The Museum of the Alps is an itinerary leading to discovering, interpreting and experiencing the mountains through the five senses: a people-friendly museum for people of all ages. The itinerary runs along the 29 halls on the first floor of the Carlo Alberto building. The tale it tells along the way captures you in a twirl of sensations, suggestions and emotions.  The visit starts with an ascent to the peak of the mountains with high altitude scenes and landscapes projected around the visitor. The “mountain symphony”, the all-involving soundtrack of the museum, accompanies you throughout the visit. The entrance corridor contains an enveloping video-installation by artist Armin Linke; it gives you the idea of what seem to be alpine pastures, tunnels, jumps and high-tech skiers that you can see and hear. “Let’s go up the mountains” is the cry you hear in the “gallery of voices”: a kaleidoscope of Alpine languages welcoming you to the museum.
You feel like caressing the mythical Dahu, the legendary animal with two shorter forelegs, suitable for climbing mountain slopes, part of the fascinating biodiversity of the alpine environment. Show cases, videos, dioramas and touch-screens show you the climate, the short seasons at high altitude, the vegetation and the sturdy inhabitants of the mountains.
A 3D video puts wings on visitors: a breathless “eagle flight” takes you from the peak of Mont Blanc, across the most spectacular landscapes of the Aosta Valley, amidst glaziers, waterfalls and ancient castles, landing you on the Bard Fortress.
In the Geography Hall, a spectacular interactive map on the floor allows you to have a walk on the Alps. Surrounding the hall is the representation of the most spectacular and unmistakably famous peaks where one can see the tectonics of mountain building. It is a journey back in time amidst the phenomena that led to the formation of the Alps and the Dolomites.
There is the reconstruction of the stable, the stove, the school; interactive videos inform on alpine civilisation and culture based on work, the mills and the mines. Then you find yourself involved in the merry winter-end celebrations: dancing, fiestas and colourful alpine carnivals with the procession of “lanzette” - typical Aosta Valley carnival characters- or the dances of the “wild man”. And lastly there is the romantic experience of nineteenth century artist-mountain climbers trying to conquer invincible peaks; and a train trip with ski tourists who crowd the ski runs. Here are multifaceted mountains to be discovered and experienced with passion.