The museums, art galleries and similar organisations are arranged in alphabetical order of their location.
The institution Kunsthaus Baselland organises events that consider current social discourses and topical questions in contemporary art. There are seven to nine curated art exhibitions annually whose focus is international or beyond the region.
The museum presents the history, culture and daily life of the town.
Clocks reflect the era in which they were made: they bear witness to their time and represent a perfect blend of craftsmanship, mechanics and science. This fascination with pendulum clocks is clearly evident in Andreas Ernst’s collection. With a magnificent selection of antique pendulum clocks from the 18th and early 19th centuries, the collection offers … Read more » “Andreas Ernst Collection”
The Museum of the Canton of Glarus in the Freuler Palace (Freulerpalast) is dedicated to various areas of the history and culture of the Canton of Glarus in permanent and temporary exhibitions. Visitors learn more about Kaspar Freuler, the palace’s builder (around 1595-1651), and his time. The cultural history section looks back to the first settlements … Read more » “The Museum of the Canton of Glarus in the Freuler Palace”
No other Swiss town has contributed more Guards to the Papal chair in Rome than Naters over the centuries. For this reason a museum in the old military fortress just above Naters pays attention to the history of the famous Swiss Guard.
The World Nature Forum (WNF) in Naters (Valais) is the base camp of the UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch. The exhibitions present the varying sceneries of the Alps.
L´Espace Rousseau Neuchâtel presents the life and work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) through manuscripts, correspondence, portraits and other sources.
The botanical garden presents various plant collections in the Mediterranean, medical and evolutionary garden and provides insight into the flora through three themes and extensive documentation.
Swiss Smilestones is the largest indoor miniature world in Switzerland. The project is not completed yet, but large parts of the country can be seen already, in particular the Berner Oberland (Grimsel Region, Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken, Aare Schlucht, the Matterhorn, Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, Kleine Scheidegg, Grinderwald), Appenzellerland, including the Säntis mountains, Ostschweiz, including the Rhine Falls, … Read more » “Swiss Smilestones”
The museum (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, MAHLN) presents the history of La Neuveville and its region. The main themes relate to economic, political and social life: in particular with regard to public and private buildings, shops, events, sports and leisure, transport and means of communication and Neolithic objects of the pile dwellings lake stations of … Read more » “Museum of Art and History of La Neuveville”