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Archaeology Museum
Opening period
From 14/10 to 19/12/2025 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on November 1st and November 11th.
From 22/12/2025 to 04/01/2026 from Monday to Friday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Language(s) spoken: English, French
Pets allowed: Non
ChildrenGroupsHome school groupsStudentsSpecial rate for single-parent familiesSpecial rate for disabled peopleSpecial rate for jobseekersCash dispensersCycle 1: nursery schoolCycle 2: elementary SchoolCycle 4: middle SchoolHigh schoolHoliday Camps HomeChildren from 3 to 5 yearsChildren from 6 to 12 yearsYoung people from 13 to 17 years oldHigher EducationCycle 3: elementary school (CM1, CM2)Cycle 3: college (6th)
Means of payment accepted
Bank/credit card
Check
Travellers Cheque
Cash
Contactless payment
Rates
Free entry for children under 6, press, mountain guides, accompanying guides, the drivers, mountain guides.
Group rate available for 10 people or more.
Adults: €4.8, children: €3.3.
PRM, students, unemployed: €3.8.
Family pass (1 adult + 2 children): €11.
Additional adult: €4.3 - Additional child: €2.8.
Pass Maurienne adult: €3.8 - Child: €2.8.
Advantage Pass Activités: -2€ on free adult admission.
Mental disability
Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
Even flooring with no obstacles
WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
Possibility of drop-off in front of the site
The museum presents the discoveries made in the Balmes cave and the visitor becomes a witness to the culture and cultural influences of these mountain people who had a relationship with their environment that went far beyond mere subsistence.
The first farmers and stockbreeders of the Neolithic period settled about 5,600 years ago in the Balmes cave overlooking Val Cenis-Sollières. The museum presents all the objects of the daily life of these first mountain dwellers of Haute Maurienne.
The objects and handicrafts on display in the museum plunge the visitor into the daily life of these mountain people, who had a relationship with their environment that went far beyond mere subsistence.
Services
Activities
Discovery trail/orientation trail
Children's entertainment
Temporary exhibition
Handicrafts workshops
Services
Educational visits
Themed tour
Shop
Permanent entertainments organiser
Wi-fi
Tourist routes
Guided tours
Ticketing in number
Facilities
Public WC
Exhibition space
Parking nearby
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