Museo regionale della fauna alpina «Beck-Peccoz»

About the museum

Baron Luigi Beck-Peccoz, of a noble Walser family, provided in his will, drawn up in Augsburg on 11 February 1882, that his collection of trophies should be moved to Gressoney and placed in a building constructed for the purpose. The brothers Antonio and Carlo, executors of the will, had the museum built at Predeloasch, near Villa Margherita; the building dates from 1904. Egon Beck-Peccoz, Antonio's son, arranged the collection in rooms decorated with frescoes in German taste.

In 1986 the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley bought the building and the collections. The Aosta Valley Forestry Corps designed the new display while preserving the historic collections.

The trophy collection, begun by Johann Christoph Beck and expanded by his son Joseph Anton, numbers about 2,000 pieces, mostly horns mounted on shields: chamois, ibex, deer, roe deer and exotic species, some specimens being of scientific interest for their bone malformations. The museum also holds about 90 long and short weapons, including finely decorated hunting rifles, and family memorabilia such as portraits, paintings and books on Alpine fauna and flora.

Highlights

• About 2,000 trophies of chamois, ibex, deer and roe deer
• Armoury with about 90 weapons in their original display cases
• Portraits, paintings and books of the Beck-Peccoz family
• Rooms decorated with frescoes in German taste
• Combined ticket with Castel Savoia

Permanent exhibition

• Trofei, armi e cimeli Beck-Peccoz – Mountain vertebrate fauna on the ground floor; the baron's trophies and the armoury on the first floor. The collection is completed by family portraits, paintings and books.

Founded

1904

Operated by

Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta

Visitors per year

approx. 3,553

Admission & discounts

With combined tickets, young people aged 19 to 25 pay €3. Free admission also for accredited guides with groups, journalists with press card and some institutional guests. Online tickets via MidaTicket.

Accessibility

• Partially 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 ground floor is accessible to people with mobility impairments; the upper floor is not open to the public.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum stands in the locality of Predeloasch, next to Villa Margherita, in Gressoney-Saint-Jean.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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