Culture 
The Kunsthaus in Zürich hosts one of the largest and most famous collections of works by Alberto Giacometti and Edvard Munch. The art history museum in Basel proudly presents the most important collection of Holbein in the world. The museum of fine arts in Bern features 2000 works by Paul Klee, which will be transferred into their very own space in the year 2006.
The old town of Bern with its characteristic arcades, the cloister St.Johann in Müstair (Graubünden), the Tre Castelli of Bellinzona (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro), and the collegiate domain with its magnificent library in St. Galles all have their claim to fame, since they are featured in the Unesco inventory of cultural treasures of the world. The mosaics at Orbe and the arena at Avenches figure among the world's best-kept reminders of Roman times. The open-air museum at Ballenberg offers a unique insight into the peasant culture of Switzerland. Rare plants from China and Japan are the pride of the botanical gardens on the beautiful Brissago islands in the Ticino.
Take some time to sample the highlights of Swiss art and culture and marvel at the many treasures Switzerland proudly offers in this field.
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The Swiss top ten museums attract three million visitors per year. The most popular one is the Verkehrshaus at Lucerne with a public of over half a million, the most photogenic one the Castle of Chillon, with a record number of snapshots taken every year. No wonder its fame has long spread far beyond Swiss borders! Switzerland is indeed richly endowed with many different types of museums and they are frequently located in period buildings that are interesting in their own right. More recent constructions are masterpieces of famous contemporary architects: the Tinguely Museum in Basel was built by Mario Botta, the Beyeler Foundation, also in Basel, by Renzo Piano, and the Kirchner Museum in Davos by Gigon-Guyer.