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La Clicca

Folk groups / Brass bands / Choirs  -  Aosta

The folk group “La Clicca de Saint-Martin de Corléans” from Aosta was founded in 1958 in the north-west area of the town.
The aim is to save and to spread the rich inheritance of popular traditions of the Aosta Valley.

    (+39) 3466602434
    laclicca@libero.it

Traditions Valdotaines

Folk groups / Brass bands / Choirs  -  Aosta

Some history
The history of this land is marked by many episodes that show the strong will of its people to keep their independency as well as their attachment to their cultural identity and political autonomy; this sentiment allowed the enrichment of local culture while preserving the bond with the languages (French and franco-provençal) and civilization of the forefathers.
In 1982 the choir of “Traditions Valdôtaines” became a folkloristic group, having as its main activities the stage of local dancing, accordion and “Fléau” music and choral songs.

    (+39) 0165361089
    comitedestraditions@gmail.com

Cathedral Treasure Museum

Museums  -  Aosta

Located in the cathedral ambulatory, the museum provides a significant overview of Val d’Aosta art between the 13th-18th centuries, combining pieces from the Cathedral’s rich treasure with works of art originating from different parishes in the Valley.
The most precious examples include a chimney from the Roman era with precious stones and pearls set in a gold frame from the 13th century, used as a cope buckle; the unique pieces include the diptych of Honorius, testimony of late Roman art.
Among the important Gothic sculptures are a wooden paliotto sculpted in the 13th-14th century.
The rich gold collection contains French items of Limousin art, precious silver relic busts with inscriptions and set with crystals and precious stones. Outstanding pieces include the large relic chest of Saint Gratus, which was created by William of Locana and, after his death, was entrusted to the Flemish sculptor Jean de Malines.
The museum holds a collection of marble sepulchral sculptures, 15th-century productions of the Val d’Aosta artist Stefano Mossettaz.

Manzetti Museum

Museums  -  Aosta

Innocenzo Manzetti (Aosta, 1826 – 1877) was scientist and inventor. Creative but pragmatic mind, he was known inside the scientific community for his inventions: an automaton playing flute, a steam car, a hydraulic pump, an exceptionally precise sculpting machine, a special hydraulic cement and many other objects. Some sources describe him as a forerunner of the telephone’s invention, which he studied and improved between 1844 and 1864, eventhough he never patented it.

The permanent exhibition Innocenzo Manzetti: the inventor and his Automaton is located inside the Aosta Saint-Bénin Center, in a special room within the antique church sacristy.

A modern showcase contains the original Automaton and the harmonium, designed, constructed and adapted by Manzetti himself.
On the walls, six interactive screens allow to access at all the information available about Manzetti and his inventions.
Particular attention is given to themes such as the inventor’s biography, the depiction of the historical context in which he lived, his scientific interests and an accurate description of all his creations. Moreover, a 3D virtual animation simulates the functioning of the Automaton’s mechanisms in relation to the movement of the harmonium keys.
Finally, two small screens are installed to show simplified information, specifically conceived for children.

    0165.272687
    u-mostre@regione.vda.it

MAR - Regional Archaeological Museum

Museums  -  Aosta

Free entry for all couples Friday, February 14, 2025

Until autumn 2024, the MAR-Regional Archaeological Museum becomes Cantiere Museale Partecipato, META\MAR METAMORPHOSE

Site included in the Aosta archeologica cumulative ticket

The Regional Archaeological Museum has a thematic and chronological itinerary.

In the first hall, dedicated to the abbot Justin Boson, first director of the Regio Museo in 1929, are exhibited tiles and north-african oil lamps coming from regional collections.
On the trail of the commercial and cultural axes of the areas of Mesopotamia and Anatolia, as well as following the transmission of megalithic monuments’ models, the exhibition includes some anthropomorphic steles discovered at the extraordinary archaeological site of Saint-Martin-de-Corléans, while in the show-cases are exposed artifacts found in Aosta Valley and dating back to the period going from the Mesolithic to the Salassi era.

Further on, the visit enters the wide space dedicated to Romanization, starting with the model of Augusta Praetoria and the milestone of Constantine, in the past positioned along the Road to Gauls. The two following rooms are reserved to the burial rituals and present some grave goods, together with a reconstruction of a funeral bed found in an incineration tomb in the necropolis of Saint Roch, at the eastern entrance of the roman city. The areas consecrated to the funeral epigraphs and local cults show various pieces, including the famous bronze balteus (belt) with battle scenes between Barbarian and Roman and the silver bust of Jupiter Dolichenus found at the Little St. Bernard Pass with other ritual objects. Public building works are depicted in a collection of prints with the main Aostan monuments, together with fragments of sculptures and frescoes, while everyday life is represented in table and cooking ornaments disposed in the reconstruction of a thermopolium (public place used to serve food and drinks). The roman section ends with the exhibition of personal ornaments and objects related to luxury and well-being.

The Christian-Medieval epoch is represented by the precious 8th-century pulpit found during excavations at Aosta Cathedral and some grave goods from the 4th to the 14th century, including gold decorated glasses and the knight’s sword coming from the Collegiate Church of Sant’Orso.

In the basement area of the Regional Archaeological Museum are conserved the remains of the south-eastern edge of the eastern tower of the Porta Principalis Sinistra, one of the four city gates of Augusta Praetoria, with the Roman levels and the only section of embankment, with the relative counterscarp, still resting on a part of the Roman walls.

The museum finally houses the prestigious “Pautasso” numismatic collection, with coins from the Greek era to the Savoy period. To notice the collection of Celtic, Gallic and Padanian coins.

The hall of the Carugo Collection exhibits findings of Etruscan civilization, of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.

    (+39) 0165.275902
    mar@regione.vda.it