Description
Rare artifacts and documents from private collections explore the power of the House of Savoy and its influence over more than eight centuries of European history. Highlights include works of art, books, parchments, and prestigious weapons.
Opening reception and lecture: “Exploring and Understanding the History of Savoie from Its Founding to the Present Day,” by Claude Duffour, president of Savoie.live, on Friday, September 18, at 7:00 p.m.
Free admission Monday through Saturday; open for Heritage Days on September 19 and 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Savoie.live Association: Founded with the noble mission of promoting, preserving, and passing on the history, heritage, and culture of historic Savoie, Savoie.live focuses its research and exhibitions on the period of the dynasty’s effective sovereignty. This long history spans from 1032—the date of the collapse of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy, which paved the way for the territorial establishment of Humbert I, known as “the White-Handed” ”—to 1860, the pivotal year of the signing of the treaty of annexation to France. Its ambition is to offer visitors historical context of rigorous scientific accuracy, thereby enabling the reclaiming of a collective memory of a richness unique in Europe.
