Museums and art galleries

The museum shows the history and culture of the region.

The museum (Fotomuseum) has and shows a collection of contemporary photography  from 1960 to the present, including colour and black-and-white photographs and a (growing) collection of analogue and digital moving images. The museum also organises exhibitions, publications and events.

The collection begins chronologically with Renaissance works by Lucas Cranach the Elder and an unknown master of the Holy Blood active around 1520 in Bruges. At the forefront is Dutch and Flemish Baroque painting. The Dutch “Golden Age” is represented with all its principle genres. historical paintings by Pieter Lastman, portraits by Ferdinand Bol, landscapes … Read more » “Museum Briner und Kern”

The museum, housed in Villa Lindengut (1780), presents the history of Winterthur from the Romans until the modern time. The collection also includes medieval and baroque furniture, paintings, books, silversmithery and other works of art. The history of the city is told by a presentation of its habitants and economic, political, religious and cultural development. … Read more » “Historical Museum Lindengut”