Museums
The village-resorts of Val d'Arly and their local museums
The Miller’s House and Flumet Museum
The Mill, at Tienne below the village, is one of Savoie’s most important mills. An exhibition in the Miller’s House explains the workings of the mill and the infrastructure around it: the old dam on the Arly and the mill cable car from the miller’s house. Open to the public since 2002, the house contains the miller’s tools, old photographs and the grain museum. Flumet Museum contains a superb exhibition of traditional dress.
Free entry. For information: Flumet Tourist Office: 04.79.31.61.08
Cohennoz Musuem
This magnificent, completely renovated building houses displays covering several original themes:
- A permanent exhibition of miniature tools made by local school children around 1860
- A collection of sculpted wooden objects: traditional cribs, butter moulds, linen chests, house beams, etc. Rediscover a whole range of crafts
- The mountain gallery uses interactive displays to present the area’s flora and fauna
Information: Cohennoz Council Offices: 04.79.37.33.82
The La Giettaz en Aravis Museum
Situated in the heart of the village, in an old house opposite the church, this museum presents:
- Local carpentry skills and tools: production of wooden roof tiles known as “tavaillons”, examples of cabinet-making.
- The everyday lives of women in the mountains, with a presentation of the living areas in a house: the bedroom, the living room
- Activities involved in cheese-making and washing clothes
- An exhibition on the birth of winter sports with the first snowshoes and skis
Free entry for under-12s. For information: M. Porret: 04.79.32.92.29. Website: www.la-giettaz-patrimoine.org
