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Origin and history
The Musée des arts et traditions populaires du Val d'Arly is a cultural establishment located in the commune of Ugine in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The aim of this museum is to preserve and enhance the traditional know-how, objects and lifestyles of Val d'Arly, an Alpine valley marked by a rural and artisanal history. The popular art and tradition museums, which appeared mainly in the 20th century in France, aim to preserve the collective memory of the territories.
In mountain regions such as Val d'Arly, these institutions play a key role in the transmission of agricultural, craft and social practices that have shaped local communities. Their creation often responds to a desire to safeguard an intangible heritage threatened by modernization and rural exodus.
