Museums in Lucerne – Lake Lucerne

"Swiss Chocolate Adventure". Visitors will experience the chocolate adventure on an exciting journey.

Visitors hear about the six-hundred-year history that is behind the flags and participate in one of the country’s oldest customs.

This is an insider's tip among Lucerne's museums, where visitors will be surprised at the originality of the exhibitions. Where else would you find exhibitions on the theme of motorways, huts and shacks, or tunnels and bunkers?

Visit the "Maskengarderobe" and discover the origin of the traditional carnival figures of Schwyz.

A monumental panorama, a piece of European cultural heritage and a symbol of Switzerland’s humanitarian tradition – the Bourbaki Panorama brings together a multitude of stories: political events, personal outcomes, everyday stories and a slice of art, culture and media history. There is no doubt that the Bourbaki Panorama is a genuine “visual miracle”.

The Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation exhibits the most important documents from the history of the Old Swiss Confederation and explains their meaning. The focal point is the legendary Federal Charter of 1291.

Lose yourself in the past: the Talmuseum is located in the middle of the village of Engelberg, in the so-called “Heraldry House”, a farm house built between 1786 and 1787.

The Richard Wagner Museum was formerly the residence of the artist and now houses a collection.