The museums, art galleries and similar organisations are arranged in alphabetical order of their location.
Deep inside the Gotthard lies one of the largest fortresses in Switzerland. In addition to the historic fortress, visitors can visit the Gotthard World of Experience (Erlebniswelt Gotthard ) and the largest crystals ever found, the Chamber of Wonders (Wunderkammer), Reduit Picture Machine (Reduit Bildmachine, the Swiss defence system in World War II) and multimedia … Read more » “Historic Fortress Gotthard”
The museum shows culture and history of Grächen, the life and work of the most famous inhabitant, Thomas Platter, old photographs and books and many other objects.
The collection of the museum contains approximately 5,000 objects, documents and images from the history of the city and the Grenchen region. The collection focuses in particular on industrialisation and the post-war period.
The museum offers an overview of the history of Grüningen and the rule of Zurich and its governor.
The castle-museum (Château de Gruyères) reveals the history and culture from the Middle Ages till today. The castle was built around 1270 and the impressive architecture still dominates the landscape. The baroque interior and rich decoration of paintings, ceramics, glassware and other works of art on display, including works by Corot and Menn.
The museum shows the life of Nobelprize winner and founder of the Red Cross Henry Dunant (1828-1910.
The Museum shows the history and culture of Heiden and region. Heiden was a well known ‘Kurort’ and residence of many well to do Europeans in the nineteenth century.
The museum (Museumbahn Etzwilen-Singen) organizes steam train trips Stein am Rhein-Etzwilen-Rielasingen with a historic railway wagon and locomotive.
The institute/ museum Sprachpanorama in Laufenburg (Canton of Aargau) is a ‘living’ museum. On the one hand, it presents an exhibition on Swiss dialects, the dialect landscape in all its variations, the history of the German language from the Germanic/Aleman period to the 20th century, and multilingualism in Switzerland. Other topics include reading and writing, … Read more » “Sprachpanorama”
The museum conveys 15,000 years of cultural history related to the city and region of Lenzburg. The variety of topics is correspondingly broad and ranges from archaeological finds from prehistory and Roman times to the eventful city history, including the industrial development of the past 300 years with companies such as Hero Conserven, Mammut and … Read more » “Museum Burghalde”