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The museum scene of Winterthur caters for all tastes: it is colourful and eclectic, of global calibre or with lots of local colour. We would like to warmly welcome you!
Experience and discover the museums of Winterthur with the Winterthur museum pass: CHF 20.00 for 1 day (excluding Technorama and Kyburg), CHF 30.00 for 2 days (excluding Kyburg). The museum pass is available at Winterthur Tourismus or at the museums.
Use of the museum bus is included in the museum pass. The museum bus serves the following museums: Oskar Reinhart am Stadtgarten, Kunstmuseum (Museum of Art), Oskar Reinhart am Römerholz (Sunday additionally Centre of Photography and Villa Flora). The bus departs from bus stop G at Winterthur main railway station (Hauptbahnhof Winterthur) » Timetable
Overview of the » open museums.
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Winterthur » Collection Oskar Reinhart "Am Römerholz"
A jewel of the Swiss museum scene is located in an elevated position above Winterthur: one of the most distinguished private collections of the 20th century awaits you in a villa hidden away behind old trees in an idyllic garden.
The museum is closed because of renovation. It reopens on 31 October 2010.
Winterthur » Museum Oskar Reinhart am Stadtgarten
Since 1951 the former grammar school at the city park houses around 600 pictures and drawings by Swiss, German and Austrian artists. We owe this to the Winterthur art patron Oskar Reinhart.
The museum remains closed from 2nd of August to the end of November 2010 because of renovation work.
Winterthur » Museum of Art
The Kunstmuseum Winterthur possesses one of the most beautiful modern art collections in Switzerland. The new building was built by the architects Gigon and Guyer.
The museum is closed from 6 September to 30 October 2010.
Winterthur » Villa Flora
For decades a visit to Villa Flora was a privilege, which was reserved only for the family of the owners and a close circle of friends. Thanks to private initiative by descendants of the collector couple Hedy and Arthur Hahnloser-Bühler, Villa Flora has been open to the public since 1995. Discover artistic highlights and typical home decor of the middle classes around the turn of the 20th century.
The museums is closed from 23 August until 10 September 2010.
Winterthur » Winterthur Art Gallery
Experimental art knows no bounds in this cultural institution, strongly rooted in the local area, yet cosmopolitan in outlook. The "Dritter Raum" ("Third room") provides space for meetings and a library with artists' publications from the London collection "Publish and be damned".
Winterthur » Museum Briner and Kern
The collections by the gentlemen Briner and Kern left to the City of Winterthur are united in this small, exquisite museum in the town hall. Here Dutch art of the 17th century and miniature portraits are the focus.
Winterthur » Fotomuseum Winterthur (Museum of Photography)
With its pictures ranging from art to documentation of the ordinary, the Swiss Mecca of photography captivates not only hardened fans. Both contemporary and classical photography find a fascinating setting in the Museum of Photography.
The Fotomuseum is closed from 23 August until 11 September 2010.
Winterthur » Swiss Foundation of Photography
In 2003 the Swiss Foundation for Photography moved its extensive collection from Zurich to Winterthur. Today, together with the Fotomuseum (Museum of Photography), it constitutes a highly regarded international centre of excellence for photography.
The museum is closed from 20 September until 1 October 2010. New exhibition starts from 2 October 2010.
Winterthur » Swiss Science Center Technorama
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