Silence et tremblements au pays des chartreux – Augustin Pasquier
« Mon engouement pour la vallée du Javro et la région de Cerniat, en particulier pour la chartreuse de La Valsainte, remonte à la rencontre merveilleuse du frère Joseph qui m’a permis de visiter ce lieu, il y a près …
Call for entrants – 2020
The 10thInternational Paper Triennial - Viviane Fontaine will be held from 26 April to 4 October 2020. The jury of the 10th International Paper Triennial met in Charmey and carefully examined works of 379 artists. They selected 74 works for the competition exhibition. A jury comprising museum curators, experts in the fields of graphic and applied arts, will select the prize-winning works on …
Permanent exhibition
The Charterhouse of La Valsainte, perched above the village of Cerniat, can look back on a history spanning more than 700 years. It is home to the Carthusian order, founded in the 11th century by Saint Bruno in the Chartreuse mountains of France. It was built between 1294 and 1295 by Girard de Corbières, the Lord of Charmey, in the heart of …