The 🏔 Musée Montagnard is housed in one of the oldest 18th century houses in the centre of Les Houches

Permanent collection
The museum has been arranged to show three typical rooms of such a house: the pèle (bedroom & living room), the outa (kitchen) and the sarte (pantry).
The museum houses a rich collection of traditional furniture and objects, largely provided by M. Albert Laprade, the eminent architect-urbanist, who was keen to protect the heritage (patrimoine) of Les Houches.


Workshops for children and families
During the school holidays, there are often 🎨 creative workshops and guided tours on offer for children and families.
[ ⇒ check with the Tourist office, or see website or FB page for information about upcoming workshops ]
My elder son and I were delighted with a visit during the spring holidays 2016. He played a treasure hunt linking photos to objects and furniture in the museum and then, after a talk about 🌷 springtime in the olden days in the Alps, he made a colourful spring crown. We had a lot of fun and learned lots, so thank you to the lovely Cécile for such an informative and creative visit!

In August 2017, we took part in the wonderful 🐑 « Moutonnades » workshop with Anaka – a mix of children and adults (which I thought was lovely), we all 🎨 painted plexiglass sheep (which we took home!). It was a wonderful, wonderful workshop!

Temporary exhibitions
Every year there is a new 🖼 temporary exhibition organised at the museum . . .

Practical Information
🗓 opening hours: see website for details, as variable;
💶 price: adults: 4,10€ / FREE for under 18s / Pass Musée: 15€ (unlimited access for a year to all the museums of the Chamonix Mont Blanc Valley!);
🅿 parking: there is free parking just opposite, up the hill behind the Mairie;
website & FB page
address: Le Musée Montagnard, 2 place de l’église, 74310, Les Houches;
tel: +33 (0)4 50 54 54 74;

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