"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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Reiat Museum

Switzerland / Thayngen

Das Museum zeigt die Dorf- und die Lokalgeschichte.

Village Museum Therwil

Switzerland / Therwil

The museum is dedicated to the preservation, extension and presentation of Therwil’s cultural heritage and the collection of historical objects related to Therwil.  

Viamala cultural centre

Switzerland / Thusis

The centre (Kulturrraum Viamala) includes the eco-museum of the Viamala Gorge, with its four thousand years of rich religious, traffic, cultural and engineering history. The centre documents this (cultural) history by presenting more than 50 objects and locations, ranging from the Bronze Age cave drawings of Carschenna to paths through ancient Roman roads, mediaeval fortresses such … Read more » “Viamala cultural centre”