Swiss Museums

A Swiss museum with works of pictorial and applied arts from ancient times to the 18th century; a library emphasizing applied arts, textile art and conservation; and a research institute which produces conferences and publications.

Information about manuscripts from Antiquity and the Middle Ages now housed in Switzerland.

Provides access to the medieval codices in the Abbey Library of St. Gallen.

The Historical Museum of Lucerne.

The emphasis of the collection is on Upper Rhenish and Flemish art from 1400 to 1600 and on 19th and 20th century art. The museum has the world's largest collection of works by the Holbein family.

History and art museums in Geneva

General information about the museums of Basel.

Features original medieval sculptures from Basel Cathedral, a model of the City in the 17th century, and the history of the Klingental Dominican Convent in which the museum is housed.

Richly-furnished interiors from the Renaissance up to the 19th century, but in particular from the 18th century.