Museums of the region

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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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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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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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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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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Coppet Castle

Coppet

The castle of Coppet near Nyon and Lake Geneva dominates the town with its exceptional architecture. It is the only inhabited and visitable castle in the canton of Vaud. It organises guided tours from spring to autumn, allowing the public to discover the personal objects of its illustrious resident of the 19th century: Madame de Staël.

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Museum the Vieux-Coppet

Coppet

The Museum is situated in the heart of Coppet

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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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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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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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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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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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