Museums and art galleries

The museum displays the paintings, drawings and watercolours of Andrea Robbi (1864-1945). The Andrea Robbi Foundation decided to expand its purpose and the thematic spectrum of the permanent exhibition. Andrea Robbi’s works are also the starting point to highlight cultural history of Sils and the Upper Engadine. The historical perspective is always complemented by contemporary … Read more » “Sils Museum”

The museum is housed in the Vidomnat and Majorie castles that dominate the historic centre of Sion. The museum is mainly devoted to art from the region and organizes exhibitions.

The museum is housed on a monumental site overlooking the city of Sion. The museum presents the prehistory and history of Valais and its inhabitants, Celts, Gallo-Romans, Alemans by a varied collection of (ancient, medieval and early modern) objects. documentation and (audiovisual) presentations.

The museum presents the evolution of the relationship between man and his environment, from the Mesolithic period to the present day.  

The museum presents the aristocratic life in and arround Solothurn in the eighteenth century.    

The museum (Archäologie im Pächterhaus) exhibits the 2000 years old history of Solothurn by showing the archaeological finds. There are six themes with texts, documents and models covering the six most relevant periods.  

The Museum presents an overview of Roman and medieval stone remains, inscriptions, religious artefacts and other works.

The house where the Polish global freedom fighter Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817) lived and died (1814-1817) has been converted into a museum which tells the story of his fascinating life and his close ties with Solothurn.

A large part of the collection of the museum (Altes Zeughaus) consists of Solothurn Militaria and its history, including the internationally renowned armour collection with about 400 armour.

The museum shows animals, plants, fossils, fossils, fossils, rocks and minerals of the region.