Museums and art galleries

The aim of the museum is to manage and display objects from the past and to make the underground world accessible to the public.  

The beekeeping museum in Grüningen focuses on beekeeping and shows all facets of beekeeping.

The museum shows a miniature world of more than 10 000 tin figures in more than 50 representations of military, civil and animal life.  

The museum mainly collects objects and documents related to the history, culture and daily life of the valley and its inhabitants.

The museum houses the largest collection of sculptures, furniture, film designs and paintings by Hansruedi (H.R.) Giger (1940-2014). The museum also displays the artist’s private art collection and a gallery of works by other artists. The HR Giger Bar is also open to the public. This is a work of art in itself, modelled in … Read more » “HR Giger Museum”

The museum displays more than 300 works of art from the Himalayan regions, collected by Alain Bordier. The sculptures, paintings and ritual objects come from Tibet, Nepal, Kasmir, North India and Burma.

The Celtic house in the Gantrisch Park  is a reconstruction of a roofed living space from around 500 BC and reveals the living conditions of that time.

At the ancestral seat of the Habsburg family visitors are invited to a fascinating tour illustrating the history of this powerful dynasty and the castle. The exposition is structured in different parts. The rear castle houses the permanent exposition including objects and information about the history of residents and construction.

The museum (Ziegeleimuseum) is the only one of its kind in Switzerland. The brick collection is preserved and the knowledge of the brick trade and brick ceramics is conveyed in the form of exhibitions, guided tours and courses.    

The museum (Ortsmuseum Hallau) deals with the local and regional history of  the beautiful medieval town Hallau in the Canton Schaffhausen.