The Museum (Musée des Traditions et des Barques du Léman) is located in the village’s heart in the 16th-century castle.
Isaac de Rivaz
The museum presents objects and documents on Lake Geneva’s small transport boats and ancient cargo ships with their large and beautiful Latin sails. A special section is dedicated to steamboats and a stunning collection of models of (steam) ships. The museum also depicts life and activities in the village during this era of the old sailing ships.
In addition, a collection of paintings by the artist Pierre Duchoud (or Duchod, 1823-1900). The museum also displays unique photographs and documents, including the manufacture of pearls (Perles du Léman), the Swiss founder of Pernod Henri-Louis Pernod (1776-1851), the photographer Sabine Weiss and the French-Swiss history of Saint-Gingolph, including documents from the kingdom of Sardinia, to which the French part of Saint-Gingolph belonged until 1860.
Les Perles du Léman
Pernod in Canton Neuchâtel
The photographer Sabine Weiss (1924-2021)
La Suisse
Selection of works by Pierre Duchoud
City: Saint-Gingolph
Country: Switzerland
Address: Le Château
Website: http://www.museedestraditions.com