Happy Days - Nyon

Museums Pass Nyon Region

Nyon

Discover the 8 museums in the region for the singular price of CHF 12.-

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Nyon Castle

Nyon

The castle of Nyon, a magnificent historical fortress, is located in the old town of Nyon with a beautiful view of Lake Geneva and the Alps. The castle, an important historical site, contains a famous exhibition of porcelain produced in Nyon, as well as the Historical Museum, which presents 3000 years of history of the region.

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Roman Museum

Nyon

Let the collections of the Nyon Roman Museum take you back to Noviodunum, a city founded over 2,000 years ago by Julius Caesar on the shores of Lake Geneva. Right next to the castle, the museum includes permanent collections, temporary exhibitions and kids’ activities.

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Lake Geneva Museum

Nyon

Nyon is a cultural city on the shores of Lake Geneva whose history is closely linked to that of the lake. To pay tribute to "their" Lake Geneva, Nyon has dedicated a very extensive museum to it. Nature, culture, science: all aspects of the largest Western European Lake are represented in the Lake Geneva Museum.

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The House of Basketball . Patrick Baumann - Museum

Mies

This Museum recalls the basketball history from around the world. The House of Basketball is located in the Swiss village of Mies, a mere 10-minute drive from Geneva International Airport. It is located within the Headquarters of the International Federation of Basketball (IFBA).

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Historic kitchen garden - Château de Prangins

Prangins

Swiss National Museum - Château de Prangins The gardens situated next to the Prangins castle are a replication of gardens cultivated back in the 18th Century. You will find a remarkable assortment of historic fruit and flower as well as vegetables varieties which cultivated and consumed in the region, two and a half centuries ago.

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Swiss National Museum - Château de Prangins

Prangins

The majestic castle of Prangins near Nyon is the only Swiss National Museum in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The site with its big historic vegetable garden, is an important cultural place in the region, it proposes the largest castle of the 18th century that can be visited in Switzerland.

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Nyon Temple

Nyon

The Nyon temple is registered as a Swiss cultural asset of national importance.

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Roman amphitheatre of Nyon

Nyon

Discovered in 1996, this monument, remarkable due to its size and good preservation, is the sixth amphitheatre exposed in Switzerland after those of Avenches, Vindonissa, Augst, Martigny and Berne. Its dimensions are almost the same as those of Avenches amphitheatre. Its history can be discovered at the Roman Museum of Nyon.

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Swiss National Museum Prangins – Discovering the Enlightment

Prangins

This permanent open-air exhibition reveals the history of the castle’s surroundings during the 18th Century.

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Gaz factory

Nyon

The Gaz factory is asserting itself as a major cultural center in the Nyon region, offering a rich program, combining concerts, theaters and themed evenings which fill a wide and varied audience year after year.

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Fountain Maîtres-Jacques

Nyon

In the heart of the "Quartier de Rive", The Maîtres-Jacques fountain, a national heritage since 1942. The statue represents a bernese man.

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Museum the Vieux-Coppet

Coppet

The Museum is situated in the heart of Coppet

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Swiss Agricultural Museum - Mill of Chiblins

Gingins

North of the City of Nyon, near the river l’Asse, the Museum of ancient agricultural vehicles, machines and tools is witnessing the agricultural evolution in Switzerland. This exhibition takes place in a magnificent old mill named “Moulin de Chiblins”.

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Théâtre de Marens - Nyon

Nyon

The "Théâtre de Marens" in Nyon offers a quality theatrical program where everyone will find something to enjoy.

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Villa Thomas - Nyon

Nyon

The Villa Thomas in Nyon proposes concerts organized by the "Conservatoire Ouest Vaudois".

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La Parenthèse – Concert Hall and Bar

Nyon

The Parenthèse is a showplace which was founded in 2008 by a group of 4 enthusiastic young people living in Nyon. The bar is located in an original vaulted cellar in the city centre.

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Porcelain of Nyon

Nyon

Between 1781 and 1813, a porcelain manufactry contributed to Nyon's reputation. Some pieces are shown in the Castle of Nyon.

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Voyage entre les langues

Nyon

The graphical installation Voyages entre les langues of the Oertli's Foundation is outdoor and located behind the train station in Nyon.

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Arch Ste-Marie

Nyon

The arch Ste-Marie is the last remaining medieval entrance gate of the five that closed the city of Nyon in the Middle Ages.

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The attic of the castle, the granary of a museum - Nyon

Nyon

The Castle of Nyon now has a new permanent exhibition in the attic.

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Culture of Taste & History

Nyon

Romans, Bernese or even Audrey Hedburn, discover the history of the many inhabitants by visiting castles and museums.

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Tintin Museum of the "Amicale des Pompiers de Nyon"

Nyon

In Nyon, "L'Amicale des Pompiers" presents an exhibition on The Calculus Affair and Tintin in Nyon.

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