The museums, art galleries and similar organisations are arranged in alphabetical order of their location.
The museum (Musée le Grand-Lens) presents the history of Grand-Lens, the region of Lens, Chermignon, Icogne and Montana in Valais and pays special attention to the artists Albert Muret, Auberjonois, Ramuz and Stravinsky and their relation with artists from the region.
The “castellum lenciburg” is first mentioned in a document dated 1077. In 1986 the castle was carefully renovated and finally opened to the public. Today, it offers a wide range of events and and is a museum of medieval history, knighthood and culture.
The Stapferhaus focuses on the questions of our time: what shapes our lives, what occupies the country and what is happening in the world around us. The house makes the relevant topics of our time accessible by events, workshops and courses and presents them in exhibitions.
Thanks to Tinguely’s unique time machines the museum takes you on a voyage through a thousand years of change, of the universe and Switzerland. The main attractions of the museum are the time machines activated by steel balls and put into motion using windshield wiper motors and video recorders. Rolling marbles activate animated scenes reproducing … Read more » “Pierre Golay Museum”