Museums and art galleries

The museum and the Vitra Campus are among the world’s leading design museums. It is dedicated to the research and presentation of design and examines design’s relationship to architecture, art and everyday culture. In the building, the museum holds temporary exhibitions. The Vitra Schaudepot presents approximately 400 key objects from the extensive collection and resembles one … Read more » “Vitra Design Museum and Vitra Campus”

The museum (Landwirtschaftsmuseum) shows the history of agriculture of the local population. Besides cattle breeding and dairy farming, the cultivation of vegetables and fruit was profitable for the mostly small farms. The products were sold at the markets of Basel.      

The Stapflehus (aleman for Staffelhaus) organizes exhibitions on contemporary and modern art.    

The museum shows the history, rise an decline of the textile industry of the city.  

The museum (Heimatmuseum) shows the (cultural) history of the city and the region. The museum shows the (cultural) history of the city and its surroundings. With the introduction of a decentralised museum concept, the museum can use two floors primarily for special exhibitions, while three historical themes have been relocated to their original context: agricultural … Read more » “Municipal Museum am Lindenplatz”

The exhibition in the museum (Museo Archeologico Regionale) about the Aosta Valley starts with the prehistory to the Middle Ages. The visit is organized chronologically with a number of interactive multimedia features. The prehistorical times are witnessed by finds from the megalithic area of Saint-Martin-de-Corléans, while the spaces dedicated to the Roman era deepen Augusta … Read more » “Regional Archaeological Museum”

The Museum (museo di Santa Giulia) is housed in an ancient monastery. The collection covers the periods from pre-history to the nineteenth century. The medieval complex is worth visiting as well, with architectural elements from the Roman period and early-medieval and Renaissance elements. The section covering the Roman period is by far the most extensive, including the winged bronze statue of … Read more » “Santa Giulia Museum”

The museum in the Schludnernser Torturm shows the (medieval) history of Glorenza.  

The museum gives insight into daily life in the Benedictine monastery, tells its history and shows the Romanesque images of angels in the crypt and other art.      

The Proculus Museum is allocated subterraneously and presents 1500 years of history of the area around Naturno. Four time-space showrooms show late antiquity, Middle Ages and early modern times. In the museum one can also admire the Gothic frescoes from the walls of the St Proculus church. The St. Proculus church dates back to the … Read more » “Proculus Museum”