The museums, art galleries and similar organisations are arranged in alphabetical order of their location.
The permanent exhibition of the museum (Museum am Pfäffikersee) shows numerous prehistoric finds and pile dwellings from Pfäffikon and the surrounding area. Other themes are trade and housing in the 18th and 19th centuries, late Gothic church building in rural Zurich, Oberland housing and industrialisation and the history painter Johann Caspar Bosshardt (1823-1887).
The cultural centre presents multidisciplinary exhibitions for a wide audience. The most diverse aspects of a socially relevant theme are explained in the exhibitions by means of art, installations on location, everyday objects and media. The aim is to make the visitor aware of current topics in an entertaining way, to reflect on them and … Read more » “The cultural centre Vögele”
The museum (Museum Alpin) presents an exhibition of the Grisons mountains, fauna, flora, geology and alpine culture.
The museum (Musée de l’Hôtel-Dieu) in a baroque building from the eighteenth century exhibits the history and culture of the Jura region. It used to be a hospital and the ancient pharmacy is on display as well. Other items include among others Gothic and Baroque art, a collection photographs, books and other manuscripts. The building … Read more » “Historical Museum Porrentruy”
The collection includes nearly 130,000 specimens: palaeontological, mineralogical, zoological, botanical and mycological collections and a botanical garden. The Botanical Garden was created more than two centuries ago and is the second oldest botanical garden in Switzerland, after Basel. It shows the vegetation of the Jura, the park with trees (the Arboleum) and the collections of … Read more » “Jurassica”
The foundation in Villa Pia shows the works of the artist Erich Lindenberg (1938-2006). oils on canvas, pastels, drawings, watercolours and photographs.
The museum (Museo Poschiavino) has two seats. One in the baroque palace (1655) of Bassus-Mengotti and the other in the medieval farmer house Casa Tomé. The palace shows the Etruscian and ethnographic collection. The Casa Tomé exhibits local crafts and objects.
The museum’s art collection consists of works from the (German) Romantic period and works by Swiss artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The National Museum Zurich, Prangins Castle (Château de Prangins) and the Forum of Swiss History in Schwyz are united under the Swiss National Museum (SNM) umbrella. The permanent exhibitions at the museums present Swiss (cultural) history from prehistory to the present and give an insight into Swiss identity, history and culture.
The Roman villa was built at the beginning of the second century. The museum shows frescos, porticus, walls, objects from daily life, mosaics and the remains of the villa are open to the public and organises events related to archaeology (www.archeolab.ch)