"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.

Select a country:

Eduard Spörri Museum

Switzerland / Wettingen

The Museum Eduard is dedicated to the life and work of the sculptor Eduard Spörri (1901-1995).  

Wetzikon Museum

Switzerland / Wetzikon

The collection includes the Neolithic period, stilt houses. Roman times, Middle Ages and especially the last two centuries, textiles and school books, but also objects by personalities such as Jacob Messikommer, Hans Georg Nägeli and Jacob Stutz.

City Museum Wiedlisbach

Switzerland / Wiedlisbach

The museum (Museum im Kornhaus) in the Wiedlisbach grain house gives an impression of the city’s past and has a large collection of the oldest Swiss Fayence ceramics from Langenthal and Matzendorf.  

Hall of Art Wil

Switzerland / Wil

The hall (Kunsthalle) is a forum of contemporary art.