Musée Petit-Monde
Ethnographic museum in the village of Triatel in Torgnon, housed in three historic rural buildings with objects donated by local families.
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About the museum
The Musée Petit-Monde is in the hamlet of Triatel, in Torgnon, and is housed in a complex of three of the oldest rural buildings in the village: a raccard on larch stilts, a grange for threshing grain and a grenier for storing provisions. Sources date the structures between the 15th century and 1700, and the complex has been preserved in excellent condition.
The museum tells the story, work and daily life of the mountain community. The objects, donated by families of the village, are arranged by theme: hay, mule, cereals, livestock, milk, bread, carpentry, wood-cutting, meat and kitchen life. On the ground floor the “Labirinto della memoria” (Labyrinth of Memory) traces the history of the area with panels, while on the upper floors the rooms of rural life have been recreated.
The visit ends at a mill along the Petit-Monde stream. A virtual visit is also available on the museum’s website.
Highlights
- Three historic rural buildings: raccard, grange and grenier
- “Labirinto della memoria” on the history of the area
- Rural life rooms with objects donated by families
- Mill on the Petit-Monde stream
- Free guided tour in summer
Permanent exhibition
- Labirinto della memoria e ambienti della vita rurale – Ground floor: the history of the area from its origins to the 1950s; upper floors: rooms of rural life with tools for hay, cereals, milk, bread, wood and meat.
- Operated by
- Comune di Torgnon
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,000
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Getting there & parking
The hamlet is reached on foot by a scenic, mostly flat walk from Mongnod or from the junction signposted on the main road. By car or bike, go up the Valtournenche from Châtillon as far as Antey-Saint-André, turn left for about 6 km as far as Mongnod, and continue for about 400 m to the signposted fork for the Petit-Monde.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | In summer the guided tours are free and start at 11:00 and 16:00. Outside the season group visits can be booked through the tourist office (+39 0166 540433, info@torgnon.net). |
