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Last update : February 21, 2003

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This page includes a collection of on-line museums and other WWW services connected with museums in Switzerland.
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- created March 3, 1999 -

S W I T Z E R L A N D

The museums are listed in cantons' order.

Bold names indicate resources provided with their own website.

Sites' languages : E = English, F = French, D = German, I = Italian, J = Japanese

indicates a resource with large collections and/or especially recommended

indicates a resource that was first listed here less than one month ago.

General	Aarau	Appenzell	Basel	Bern	Fribourg	Geneva	Glarus
Graubünden	Jura	Luzern	Neuchâtel	St.Gallen	Schaffhausen	Schwyz	Solothurn
Thurgau	Ticino	Unterwalden	Uri	Valais	Vaud	Zug	Zürich

GENERALITIES
1. Association des musées suisses (F) / Verband der Museen der Schweiz (D)
  Associazione dei musei svizzeri (I)
2. Arte24 (E, F, I, D)
3. Art Brut Museum (Heidi Bubenhofer) (E, F, D)
4. Culturelinks (Pro Helvetia) (E, F, D)
5. Les châteaux suisses (F) (The Swiss Castles, André Locher)
6. NIKE : Centre national d'information pour la conservation des biens culturels (F) /
  Nationale Informationsstelle für Kulturgüter-Erhaltung (D)
7. Online Art Museums in Switzerland (Swissart Network)

AARAU
1. Aargauer Kunsthaus (Aarau) (D)
  Sammlung von Schweizer Kunst vom Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts bis zur Gegenwart
2. Forum Schlossplatz (Aarau) (D)
3. Historisches Museum Aargau (Schloss Lenzburg) (D)
4. Natur Museum / Naturama (Aarau) D)
5. Schloss Wildegg / Castle of Wildegg (Swiss National Museum branch) (E)
  Castle Interior, Outbuildings and Gardens - From the 17th to the 19th Century
6. Schweizer Kindermuseum (Baden) (D)
7. Vindonissa-Museum (Brugg) (D)
  Römischen Originale aus dem Legionslager
APPENZELL
1. Museum Appenzel (E, D)
2. Museum Liner (Appenzel) (E, F, D)

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BASEL / BÂLE
Basel Stadt (City)
1. Museen Basel (E, D, F)
2. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig (D)
  Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan & Roman Masterpieces
3. Fritz Bürgin Museum (E, D, F, I)
4. Kunsthalle (E, D)
5. Museum der Kulturen (D)
  Ethnography
6. Museum Jean Tinguely (E, F, D)
  Museum designed by Mario Botta.
7. Öffentliche Kunstsammlung : Kunstmuseum & Museum für Gegenwartskunst (E, D)
  Malerei und Zeichnung des Oberrheins und der Niederlande von 1400 bis 1600 & Contemporary Arts
8. Puppenhaus Museum / Doll's House Museum (E, F, I, D)
  The only collection of its kind in the world
9. Schweizerisches Papiermuseum & Museum für Schrift und Druck (E, F, D)
  Swiss Museum for Paper, Writing and Printing
Basel Land
1. Fondation Beyeler (Riehen) (E, F, D)
  Designed by Renzo Piano, the museum documents a very personal view of modern art.
2. Kantonsmuseum Baselland (Liestal) (D)
3. Roman Museum (Augusta Raurica) (E, F, D)

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BERN / BERNE
Bern (City)
1. Einstein-Haus (E, D)
2. Kunsthalle (E, D)
  Modern art exhibitions
3. Kunstmuseum (D)
  Art Museum
4. Museum für Kommunikation / Museum of Communication (E, F, I, D)
  Post, Telecommunication, Philately
5. Natural History Museum (E)
6. Paul Klee Zentrum (E, D, F)
7. Ryhiner Map Collection (Municipal and University Library) (E, D)
  One of the most valuable and outstanding collections of the world.
8. Swiss Federal Archives (E, F, I, D)
Canton
1. Ballenberg Swiss Open-Air Museum for rural culture (Brienz) (E, D)
2. Kornhaus (Burgdorf) (E, D, F)
  Schweizerisches Zentrum für Volkskultur / Swiss Center for Traditional Culture
3. Kunsthaus Centre PasquART (Biel / Bienne) (D, F)
4. Kunst Museum (Thun) (D)
5. Museum für bernische Wohnkultur (Schloss Jegenstorf) (D, F, E)
  Museum for Bernese Home Décor
6. Musée Schwab (Bienne / Biel) (F, D)
  Prehistory and archeology
7. Museum für Uhren und Mechanische Musik (MUM : Wichterheer/Oberhofen) (E)
  Museum of Timepieces and Mechanical Music

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FRIBOURG / FREIBURG
Fribourg-Culture (D, F)
Fribourg (City)
1. Jardin botanique de l'Université de Fribourg
  University's Botanical Garden
2. Natural History Museum (E, F, I, D)
3. Musée suisse de la marionette (F)
  Puppets' Swiss Museum
Canton
1. L'art fantastique (Château de Gruyères) (F, D)
2. Musée suisse du vitrail (Romont) (F)
  Stained Glass's Swiss Museum
3. Museum H.R. Giger (Château St-Germain, Gruyères) (F)

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GENÈVE / GENEVA
Genève / Geneva (City)
1. MusInfo (Museum Informatics) (F, E)
  Comprehensive information system for the City of Geneva's museums
  1. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques (F)
  2. Musée d'ethnographie (F, E)
  3. MuséeS d'art et d'histoire (F)
    1. Cabinet des estampes / Print Room (F, E)
    2. Musée Ariana (ceramics and glass) (F, E)
      seat of the International Academy of Ceramics
    3. Musée d'art et d'histoire (F, E)
    4. Musée d'histoire des sciences (F, E)
    5. Musée de l'horlogerie et de l'émaillerie (F, E)
    6. Musée Rath (F, E) (Temporary exhibitions)
    7. Musée du Vieux-Genève (Maison Tavel) (F, E)
  4. Muséum d'histoire naturelle (F)
2. L'art et l'Hôpital cantonal de Genève (F)
3. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire (BPU) :
  1. Historical Museum of the Reformation (F, E)
  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Museum (F, E)
  3. Salle Ami-Lullin (F)
4. Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (F, E)
  archeological site
5. Centre d'art contemporain (F)
6. Centre d'iconographie genevoise (CIG) (F)
7. Collection Zoubov (F, E)
  18th century salons
8. Collections Baur (E)
  One of the most important collections of Chinese porcelains, jades, and Japanese art treasures in Europe
9. Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO) (F, E)
10. Musée Barbier-Mueller (F, Esp., Cat.)
11. Museum of the Henry-Dunant Institute (E)
12. Int'l Red Cross Museum (E, F, D)
13. Musée Jean Tua de l'automobile, de la moto et du cycle (F, E)
14. Palais de l'Athéné (Société des Arts) (F)
15. Palais des Nations (UNO) (E)
  - Exhibitions (E)
  - Museum of the League of Nations & Philatelic Museum (F, E)
16. Patek Philippe Museum (E)
17. Petit Palais (F, E) - closed -
  Private museum of Modern Art
18. Voltaire Museum (F, E)
Canton
1. Bibliotheca Bodmeriana (Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cologny) (F, E)
  Prestigious collections on the History of Writting and Literature
2. Carouge Museum (Carouge City) (F, E)
3. International Car Museum (Grand-Saconnex) (F, E)
4. Microcosm (CERN, ... where the Web was born) (Meyrin) (E, F, I)
  Takes you into the hidden corners of the universe.
5. Military Museum of Geneva (Château de Penthes, Pregny) (F, E)
6. Museum of the Order of Malta (Commanderie de Compesières) (E)
7. Musée des Suisses à l'étranger (Château de Penthes, Pregny) (F, E)

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GLARUS
1. Museen im Kanton Glarus (D)
2. Kunsthaus Glarus (D)
GRAUBUNDEN / GRISONS (AMS) (F)
JURA
1. Musées jurassiens (F)
2. Les musées du Jura (F)
3. Musée Chappuis-Fähndrich (Develier) (F)
4. Musée de la radio (Cornol) (E, F, D)
LUZERN / LUCERNE
1. Museen (Kulturnetz Luzern) (D)
2. Art Museum (Luzern) (E, D)
3. Bourbarki Panorama (D)
4. Hans Erni Museum (Luzern) (D, E)
5. The Glacier Garden (E, F, D)
6. Natur-Museum (Luzern) (D)
7. Schweizerisches Museum für Landwirtschaft und Agrartechnik Burgrain (Alberswil)
8. Verkehrshaus der Schweiz / Swiss Museum of Transport and Communication (Luzern) (E, F, I, D)
  The most multifaceted museum of transport and communication in Europe

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NEUCHÂTEL
Les musées du canton de Neuchâtel (F)
Neuchâtel (City)
1. Jardin botanique (F)
2. Musée d'art et d'histoire (F)
3. Musée d'ethnographie (F)
4. Muséum d'histoire naturelle (F)
Canton
1. Latenium (Hauterive) (F)
  Archeological Museum and Parc
2. Military & Painted Canvas Museum (Colombier) (E, F)
3. Musée agricole (Coffrane) (F)
4. Musée Léon Perrin (Château de Môtiers) (F)
SANKT-GALLEN / SAINT-GALL
1. Museen (St.-Gallen) (D)
2. Fliegermuseum / Flying Museum (Altenrhein) (E, D)
3. Polenmuseum / Muzeum Polskie (Schloss Rapperswil) (E, Pl.)
4. Virtualles Museum Art brut (D, F)
SCHAFFHAUSEN / SCHAFFHOUSE
1. Hallen für neue Kunst (E, D)
2. Museum zu Allerheiligen (D)
  Archäologie, Geschichte, Naturkunde, Kunst
SCHWYTZ
1. Museums of Schwyz (D, E, F, I)
2. Forum of Swiss History (Swiss National Museum branch) (E)
SOLOTHURN / SOLEURE
1. Museums (E)
2. Kunstmuseum (D)
3. Museum of Musical Automatons (Seewen) (Swiss National Museum branch) (E)
  Europe’s Largest Collection of Resounding Music Boxes
4. Naturmuseum (D)
THURGAU / TURGOVIE
1. Kunstmuseums des Kantons Thurgau (Warth) (D)
2. Seemuseum (Kreuzlingen) (D)

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TICINO / TESSIN
1. Museo d'arte (Mendrisio) (I)
2. Museo cantonale di storia naturale (Lugano) (I)
3. Museo del Malcantone (Curio) (I)
4. Museo Mario Bernasconi (Pazzallo) (E, I)
5. Swiss Customs Museum of Cantine (Gandria) (Swiss National Museum branch) (E)
  Evolution and Meaning of Customs Concerns
6. Swissminiatur (Melide-Lugano) (E, F, I, D)
UNTERWALDEN / UNTERWALD
NIDWALDEN / NIDWALD (AMS) (F)
OBWALDEN / OBWALD (AMS) (F)
URI (AMS) (F)
1. Museumslandschaft Uri (D)
2. Tell-Museum (Bürglen am Klausenpass) (D, E, F, I)

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VALAIS / WALLIS
1. Fondation Pierre Gianadda / Pierre Gianadda Foundation (Martigny) (E, F)
  Fine arts' exhibitions, Gallo-Roman Park, & Automobile Museum
2. Musée suisse de spéléologie (Chamoson) (F)

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VAUD
Lausanne
1. The museums of Lausanne (E, F)
2. Museums (Lausanne City)
  1. Palais de Rumine :
    Musées d'archéologie et d'histoire, Musée de géologie, Musée de zoologie et Cabinet des médailles
  2. Musée de design et d'arts appliqués contemporains (mu.dac)
  3. Musée historique
  4. Musée de la machine à écrire
  5. Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy
3. Collection de l'Art Brut
4. Hermitage Foundation (E, F, D)
  Fine arts
5. Musée Cantonal de Géologie (F)
6. Musée de l'Elysée (F)
  A Museum for Photography
7. Musée de la Main (Fondation Claude Verdan) (F)
  Hand's Museum
8. Musée virtuel d'art contemporain (F)
9. Olympic Museum (E, F)
10. World Art Treasures (Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation) (E, F)
  Thanks to 100.000 slides, all of them devoted to art, and including the main civilizations, such as Egypt, China, Japan, India, Europe, its purpose is to offer a different approach to art through Internet.
Canton
1. Association of Museums of Montreux-Vevey Riviera (E, F, D)
2. Alimentarium : Food Museum (Nestlé, Vevey) (E, F, D)
3. Castle of Chillon (E, F)
4. Château de Grandson (F)
  Collections mediévales et Musée d'automobiles anciennes
5. Château de Morges (F)
  Historic Figurines Museum, Military Museum
6. Château de Prangins (Swiss National Museum branch) (E)
  Discovering the history of Switzerland : A place that speaks to head and heart
7. Fondation Neumann (Gingins) (F)
8. Horse Museum (La Sarraz) (F, E, D)
9. La Maison d'Ailleurs (Yverdon-les-Bains) (F, E, D)
  Museum of science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journey.
10. Musée Alexis Forel (Morges) (F)
11. Musée Audiorama (Montreux-Territet) (F)
  Swiss Museum of Sound and Image
12. Musée Jenisch (Vevey) (F, E, D)
13. Musée du Léman (Nyon) (F)
14. Musée Sherlock Holmes (Lucens) (F)
15. Musée suisse du jeu (Château de La Tour-de-Peilz) (F)
16. Les musées de Morges (F)
17. Les musées de Nyon et environs (F)
18. Musée suisse de l'orgue (Roche) (F)
19. Salt Mines (Bex) (F, E, D, I)
20. Swiss Camera Museum (Vevey) (F, E, D)
ZUG (AMS)

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ZÜRICH
Zürich (city)
1. Zürich Museums Association (E, F, D)
  Official site of all Zurich museums on the Internet.
2. Museen und Sammlungen in Zürich (ZÜRiNFO) (D)
3. Fondation E. G. Bührle Collection (E, D, F, J)
4. Guild House "zur Meisen" (Swiss National Museum branch) (E)
5. Museum of the Bärengasse (Swiss National Museum branch) (E)
6. Museum für Gestaltung / Museum of Design (E, D)
7. Museum Rietberg (D)
  Masterpieces of World Art
8. Museum of Swiss Hotels and Tourism (E, F, D)
9. Swiss National Museum (E, F, I, D)
  - branch museums
10. Zürich University Museums
  1. Medizinhistorische Museum (D)
  2. Moulagensammlungen (UniversitätsSpital) (D)
  3. Museum of Anthropology (E)
  4. Paläontologisches Museum (D)
  5. Ethnographic Museum / Völkerkundemuseum
  6. Zoologisches Museum (E, D)
Canton
1. Ortsmuseum zur Farb (Stäfa) (D)
2. Sauriermuseum (Aathal) (E, D)
3. Museen in Winterthur (D)
  1. Collection Oskar Reinhart 'Am Römerholz' (E, F, D, I)
  2. Fotomuseum (Winterthur) (E, D)
  3. Kunstmuseum (D)
  4. Technorama (Winterthur) (D)

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>> See also the following museum-related links
"Yoodle" (Geographical and Thematic Index of Resources in Switzerland) (E, D, F)

Ethnographic Museum of Geneva

WWW Virtual Library museums pages

Jonathan Bowen

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