"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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Voltaire Museum

Switzerland / Genève

The museum houses a large collection of books from the Enlightenment and is both a documentation centre about Voltaire and the 18th century.

Historic Fortress Gotthard

Switzerland / Gotthardpass

Deep inside the Gotthard lies one of the largest fortresses in Switzerland. In addition to the historic fortress, visitors can visit the Gotthard World of Experience (Erlebniswelt Gotthard ) and the largest crystals ever found, the Chamber of Wonders (Wunderkammer), Reduit Picture Machine (Reduit Bildmachine, the Swiss defence system in World War II) and multimedia … Read more » “Historic Fortress Gotthard”

Village Museum Grächen

Switzerland / Grächen

The museum shows culture and history of Grächen, the life and work of the most famous inhabitant, Thomas Platter, old photographs and books and many other objects.

Museum of Cultural History Grenchen

Switzerland / Grenchen

The collection of the museum contains approximately 5,000 objects, documents and images from the history of the city and the Grenchen region. The collection focuses in particular on industrialisation and the post-war period.