Museums and art galleries

The museum tells the story of mankind by the poetical machines of Paul Gugelmann (1929) a mirror of the human civilization and its dark and glorious achievements.  

The University Library of Basel (Universitätsbibliothek Basel) is one of the most important public information centres in the region. With a collection of around 7.5 million books as well as e-books, subject databases and journals, it is one of the largest academic libraries in Switzerland. It is also the library of the canton of Basel-Stadt. … Read more » “University Library of Basel”

A factory produced combs in Mümliswil (canton of Solothurn) until 1990. The beginnings of comb-making in the village date back to the 18th century, and the trade remained in the hands of the Walter family for more than 160 years. E. Müller, Mümliswil and the new factory of combs, around 1870. Collection: Haarundkamm Museum Factory … Read more » “Museum of Combs and Hairstyles in Mümliswil”

The organisation (L’Espace Nicolas Schilling et Galerie) is a space for contemporary art. Its mission is to promote contemporary Swiss art and to introduce foreign artists. The Espace also organises events to better understand the work of the artists and to develop a different view on art.

The bathing culture of St. Moritz is deeply rooted – it reaches back to 1’400 years BC. The mineral springs, with their ferrous and aerated waters, achieved great fame and appreciation during the Middle Ages under Pope Leo X and the naturopath Paracelsus. The Forum Paracelsus tells the history of the St. Moritz mineral springs … Read more » “Forum Paracelsus”

The Clock Museum (Uhrenmuseum) is located in the buildings of the former TECHNOS clock factory. The Gunzinger family built the factory in 1918. By the 1960s, the factory had grown to its present size. Clocks from the Gunziger factory are known worldwide. Before 1700, Welschenrohr – the village was still called Rosières – made a … Read more » “Clock Museum Uhrundzeit”

A visit to the monastery peninsula of Wettingen (Canton of Aargau) is an experience. The monastery has a medieval garden, Abbot’s house (Abthaus), with its terraced garden and an avenue of 200-year-old plane trees.  The garden with medical herbs illustrates the long tradition of monastic health care. The walk through the peninsula leads to the … Read more » “The Wettingen Monastery Museum”

The museum (Musée du vacherin Mont d’Or) shows the history of the famous cheese Vacherin.

The ruins of the former Abbey on the  Rüeggisberg in the park Gantrisch are the location of an open air exhibition of sculpture and installation art.

The museum presents the customs, history, culture and traditions of the village and valley, as well as regulary changing temporary exhibitions.