Museums and art galleries

The Swiss National Library (die Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek) collects, catalogues and preserves information about Switzerland and makes it available to the public. The collections consist of books, newspapers and periodicals, websites, maps and atlases, university and corporate publications, official publications and printed music. The image documents in the Prints and Drawings Department include prints from the … Read more » “Swiss National Library”

The exhibits show the development from simple bows to crossbows, and of firearms from the mediaeval “hand gun” to the modern assault rifle. Many valuable weapons are presented, including rifled muskets with inlay-work in bone and horn. Amongst the most significant exhibits is the large silver trophy which King Willem III of the Netherlands donated … Read more » “Swiss Museum of Rifle Associations”

The CentrePasquArt (Kunsthaus) organizes exhibitions on contemporary art. The Centre gives artists and visitors the possibility to meet, to discuss and to watch new trends and developments in art.  

The museum (Neues Museum Biel) exhibits paintings by Karl Walser (1877-1943)  and works by the writer Robert Walser (1878-1956), the history of the watchmaking industry, the world of a bourgeois family from the end of the 19th century, The collection of W. Piasio and the famous archaeological collection of Friedrich Schwab and his successors.

The Museum presents the history of Omega and many objects from the watch-making industry in Biel. The collection includes about 4,000 watches, clocks, instruments, tools, photos, engravings, posters, and awards, all put into historical perspective.

Each year the Photoforum Pasquart organises a maximum of seven temporary exhibitions of contemporary photography.

The Museum is located within the monastery of Bigorio and exhibits works made by monks over many years. The display gives to the public a unique insight into the lifestyles of monks. The conservation of many of the objects in the museum is connected to the antiquity of the place that produced them and benefited … Read more » “Museum Bigorio”

The museum is dedicated to the painter Wilhelm Schmid  (1892-1971), a representative of the artistic-cultural movement called “Neo-objectivity” (Neue Sachlichkeit), which had arisen in Germany in the 1920’s.

Kaspar Stockalper (1609–1691) built the castle in the years 1651 to 1671. The museum  shows the history of Kaspar Stockalper, the Simplonpas and its (commercial) relevance and many art objects from the region.

This museum (Musée du Vieux Pays-d’Enhaut) provides the heritage of a mountain region which for many years was rather isolated. Its people created a craft industry of an exceptional quality and their beautiful chalets housed treasures of a living art. Amongst these treasures are glass and posters, a forge, an alpine cheese-making room, Folk-art by … Read more » “Museum du Vieux Pays”