Musée d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'Alpe d'Huez

About the museum

The history and archaeology museum is a municipal museum on the second floor of the AgorAlp in Alpe d’Huez. It offers three permanent exhibitions with free admission.

The exhibition “Le spectacle de la montagne” tells the history and the tourist and architectural development of the resort, located at 1,850 m on a plateau overlooked by the Grandes Rousses. Four immersive cubes, a touch table, an interactive kiosk, INA films and a youth area trace the history of skiing since the 1920s, the major sporting events and the resort's adaptations to the climate.

The Brandes exhibition presents the excavations at the Brandes site, a silver mine of the Dauphins from the 12th to the 14th century, the highest mining village in Europe of that period. A third exhibition recounts the summer of 1944 and the Oisans maquis.

Highlights

• “Le spectacle de la montagne” exhibition on the resort
• Brandes: medieval silver mine at 1,850 m
• Summer 1944: the Oisans maquis
• Touch table and interactive kiosk
• Museum belvedere (new)

Permanent exhibitions

• Le spectacle de la montagne – History of the tourist and architectural development of Alpe d’Huez, from skiing since the 1920s to major sporting events, with four immersive cubes.
• Brandes et la ruée vers l'argent des XIIe et XIIIe siècles – Archaeological finds from the Brandes site, silver mine of the Dauphin: extraction techniques, religious life and daily life of miners’ families.
• Été 1944 : le maquis de l'Oisans – Account of the Oisans maquis during the Second World War, from the FFI hospital to the Battle of l’Alpette in August 1944.

Operated by

Commune de Huez (mairie de l'Alpe d'Huez)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission to the three permanent exhibitions. For the “Visite flash”, the tourist office lists a price of €5 per person (€3 with the PREMIUM card or for a family of at least 3 people) for children aged 12 and over; the visit is offered from age 7.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The tourist office states that the Visite flash is wheelchair-accessible for independent visitors.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The exhibitions are for both young and old. There is a youth area, a touch table, an interactive kiosk and an interactive model at the entrance to the Brandes exhibition.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the second floor of the AgorAlp, 70 avenue de Brandes, in Alpe d’Huez.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Plan your visit