Art and culture museums

The Museum Tinguely houses the world’s largest collection of art by Jean Tinguely, famous for his moving mechanical sculptures. Interactive exhibitions explore his influences, the work of his contemporaries and the latest trends.

The Kunsthaus Zürich is the largest art museum in Switzerland. In the classic Moser Building and David Chipperfield's modern new building, you will discover works from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Four collections – Poster, Design, Graphics and Applied Art – encompass more than 500,000 objects at the Museum für Gestaltung. Switzerland’s foremost museum of design and visual communication is also one of the leading institutions in Europe, known for its fascinating temporary exhibitions.

The Zentrum Paul Klee Museum combines art, music and creativity under one roof. In the undulating architecture of Renzo Piano, you will be immersed in the painter's work. Children create their own art in the Creaviva studio.

Visit the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel. The museum, designed by Renzo Piano, is located in a park with water lily ponds and displays over 400 works from Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh to Warhol.

First branch on foreign soil of the "Musée en Herbe", Paris, which, for the last 25 years, has been organising didactic exhibitions on art and ethics for children.

Opened in 2002, the museum is dedicated to the works of the renowned Swiss artist Franz Gertsch. But the museum itself is an extraordinary building - more than worth a visit, if only to admire the architecture.

Just 15 minutes by train from Lausanne, the second-largest art museum in the canton of Vaud, the Jenisch Vevey Museum, presents a varied programme of temporary exhibitions and a permanent collection of paintings – with works by Bocion, Courbet, Corot, Hodler, Vallotton, Picasso and Morandi – in a neoclassical setting.