Lecture – Armand Savioz
Overview
Intro
As part of the 300th anniversary celebrations of the Maison du Remuage, Armand Savioz is giving a lecture on transhumance in the Sierre and Val d’Anniviers region.
Armand Savioz, originally from the Val d’Anniviers, grew up in Sierre before studying at ETH Zurich and then in the UK. A retired neuroscientist and researcher at the University Hospitals and the University of Geneva, he has focused his research on memory and memory loss in dementia.
This has led him, at the same time, to help preserve the heritage of the small community of Anniviers – its history and its culture, shaped by transhumance. The strategies once practised in the valley – notably its ecological way of life and sense of community – can today inspire our own world, which has in turn become a ‘small’ one. These reflections form the basis of a book: *Anniviers, the Western Yin and Yang: An Anthropology of Alpine Life in Days Gone By*, published by Georg.
As part of the event on 17 October 2026 organised to mark the 300th anniversary of the Maison du Remuage, Armand Savioz will give a talk on remuage in the Sierre and Val d’Anniviers region.
Free access
The number of participants is limited to 20.
Registration on the day from 10.00 am with the Sierre Tourisme team.
| Contact address |
Maison du Remuage
Rue de Tservetta 17 3960 Sierre +41274558535 info@sierretourisme.ch |
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| Location |
Maison du Remuage Rue de Tservetta 17 3960 Siders Switzerland |
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Event dates
- 17 October 2026