"The cradle of the confederation" Chamber of the Swiss national Council by Charles Giron (1859-1914), 1901.
Photograph: www.parlament.ch.

Swiss Culture and History in European perspective

Museums and art galleries

The museums, art galleries and similar organisations are arranged in alphabetical order of their location.

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M.A.X.museum

Switzerland / Chiasso

The museum presents the graphic art of Max Huber (1919-1992) and offers temporary exhibits of contemporary graphic artists.

Martin Bodmer Foundation

Switzerland / Cologny

The Founder of the Bibliotheca Bodmeriana (1951) was Martin Bodmer (1899 – 1971). He  was a great bibliophile and collector of books and manuscripts. He bequeathed his library in Cologny to the Foundation (Fondation Martin Bodmer) in 1971. The collection contains more than 150,000 items from 80 different cultures. The core collection of the library … Read more » “Martin Bodmer Foundation”

Museum of the Order of Malta

Switzerland / Compesières

The museum presents the history, its charitable activities and the history and life in the village of Compesières.