Museums and art galleries

The museum gives an insight into the life and history of Küssnacht am Rigi.

The first mention of the castle was in 1027. The owners, the Kyburg dynasty, became one of the most important noble lineages in the region covered by the central Swiss plateau, alongside the Habsburgers and the Savoyards. In 1865, the castle opened to the general public as a museum and art gallery. The permanent exhibition gives insight … Read more » “Kyburg Castle”

The museum in the castle is dedicated to the local history.  

The museum exhibits exceptional musical pieces crafted between 1750 and 1940. In our first room there are music boxes, automata, clocks, singing birds, animated pictures and gramophones as well as other accessories, tools and souvenirs of the time period. In the second room, one can admire the grandeur of larger pieces while listening to the … Read more » “Music-Box Museum Baud”