Culture

Collection + Donation Rosengart

Lucerne's finest art museum is also one of Switzerland's finest. The Rosengart Collection, housed in a grand Neoclassical building on the main Pilatusstrassse boulevard, takes in more than 200 important 20th century works, including dozens of pieces by Picasso, from a 1905 portrait through to several large canvases from 1969. One whole floor is devoted to Paul Klee, and includes many characteristically whimsical sketches, and there are also paintings by Chagall, Renoir, Monet and Modigliani.

KKL

On the lakefront beside the station is the stunning KKL concert hall, designed by Jean Nouvel with a huge cantilevered roof that seems to float above the illuminated fountains and the lake waters. Within the KKL is the Museum of Art Lucerne, which frequently stages cutting-edge shows of contemporary art.

Swiss Museum of Transport

On the lakeside just out of town is the absorbing Swiss Museum of Transport, a huge complex devoted to trains, planes, cable-cars and space capsules.