Museums in Switzerland map & data
There are 1,237 museums mapped in Switzerland, spread over 26 cantons. The most are in Zürich (189), Bern (123) and Ticino (95). 98% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include Grünhornhütte, Schloss Spiez and Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche.
Museums by canton
| Canton | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 189 | 15% |
| Bern | 123 | 9.9% |
| Ticino | 95 | 7.7% |
| Vaud | 94 | 7.6% |
| Aargau | 89 | 7.2% |
| Graubünden | 88 | 7.1% |
| St. Gallen | 78 | 6.3% |
| Valais | 75 | 6.1% |
| Thurgau | 41 | 3.3% |
| Luzern | 38 | 3.1% |
| Basel-Landschaft | 36 | 2.9% |
| Neuchâtel | 34 | 2.7% |
| Solothurn | 33 | 2.7% |
| Basel-Stadt | 32 | 2.6% |
| Fribourg | 30 | 2.4% |
| Genève | 30 | 2.4% |
| Schaffhausen | 25 | 2.0% |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 18 | 1.5% |
| Schwyz | 18 | 1.5% |
| Uri | 14 | 1.1% |
| Jura | 13 | 1.1% |
| Glarus | 12 | 1.0% |
| Nidwalden | 10 | 0.8% |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 8 | 0.6% |
| Zug | 8 | 0.6% |
| Obwalden | 5 | 0.4% |
Notable museums in Switzerland
- GrünhornhütteLinthal · Glarus · 2448 m · museum
- Schloss SpiezSpiez · Bern · 575 m · museum
- Historisches Museum Basel – BarfüsserkircheBasel-Stadt · museum
- HR GigerGruyères · Fribourg · museum
- Globe de la Science et de l'InnovationGenève · museum
- Klostermuseum MüstairGraubünden · museum
- Musée de l'Hotel-DieuJura · museum
- Gletschergarten LuzernLuzern · museum
- Museo Doganale SvizzeroTicino · museum
- Musée de la Vigne et du VinSierre · Valais · museum
- Chaplin's WorldVaud · museum
- Alter SpittelBüren an der Aare · Bern · 439 m · museum
- Historisches Museum Basel – Haus zum KirschgartenBasel · Basel-Stadt · museum
- Musée du TibetFribourg · museum
- Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-RougeGenève · museum
- Sammlung RosengartLuzern · museum
- Museo WalserhausTicino · museum
- Fondation SAPALausanne · Vaud · museum
- Alpines Museum der SchweizBern · museum
- Historisches Museum Basel – MusikmuseumBasel · Basel-Stadt · museum
- Musée VoltaireGenève · museum
- Schweizerische Vogelwarte SempachSempach · Luzern · museum
- Museo del Cioccolato AlproseTicino · museum
- Manoir de BanCorsier-sur-Vevey · Vaud · museum
- AntikensammlungBern · museum
- Musée des arts d'Extrême-OrientGenève · museum
- Verkehrshaus der SchweizLuzern · museum
- Musée OlympiqueLausanne · Vaud · museum
- Bernisches Historisches MuseumBern · museum
- Musée international de la RéformeGenève · museum
- Musée Suisse du JeuLa Tour-de-Peilz · Vaud · museum
- EinsteinhausBern · museum
- Freilichtmuseum BallenbergHofstetten bei Brienz · Bern · museum
- Freimaurer Museum SchweizBern · museum
- Kunstmuseum BernBern · museum
- Museum für KommunikationBern · museum
- Naturhistorisches MuseumBern · museum
- PasquartBiel/Bienne · Bern · museum
- Schweizer SchützenmuseumBern · museum
- Stiftung SAPABern · museum
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Every museum in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Museums of every kind.
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This layer holds 1,237 museums in Switzerland, the most of them in Zürich. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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