a place for art, since the Historical Museum on Valère did not display paintings. Important impetus came from bequests such as the drawings of Raphael Ritz and the works of the painter Raphy Dallèves; the first curator, Albert de Wolff, built up the collection.

In the 1970s the neighbouring Vidomnat castle, which had previously housed the cantonal art school, was converted into a museum; the first rooms opened there in 1977. After a renovation of the Vidomnat, the museum relaunched in 2007 under the name Musée d'art du Valais and has since awarded the Prix Culturel Manor Valais to young artists every two years. It also has a studio for visiting artists.

The collection comprises around 6,000 works, including about 3,000 works on paper, and focuses on landscape and the imagination of the mountains. Artists represented include Alexandre Calame, François Diday, Caspar Wolf, Félix Vallotton, Oskar Kokoschka and Miriam Cahn, as well as the painters of the École de Savièse around Ernest Biéler. Exhibition cycles drawn from the collection alternate with contemporary projects; works are permanently installed in the building and on the terraces, which offer wide views of the old town, the castles and the vineyards.

Højdepunkter

• Collection of around 6,000 works with a focus on landscape and mountains
• Painters of the École de Savièse such as Ernest Biéler, Édouard Vallet and Marguerite Burnat-Provins
• Permanently installed works, including by Marina Abramović and Gianni Motti
• Terraces with views of the castles of Valère and Tourbillon
• Medieval building complex of Majorie and Vidomnat

Permanent udstilling

• Dauerhaft installierte Werke – Alongside the changing exhibitions, the museum shows permanently installed works in the building and on the terraces, including by Marina Abramović, Latifa Echakch, Luc Mattenberger and Gianni Motti.

Grundlagt

1947

Ejer

Musées cantonaux du Valais (Kanton Wallis)

Ledelse

Laurence Schmidlin

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: On the first weekend of every month (Saturday and Sunday), admission to the cantonal museums is free.

Payment in cash in francs or by credit and debit card, no Twint. Free admission with, among others, Abobo, AG culturel, Carte Ambassadeurs Valais Wallis, AMS, KulturLegi (Caritas), ICOM, Raiffeisen card, Visarte, guest card of the Sion Tourist Information, Pass bienvenue Sion–Sierre, SBB Museum Pass, Swiss Museum Pass, Ferienpass, Petit Léonard and Swiss Travel Pass; also free for public Valais school classes, daycare centres, media professionals, art history students and the Amis du Musée d'art. 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: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum is housed in historic buildings with cobblestones and steps, and access is difficult for people with reduced mobility; Pro Infirmis provides details. For blind and visually impaired visitors there are tailor-made tours, with one fixed tour twice a year (spring and autumn). Animals are not allowed, except guide dogs.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Børnefødselsdage

Family trail with playful materials and creative activities, accompanying material for young visitors and children's birthday parties at the museum.

Transport & parkering

By car via the A9 motorway, exit Sion-Est. Taxis go as far as Place Maurice Zermatten. Mailing address of the museum: Rue des Châteaux 14.

Service & spisesteder

• Opbevaringsskabe

Lockers in the museum; terraces with a view over the old town.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

Available for hire are, among others, the museum's terrace and terrace hall as well as the Place de la Majorie; enquiries by email to the cantonal museums.

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