"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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Valley Museum Lauterbrunnen

Switzerland / Lauterbrunnen

The valley museum shows tourism, mountaineering, living and working and the history of the village.  

Atelier-Museum Audemars Piguet

Switzerland / Le Brassus

Jules Louis Audemars (1851-1918) and Edward Auguste Piguet (1853-1919) founded their watch-making company in 1875.  The museum (Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet) presents the famous Swiss manufacturer’s past, present and future. The museum links the historical house where they started in 1875 to a contemporary spiral supported by curved glazing and a steel roof, covered by … Read more » “Atelier-Museum Audemars Piguet”

Bagnes Museum

Switzerland / Le Châble

The museum organises exhibitions for local artists and thematic exhibitions. The 13th century building also has many sights to offer.

St. Johannsen Museum

Switzerland / Le Landeron

The former Benedictine abbey St. Johannsen (1086) shows hundreds of romanesque and gothic findings and a documentation about medieval architecture.