"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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Archaeological Museum Schötz

Switzerland / Schötz

The museum shows finds from the Wauwiler plain and the Wiggertal valley, Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romans, Middle Ages.  

Ronmühle Museum

Switzerland / Schötz

The museum houses a collection of 7,000 objects from the past centuries as cultural-historical heritage of daily life.    

Entlebucherhaus Museum

Switzerland / Schüpfheim

The local history museum shows the cultural heritage of the Entlebuch house.  

Museum of the Swiss Charters

Switzerland / Schwyz

The Museum (Bundesbriefmuseum) shows and explores both the history of the Old Swiss Confederacy and the many myths associated with that history. At the heart of the exhibition is the famed Federal Charter of 1291, which was long believed to be the founding document of the Swiss Confederation. Ein weiteres Thema in der Ausstellung des … Read more » “Museum of the Swiss Charters”