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The museum is housed in the parish church of Dégioz, and exhibits ancient sacred furnishings and liturgical ornaments from the parish.

The intent of the permanent exhibition of the Maison de l’Alpage de la Vallée d’Aoste is to provide an overview of mountain pastures, analyzing their various aspects: entrepreneurship, modernity, multifunctionality, know-how, the time honored pastoral culture, the eco-sustainability of the Aosta Valley system based on the minimal use of equipment and heavy machinery.

The museum

The main hall develops the following topics with interviews, videos, in-depth information areas, photographs and panels:

• the pasture concept: architecture, etymology and activities;
• geography: verticality, ecosystem, and the differences between adret and envers;
• flora of the valleys: grassland management (hay, fresh grass), availability, altitude characteristics and the various seasonal phases that make the most of the vertical distribution of resources;
• Aosta Valley cow: history, evolution, types, characteristics of the typical breeds;
• industrial production: the modern “grass to cheese” process and its environmentally sustainable aspect through the use of advanced equipment with little impact on the environment.

The ground floor
Set in the original rascard stables are an audio-visual salon that shows clips about agricultural activities, grazing, and the milk transformation process, and an educational salon featuring hands-on agriculture lessons (milking, listening to the sounds of the barn, observing the milk transformation process).

Accessibility:

As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:

• The Museum is spread over two floors not internally connected to each other, the highest floor is accessed via the entrance of the Regional Tourism Office.
• The entrance to the lower floor of the property is via a swing door whose window has a slight rise (not exceeding 2.5 cm) and access is via a small ramp accessible directly from the adjacent car park, where there is a place reserved for disabled people.
• Internally on the lower floor there are two main rooms connected by a passage which has a slight slope within the limits imposed by the the law in force.
• At the entrance of the Regional Tourism Office there are two access doors, which are difficult for people on wheelchairs to access, but can be done with the help of office staff or a companion.

The hydroelectric plant of Champagne 1 is an industrial monument of the Belle Époque.Built in 1921, it is one of the most interesting plants, in an architectural point of view:austere and solid on the outside, embellished by decorations and architectural motifs on the inside.The plant is characterized by a structure made up of a grey stone main unit with large windows and two quadrangular side towers.The structure harmoniously fits in with the castles located in the surrounding areas: Saint-Pierre, Aymavilles, Introd, Avise and Arvier.

But the main point of interest of this tour is exploring the inside of the plant.Once inside the main entrance you come into a large hall, completely decorated on the ceilings and walls.Beside this building there is the other plant called Champagne 2 (visits not allowed), much more simple in shape and form.

The decorations were completed in 1929 and were recently restored. From this hall, where the turbines and generators are located, a grand staircase leads to a room where long ago the operation and production of the plant was controlled. The tour of the plant is interesting in order to better understand the running of hydroelectric plants and to see how energy can be produced by the use of a precious natural element:water.
Close to the plant you can also admire the huge wheel of a hydraulic turbine.

You may visit the outside of the plant all year round.Guided tours of the inside are given during weekdays, from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. and from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.Guided tours of the outside and inside last about half an hour. You must make reservations.