Musée du Mont-Blanc

Over het museum

The museum’s history begins in 1898, when collector Joseph Cusin-Berlincourt founded the Alpine museum in Chamonix. In 1920 he gave the commune 72 items from his collection, and in July 1926 the first municipal museum opened in a room of the town hall. The commune took over management in 2001, the museum received the “Musée de France” label two years later, and since 2010 it has been run by the Communauté de communes de la vallée de Chamonix.

In 1969 the museum moved into the ground floor and mezzanine of the west wing of the former Chamonix Palace, a luxury hotel completed in 1914 and converted into apartments in 1959. After five years of closure and works from 2024 to 2026, it reopened on July 11, 2026 as the Musée du Mont-Blanc, a century after the first museum was created.

The exhibition area grew from 600 to 1,800 m², with accessibility improvements and thermal renovation. The permanent display is organized around three themes: Adaptations (the history of the area), Exploits (mountaineering) and Landscapes (artists’ views). The collection comprises around 18,000 items, from the late 18th century to the early 21st century. There is also a temporary exhibition space, a new reception area with a shop and an educational space.

Hoogtepunten

• Three permanent sections: Adaptations, Exploits, Landscapes
• About 18,000 items from the late 18th century to the present day
• Exhibition space extended to 1,800 m²
• Building of the former Chamonix Palace, completed in 1914
• Family guided tours and workshops during school holidays

Vaste collectie

• Adaptations : histoire du territoire du Mont-Blanc – A first space on the history of the valley, its human occupation and its changes.
• Exploits : l'alpinisme sur le territoire du Mont-Blanc – The story of mountaineering around Mont Blanc, told through objects and accounts.
• Paysages : regards d’artistes sur le territoire du Mont-Blanc – Paintings, prints and posters showing how the landscape and its image have evolved since the 18th century.

Opgericht

1926

Beheerder

Communauté de communes de la vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 40.960

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices shown for the period July 11 to December 31, 2026. There is no specific rate for the “carte d’hôte”. Payment by bank card or cash.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The 2024–2026 renovation included making the building accessible. Reception staff are trained to welcome visitors with disabilities.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

During school holidays, family workshops and activities take place on Wednesdays at 10:15 (for example “Couleurs nature” from age 5 and “Prête-moi tes yeux” from age 7), lasting 2 hours, with the admission rate plus the activity rate per child. Register by text message at 07 60 04 15 84 until 18:00 the day before.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in central Chamonix, at an altitude of 1,040 m, in the building called La Résidence.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

A new reception area with a shop was built during the renovation.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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