The Bard Fort is a grandiose Savoy bastion which today houses permanent museums and temporary exhibitions. It represents one of the best examples of a barrier fortress of the early nineteenth century.
The fortress is made up of three main buildings: starting from the bottom there is the Opera Ferdinando, the middle building, – Opera Vittorio – up to the top of the relief, where the Opera Carlo Alberto stands
The latter is the most imposing of the three works, which contains within it the great Quadangular courtyard of the Piazza d’Armi, surrounded by a large portico, where the spaces dedicated to temporary exhibitions are located.
You can access the top of the fortress via a pedestrian path or with Panoramic Elevators that offer a splendid view of the valley and the medieval village below
Curiosities
The Fort was a film location for the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), where it was depicted as a secret base of the HYDRA organization
Museum Itineraries
The Museum of the Alps
An interactive space to discover the Alpine world, exploring with the five senses a mountain experienced and transformed by the hand of man. The rooms of the exhibition itinerary are divided into four sections, which address the mountain from a naturalistic, geographical, anthropological and meteorological point of view.
The Alps of the Kids
A space dedicated to kids and families that brings you closer to the mountains through scientific workshops on climate change and its impact on glaciers.
You can explore the four main peaks of the Aosta Valley – Monte Rosa, Cervino, Gran Paradiso and Mont Blanc – and compare their glacial evolution through images.
The Ice Memory installation raises awareness of the health of glaciers, explains global warming and promotes sustainable behavior.
The Prisons
The narrow cells where prisoners were locked up now host a historical itinerary that leads to the discovery of the history of the military site, a strategic transit point for centuries.
Through films, documents and 3D reconstructions of great impact, the architectural evolution of the fortress and the characters who have marked the main historical events are discovered: from the year 1000 to its reconstruction in 1830, up to the present day.
Museum of Fortifications and Borders
A journey through the evolution of defensive techniques and borders. Through models, films and authentic weapons, you will discover how fortresses have transformed from the Roman era to the twentieth century.
A special section invites you to reflect on the concept of border, offering a look at the role of the Bard Fort in the historical and geopolitical context of the various eras.
Via Vittorio Emanuele II
Bard
Val d’Aosta – Italy
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