"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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Museum of minerals and fossils

Switzerland / Rougemont

The museum contains over 2 000 minerals and fossils, some of which date back nearly 550 million years.  

Schmelzra Museum

Switzerland / S-charl

The museum shows 700 years of mining in S-charl. The mine is the oldest mine (lead and silver) in the canton of Graubünden. The exhibition offers a complete overview of the formation of raw materials (lead and silver) in the region, the work of the miners and life in the village. The museum is also … Read more » “Schmelzra Museum”

Saaser Museum

Switzerland / Saas-Fee

The Museum shows the local history, culture and way of living in the Valley of Saas and the working room of the writer Carl Zuckmayer (1896-1977).