Museum of the Verzasca Valley

The "Museo Val Verzasca" is located in Sonogno, in the last village in the valley, at the beginning of the road that runs through the village and leads into the Redorta Valley.

Consisting of two buildings, one historic and one modern, the museum brings tradition and current events into dialogue. The main themes are: 

MINOR WORK YESTERDAY AND TODAY: focusing on the history of the Verzasca's chimney-sweeping children and children's rights. Hannes Binder's illustrations from the novel "I Fratelli Neri" are animated in a large interactive book. 

IN MOVEMENT: transhumance, land use, landscape development with a 3d model of the Verzasca Valley. The installation "La moia Verzasca" invites visitors to leave a trace of their personal view of the valley. 

The museum is present in the area with ethnographic itineraries, in Frasco with the 19th-century mill and the small power plant from the early 1920s, and in Odro with the little wild hay museum.

The museum website also features a description of the "Sentiero delle leggende" (legends trail), which is part of the European Fairy Tale Route and offers videos of the legends translated into LIS sign language.

Opening hours (18.04-31.10.2025):
Tuesday - Sunday: 11.00h - 16.00h
Monday closed

Prices:
Adults: 8 CHF
Seniors: 5 CHF
Children up to 6 years: free
Children from 6 to 16 years: 5 CHF
Families (2 adults and 2 children aged 6-16): 15 CHF
Groups (minimum 10 people): 5 CHF per person
School classes: 3 CHF per person
Cards with free entry: Museum Members, Raiffeisen Members, ICOM / AMS VMS, SWISS MUSEUMS PASSPORT, AG Culture.

Supplements
Off-season opening: 180 CHF + entry fee (includes mandatory guide).
Out-of-hours opening: 50 CHF + entry fee + 100 CHF guide (optional).

Guided tours (also in LIS sign language): admission + CHF 100.00

More info: www.museovalverzasca.ch.

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