Museums of the region

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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Nyon Castle

Nyon

A magnificent historical fortress, the Château de Nyon is located in the town centre, with a breathtaking view of Lake Geneva. A major cultural site, the castle houses a famous exhibition of porcelain made in Nyon and traces over 2000 years of history in the region.

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Lake Geneva Museum

Nyon

Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, Nyon is a city of culture, whose history is closely linked to that of the lake. To pay homage to Lake Geneva, Nyon is devoting a very comprehensive museum to it. Nature, culture, science: all aspects of the largest lake in Western Europe are covered at the Musée du Léman.

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Roman Museum of Nyon

Nyon

temporarily closed until 5.02.2023 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

Near Nyon, the majestic Château de Prangins houses the headquarters of the Swiss National Museum for French-speaking Switzerland. Prangins is an unmissable cultural site in the region thanks to this castle-museum, the largest visitable 18th century castle in Switzerland, which includes the largest historical vegetable garden in the country.

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Museum the Vieux-Coppet

Coppet

The Museum is situated in the heart of Coppet

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Coppet Castle

Coppet

The Château de Coppet overlooks the historic old town between Nyon and Geneva, on the shores of Lake Geneva. It has remained in the same family for nine generations and is open to visitors from April to October. You can discover the places where Jacques Necker, minister of the French king Louis XVI and his daughter Germaine de Staël lived.

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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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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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D. Girard Bicycle Museum - Crassier

Crassier

The Musée du Vélo D. Girard, located in Crassier (Vaud), is a Swiss museum exclusively dedicated to cycling from the early 1970s to the late 1990s

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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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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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Historic kitchen garden - Château de Prangins

Prangins

Swiss National Museum - Château de Prangins A replica of a typical 18th century garden, the castle's kitchen garden presents old species and varieties of flowers, fruits and vegetables that were grown and eaten in the region three centuries ago.

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