The Tibet Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland, is an important collection of historic Buddhist sculptures, paintings and ritual items from the Himalayas. The Alain Bordier Foundation’s Tibet Museum in the heart of medieval Gruyères in Switzerland has an important collection of around 300 items including Buddhist sculptures, paintings, drawings and religious ritual instruments. These items mostly … Read more
The Muséum d’histoire naturelle in Genève covers a range of topics including animals, the solar system, the origins of man, fossils and dinosaurs, minerals, geology, and the Lake Geneva region. The Natural History Museum (Muséum d’histoire naturelle) is one of Geneva City’s major museums and free for all visitors. The museum’s main themes are animals, … Read more
The Château de Morges is a medieval, thirteenth-century fortress and one of the most impressive castles directly on Lake Geneva. The castle houses four surprisingly interesting history museums. The Château de Morges is one of the best examples of a typical Savoyan square castle with round towers in Switzerland. The fortress kept much of it … Read more
The Musée Romain de Lausanne-Vidy with an archeological park explains the Roman history of Lousonna on Lake Geneva. Lausanne was a commercial port on Lake Geneva during Roman times. The small Roman museum in the suburb Vidy explains Roman life in Lousonna with the usual collections of archeological finds, models, and reconstructions. At a nearby … Read more
The Olympic Museum in Lausanne has reopened and the museum boat is no longer in use. While the IOC Olympics museum in Lausanne-Ouchy is under reconstruction, a small exhibition on a boat in Lake Geneva and the Olympic Park are open for free during summer. →The Olympic Museum in Lausanne has reopened and the museum boat is … Read more
