Visiting Museums & Monuments in Zürich & Lucerne

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Visiting Museums & Monuments in Zürich & Lucerne

In German-speaking Switzerland there are a number of museums as well as a large number of art galleries representing art, archaeology, local history, crafts, and cultural heritage. Zürich itself has over 30 private and public museums. Opening hours can vary.

• For a list of museums and monuments in the Zürich area see The AngloFILE: Museums & Monuments

Museum Passes

The Swiss Museum Passport (Schweizer Museumspass) entitles holders to free entrance to over 440 museums in Switzerland. The pass is sold at participating museums, tourist offices and online.

The ZürichCARD entitles holders to unlimited travel on the Zürich public transport system which covers the entire city and includes one journey to the airport. The card can be purchased with a validity period of 24 or 72 hours and it also entitles the holder to free entrance to 37 museums in the region and discounts on some attractions in the city.

• For a list of participating museums: Click here
• For a list of offices at which the card can be purchased: Click here

The LucerneCard provides unlimited travel on public transportation in the city of Lucerne and surrounding areas (excluding SGV boat rides). 

The LucerneCard also entitles holders to discounts on admission to museums, golf courses and different tourist attractions in the region. The card can be purchased at the Tourist Office or from the ticket counter at the main Lucerne railway station.

• Tourist Information Lucerne
  At: Zentralstrasse 5, 6002 Lucerne
  Tel: 041 227 17 17
  e-mail
  Website

Museums in Zürich

There are a great number of museums in the region, here are just a few.

Fine Arts Museum (Kunsthaus Zürich): Home to one of the most impressive 19th and 20th century art collections in Europe, the museum also include paintings and sculptures dating back to antiquity. Works by Chagall, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, Chagall, Giacometti, Rodin, Degas and Monet are on display. 

• Kunsthaus Zürich
  At: Heimplatz 1, 8001 Zürich
  Tel: 044 253 84 84
  Open: Wednesday to Friday 10:00-20:00, Tuesdays and weekends 10:00-20:00
  Website

Swiss National Museum (Schweizerisches Landesmuseum): The museum retraces the history of the Confederation from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Objects on display include weapons, wooden sculptures and hundreds of cultural artefacts.

• Schweizerisches Landesmuseum
  At: Museumstrasse 2, 8021 Zürich
  Tel: 044 218 65 11
  Fax: 044 211 29 49
  Open: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-17:00, Thursdays and on public holidays 10:00-19:00
  e-mail
  Website
   

Zürich Tram Museum (Tram-Museum Zürich): Switzerland's only tram museum with original cars exhibited in the historic depot of Burgwies. There is a museum line along the Bahnhofstrasse and Limmatquai to Burgwies, with rolling stock from the collection of the museum.

• Tram Museum Zürich:
  At: Forchstrasse 260, 8008 Zürich
  Tel: 044 380 21 62
  Open: April to October: Wednesday to Friday 14:00-17:00, Saturday 13:00-18:00 and Sunday 13:00-17:00; November to March: Sunday 13:30-16:30
  Website
   

Mill Museum (Muehlerama): The centrepiece of the museum is the historic, industrial mill which was built in 1913 and is in operation daily. The temporary and permanent exhibitions highlight the evolution of techniques over the years.

• Muehlerama
  At: Seefeldstrasse 231, 8008 Zürich
  Tel: 044 422 76 60
  Open: Tuesday to Saturday 14:00-17:00, Sunday 10:00-17:00
  e-mail
  Website

focusTerra: The Earth-science research and information centre of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology features exhibits, models, state-of-the-art experiments and recently discovered aspects of planet Earth

• For the focusTerra website: Click here

Fondation Beyeler: The Foundation houses one of the most famous private collections in the world featuring international modern and contemporary art. The permanent collection includes works by van Gogh, Klee, Miró, Bacon, Ernst, Rodin, Kandinsky, Rousseau and many others.

• Fondation Beyeler
  At: Baselstrasse 101, 4125 Riehen
  Tel: 061 645 97 00
  Fax: 061 645 97 19
  e-mail
  Website

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