Top museums

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.

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMCO) in Geneva has been the Swiss reference for contemporary art since the 1960s. In a former factory, you'll see works by Martin Kippenberger, Christo and Donald Judd.

At the Museum Tinguely in Basel you will find the world's largest collection of Jean Tinguely's artworks. Set his kinetic machines in motion at the touch of a button and hear them clatter. The museum building on the Rhine was designed by Mario Botta.

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.

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.

Next to Lausanne train station is Plateforme 10, the art district of the canton of Vaud. On a spacious promenade there are 3 museums for design, art and photography. A single ticket will take you from collection to collection.

Discover art from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich. The largest art museum for non-European cultures in Switzerland is located in the middle of the extensive Rieterpark.

With its charming French gardens and English park with sculptures by Richard Serra – both of which can be enjoyed on Sundays – Villa Wenkenhof is Basel’s answer to Versailles in miniature.

The Art Museum St.Gallen offers an attractive programme of exhibitions of international significance and as a treasure trove of exhibits from Eastern Switzerland is home to a rich collection of paintings and sculptures from the late Middle Ages to the present.

At the National Museum Zurich, you can explore Swiss history from archaeology to the present day – visit permanent and special exhibitions, take part in guided tours and workshops and discover a collection of over 870,000 objects.

In Martigny in Valais, the Fondation Pierre Gianadda combines world art with a Gallo-Roman museum, a collection of vintage cars and one of the most beautiful sculpture parks in Europe. The exhibitions change several times a year.

From the mountain fire to the chip under the skin: In the Museum of Communication in Bern, you can find out for yourself how and why people communicate on over 2000 square meters. Touching and trying out is expressly encouraged.

In Kilchberg on Lake Zurich you can immerse yourself in the world of chocolate. You follow the path of the cocoa bean from Ghana to the chocolate bar, bring history to life in the interactive exhibition and enjoy your own creations.

Directly on Lake Lugano, MASI will show you Ticino art in dialogue with Switzerland and Italy in the LAC cultural centre. You walk through halls and changing exhibitions and look through glass facades to the lake and mountains.

On the shores of Lake Geneva, in Vevey, the Alimentarium explores the question of what good food means today. You walk through a vegetable garden with 300 plants, cook in the open kitchen and go in search of traces of where our food comes from.

Climb the towers of Castel Grande and continue hiking to Montebello and Sasso Corbaro. In the Bellinzona Fortress you walk over crenellated walls, look out over the Alps and stand in the best-preserved castle complex in the Alpine region.

Discover the world of chocolate: At the Maison Cailler chocolate factory in Broc, you will experience the history of Switzerland's oldest chocolate brand, taste different varieties and create your own creations in workshops.

Watch how the famous Gruyère AOP is made from fresh alpine milk. At the La Maison du Gruyère show dairy, you can look directly into the copper kettle of the cheesemakers and taste the cheese in 3 degrees of ripeness.

At the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne, you will discover mobility, technology and communication on land, on water, in the air and in space. History comes alive, the future is tangible – an excursion in any weather.

At the Swiss Science Centre Technorama in Winterthur, touching is encouraged. Here you can explore scientific phenomena with all your senses. Over 500 experiment stations, shows and workshops invite you to discover.

In the Ballenberg open-air museum near Brienz, you will travel through rural Switzerland. Here are faithfully rebuilt residential and craft houses from all parts of the country. In addition, more than 30 old crafts will be actively demonstrated.

At the Museum of Art and History of Geneva (MAH), roam 5 floors of art, history and archaeology. You stand in front of Hodler's landscapes, discover ancient finds and attend concerts and vernissages on Thursday evenings.

At Swissminiatur in Melide you can walk through Switzerland in miniature. Discover over 130 models of Swiss buildings, take a look behind the scenes in the studio and test your knowledge of Switzerland on Rudy's quiz course.