Museums

In summer, the capital of the canton of Jura immerses itself in the world of comics. The “Delémont’BD” festival, which honours and celebrates the art of comics, breathes new life into Delémont’s old town. 

"Swiss Chocolate Adventure". Visitors will experience the chocolate adventure on an exciting journey.

For the first time ever, the great mysteries of the world are available at one location to be experienced and sensed.

Nestled between hills, vineyards and Lake Thun, Spiez opens up a door to another world. In the lovingly designed toy museum, visitors can embark on a journey into the world of childhood from times gone by.

As one of the few museums in Europe dedicated to this art form, the paper mill preserves historical techniques at an authentic site. Participants are shown these traditional techniques and given the opportunity to have a go at making paper and printing themselves.

The exhibition halls with splendid automobile showpieces from various epochs have a fascinating ambience.

The IPFO House of Photography on Kirchgasse is a venue for internationally renowned photography exhibitions that are designed to inspire and delight people from near and far.

St. Gallen has so much to offer when it comes to museums. Attractive, internationally renowned exhibitions and countless historic collections make for a diverse museum landscape. The open art Museum is particularly worth a visit.

The Abbey of St. Gall has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1983, and has plenty of impressive treasures just waiting to be discovered in its library, vaulted cellar and new exhibition hall.

To gaze into a tiger’s eyes, without being attacked? A taxidermist in Vicques, which lies in the Jura, facilitates this fascinating encounter between man and animal.

“Ô Verger d’Ajoie” is a museum which allows you to immerse yourself in the production process of brandy via interactive, multi-sensory activities, both within the museum and outside in the orchards.

The latest attraction in the city of Fribourg – Espace 1606 – takes us on a journey back to the year 1606, and shows us what the bilingual city looked like then based on a model made from an original etching by copper engraver Martin Martini.

The Aviation Museum features old aircraft, engines, weapons and much more.

The fortifications of the town of Fribourg were built as protection for the town in the Middle Ages between the 13th and 15th centuries. With large sections of them having been preserved to this day, they are the most significant piece of medieval military architecture in Switzerland. They are also open to the public.

Munot has been proudly overlooking the town of Schaffhausen for well over 400 years. The tower contains the quarters of the Munot watchman, who rings the famous Munot bell for five minutes every evening at 9 p.m. – by hand, of course, just like in 1589.

Scattered hamlets, in the midst of them 100-meter high rocks, a small lake, and above this the most imposing castle in Graubünden - this is Tarasp. Here the human endeavor to rule and the mighty nature of the Upper Engadine converge.

On the edge of the old town, Zug Castle is the oldest still preserved profane building in Zug and is a landmark of the city. With its many nooks and crannies, Zug Castle has been home to the museum of cultural history for the city and the Canton of Zug since 1983.

On the first Friday of every month, Biel’s old town shows its most beautiful side. A vibrant street festival gives the town a unique atmosphere.

Permanent exhibitions of: model trains, model train systems of all gauges driven by solar energy, old tin toy trains (tin plate).

The Bürgerhaus Pratteln is an attractive, multicultural meeting place for young and old. The museum looks into the great factory halls of the 20th century, sheds light on village life then and now, and retells the many ups and downs of Pratteln's over 100-years old industrial history.

Aarau combines history, nature and culture in a number of different ways. The city offers a wide range of family-friendly activities. From historical journeys of discovery to relaxing hours spent on the River Aare or interactive museum visits – there’s plenty to experience here for children and adults alike.

With its more than 6,000 dolls, teddybears, play shops and roundabouts, the Toy Worlds Museum Basel is unique in Europe.

The people of Brig are proud of the Stockalper Palace, which was built in the 17th century by Kaspar Stockalper. Visiting the cellars, arcades and halls of the palace, then dreaming in the palace garden under rose bushes, enjoying the view of the monastery, the Jesuit church and Brig's Old Town with their towers - simply delightful!. In the palace halls are wallpaper and silk-paintings designed in Paris in the 18th century.

The fortifications of Bellinzona are an extraordinary example of a late-medieval defensive structure located at a key strategic point on the Alpine pass. The castles of Bellinzona are among the most marvelous examples of medieval fortified architecture in the Alps.

Learn everything about the manufacture and production of Trauffer wooden toys.

This is more than a museum: it is a lively place that never sleeps!

The historic mills in St. Luc were renovated in 1986 and are now back in operation with their traditional charm.

The tropical house in Wolhusen presents over 60 different useful tropical plants and agricultural crops on an area of 1,900 square meters.