Museum of Music Boxes and Automatons

Family museums – The clockmaker Antoine Favre-Salomon, a native of Geneva, invented a musical pocket watch in 1796. Since then he is considered to be the inventor of the music box, and Sainte-Croix became the... more

Tinguely Museum

City Museums – The architect Mario Botta designed the Museum Jean Tinguely. It is devoted to the life and work... more

Swiss Science Center Technorama

Families – Switzerland's only Science Center is a tactile museum. Here,... more

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Museum of Music Boxes and Automatons

Family museums – The clockmaker Antoine Favre-Salomon, a native of Geneva, invented a musical pocket watch in 1796. Since then he is considered to be the inventor of the music box, and Sainte-Croix became the world capital of mechanical music. Music automatons are still produced here.

The clockmaker Antoine Favre-Salomon, a native of Geneva, invented a musical pocket watch in 1796. Since then he is considered to be the inventor of the music box, and Sainte-Croix became the world capital of mechanical music. Music automatons are still produced here.

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Tinguely Museum

City Museums – The architect Mario Botta designed the Museum Jean Tinguely. It is devoted to the life and work of this major sculptor in iron.

The Tinguely Museum, located directly on the Rhine, was designed by the Ticino architect Mario Botta and houses the largest collection of works by Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), one of the most innovative and important Swiss artists of the 20th century.

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Swiss Science Center Technorama

Families – Switzerland's only Science Center is a tactile museum. Here, science becomes an experience of the senses. The curious can experiment to their heart's content at more than 500 interactive stations.

The Technorama is a scientific learning center with over 500 stations for experiments. It is unique in Europe. In a playful manner, visitors gain knowledge by means of experiments in physics, technology, technological art and perception.

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