Museums and art galleries

A visit to the monastery peninsula of Wettingen (Canton of Aargau) is an experience. The monastery has a medieval garden, Abbot’s house (Abthaus), with its terraced garden and an avenue of 200-year-old plane trees.  The garden with medical herbs illustrates the long tradition of monastic health care. The walk through the peninsula leads to the … Read more » “The Wettingen Monastery Museum”

The museum (Musée du vacherin Mont d’Or) shows the history of the famous cheese Vacherin.

The ruins of the former Abbey on the  Rüeggisberg in the park Gantrisch are the location of an open air exhibition of sculpture and installation art.

The museum presents the customs, history, culture and traditions of the village and valley, as well as regulary changing temporary exhibitions.