Vaujany Museum

Espace Musée Explore the heart of Vaujanyy

Espace Musée – Bâtiment Le Saphir, Niveau. -2.
11 route de la Cour Basse 38114 Vaujany

An immersive experience

For all the family · Free entry · Around 1 hour

This winter will be / adventurous
/ exploratory
/ full of discovery

Touch, listen, observe… and discover Vaujany

You’ll become a pilot, a mycologist, a snowmaker, or a dog-sled musher.You’ll learn to identify animals by their tracks, alpine flowers by their scents,
how to prevent avalanches, and gain insight into the challenges of tourism development.

In short, the Espace Musée is an immersive space of discovery — discovering nature as much as historical heritage, local revolutions as much as the challenges of tomorrow.

Multisensory and playful, it invites visitors to touch, observe and marvel.
You’ll learn, too — and above all, enjoy playing together as a family.

The Espace Musée is an ageless place for curious minds:
a journey of discovery filled with emotion and surprise,
action and sensation — and plenty of both.

What lies ahead? / A journey
/ An immersive experience
/ Captivating stories

After a spectacular and sensational arrival in Vaujany—one whose details will remain undisclosed—you will enter, almost on tiptoe like animals, into the forest.

There, before venturing further, you will be given all the keys needed to read this unique landscape: a multimedia installation will finally allow you to understand the formation of the scenery and what makes Vaujany’s geology so exceptional. You will discover the movements of the African and European tectonic plates, at the origin of the Alps, the evolution of the relief, and what makes it so distinctive.

An animated model, equipped with small optical theatres, will offer you a scholarly journey through the landscape: it will introduce you to the ridges and waterways, ski slopes and all the elements that shape the environment.

The adventure can now begin.

An immersive walk through the forest
will then allow you to discover
everything it is made of:
/ The wildlife
/ The flora
/ Mycology

The wildlife

You will finally learn who lives where, depending on habitat and altitude.

In the forest, you can have fun identifying animal tracks, recognising the call of the black grouse, or the grunting of the wild boar.

The flora

An immense interactive herbarium will help you identify the flowers you encounter along your walks—those hidden beneath your skis in winter and that bring life and colour to springtime here. You will also discover boxes full of secrets revealing the local herbal traditions, such as the recipe for génépi or mountain-spice jam.

Even the hidden breath of the trees will be revealed to you!!!

Mycology

Discover a mysterious and often little-known world. Learn how to recognise the species found in our mountains, their unique characteristics and their essential role in the life of the forest.

Uncover the secrets of the forest floor and become a knowledgeable mushroom picker or an expert cook.

A moment of pure scientific magic!

All set in an immersive and carefully designed atmosphere, where a clever blend of scenery, sounds and immersive technologies creates a truly spectacular experience.

Men and women through time

Your journey will also lead you to meet the men and women who have shaped—and continue to shape—Vaujany.

Hidden inside small magical boxes that reveal their secrets, you will discover life as it was: stories from local elders, the seasonal migration to the mountain pastures, and the first school bells. You will hear travelling peddlers passing through, and rediscover the traditional trades and occupations that once shaped everyday life here…

Vaujany today

You will then step into today’s Vaujany, a preserved village, with its urban planning rules and architectural choices; a tourist resort, with its activities, services and development plans.

It is also here that you will discover both major projects and the small everyday actions that make life in the mountains possible. Whether it is reducing avalanche risks or keeping the roads safe and accessible, you will explore the techniques and new professions involved (what exactly does a snowmaker do? What is life really like for a musher?), through videos and interviews with local residents, technicians and passionate enthusiasts.

Finally, you will also discover local life in all its forms: our festivals, dances and celebrations, and everything that gives Vaujany its unique charm.

You will then explore the challenges facing the village and its future. After gaining an understanding of how Vaujany has evolved over time, you will be invited to take part in political and strategic decision-making. Three “interactive walls” will allow you to explore major contemporary challenges and experiment with managing the future of the local area—or simply measure the impact of your own choices.

You will leave the enchanted forest having discovered more, seen Vaujany from a new perspective, and ready to take to the skies once again.

To bring this remarkable journey to a close, a professional flight simulator awaits you, giving you the unique opportunity to learn how to pilot an aircraft while flying over Vaujany and its surroundings—watch out, you might crash!

Museum opening hours - October 2026

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Thursday 01/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Friday 02/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–4.30pm
Sunday 04/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Monday 05/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Tuesday 06/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Wednesday 07/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Thursday 08/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Sunday 11/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Monday 12/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Tuesday 13/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Wednesday 14/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Thursday 15/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Saturday 17/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Sunday 18/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Monday 19/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Tuesday 20/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Wednesday 21/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Thursday 22/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Saturday 24/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm
Sunday 25/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Monday 26/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Tuesday 27/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Wednesday 28/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Thursday 29/10	9am–12pm	1.30pm–5.30pm
Saturday 31/10	—	1.30pm–5.30pm