Expo Focus

Event Sion / Sitten

Overview

  • Date

    11. October 2025 - 13. September 2026

    Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 18:00

  • Contact

    Musée de la nature
    Rue des Châteaux 12
    1950 Sion
    Phone  +41 (0)27 606 47 30
    musees-valais.ch

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Intro

Ocean at the top

Recent work by the Valais Nature Museum in the depths of the Val de Bagnes has uncovered rare geological objects known as polymetallic nodules. These mineral formations, comparable to those found today at depths of almost 5,000 metres in today's oceans and attracting the interest of mining companies, are distinguished by their much older origins. But how did these abyssal treasures end up in the heart of the Alps? The Valais Nature Museum's new Focus Exhibition, entitled "Ocean at the top", takes you on an extraordinary journey to the depths of this ancient ocean, to discover why and how the left bank of the Valais is home to such a diversity of rocks from this distant oceanic past.The Valais Nature Museum's Focus Exhibitions showcase objects from the collection's reserves, whether old, newly acquired or linked to ongoing scientific work. In natural science museums, each object is preserved because of its importance to the study of biodiversity, geodiversity and the evolution of species and natural environments. It is on this scientific basis that the Musée de la nature du Valais actively pursues its collecting activities.Expo Focus combines the highlighting of particular objects with an explanation of the scientific reasons why they are worthy of interest. They also integrate mediation adapted to different audiences, and often feature interactive or manipulative devices to enrich the visitor's experience.Expos Focus at the Musée de la nature du Valais are exhibitions presented in the museum's reception area and renewed each year in October.

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Musée de la nature du Valais / Naturmuseum Wallis

Sion / Sitten
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Contact address
Marie Rochel
027 606 47 30
sc-museescantonaux@admin.vs.ch
Event Homepage https://agenda.culturevalais.ch/fr/event/show/40581
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Event dates

  • 30 June 2026
  • 01 July 2026
  • 02 July 2026
  • 03 July 2026
  • 04 July 2026
  • 05 July 2026
  • 07 July 2026
  • 08 July 2026
  • 09 July 2026
  • 10 July 2026
  • 11 July 2026
  • 12 July 2026
  • 14 July 2026
  • 15 July 2026
  • 16 July 2026
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  • 25 July 2026
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  • 28 July 2026
  • 29 July 2026
  • 30 July 2026
  • 31 July 2026
  • 01 August 2026
  • 02 August 2026
  • 04 August 2026
  • 05 August 2026
  • 06 August 2026
  • 07 August 2026
  • 08 August 2026
  • 09 August 2026
  • 11 August 2026
  • 12 August 2026
  • 13 August 2026
  • 14 August 2026
  • 15 August 2026
  • 16 August 2026
  • 18 August 2026
  • 19 August 2026
  • 20 August 2026
  • 21 August 2026
  • 22 August 2026
  • 23 August 2026
  • 25 August 2026
  • 26 August 2026
  • 27 August 2026
  • 28 August 2026
  • 29 August 2026
  • 30 August 2026
  • 01 September 2026
  • 02 September 2026
  • 03 September 2026
  • 04 September 2026
  • 05 September 2026
  • 06 September 2026
  • 08 September 2026
  • 09 September 2026
  • 10 September 2026
  • 11 September 2026
  • 12 September 2026
  • 13 September 2026

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Contact

Musée de la nature
Rue des Châteaux 12
1950  Sion
Switzerland

Phone  +41 (0)27 606 47 30
musees.cantonaux@admin.vs.ch
musees-valais.ch

Date

11. October 2025 - 13. September 2026

Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 18:00

Contact

Musée de la nature
Rue des Châteaux 12
1950 Sion
Phone  +41 (0)27 606 47 30
musees-valais.ch

Check Availability

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