"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.

Select a country:

Engadine Museum

Switzerland / St. Moritz

The exhibition provides insight into the culture, history and life in Engadine from the 15th to the 19th century.  

Mountain Guide Museum

Switzerland / St. Niklaus

150 years of mountain guide tradition can be seen in the museum.  

Art-st-urbane

Switzerland / St. Ursanne

Art-st-urbane toont sculptuur van regionale, nationale en internationale kunstenaars en andere hedendaagse kunst in het Museum MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art).

Sculpture Park and art-st-urban

Switzerland / St.Urban

The former Cistercian Abbey of St. Urban (1184)  provides a platform art-st-urban for showcasing and promoting art, with the emphasis on contemporary sculpture. The park will showcase a wide variety of sculptures by regional, national and international artists