In Switzerland , foreign
visitors with a rail pass visit museums for free. The best way to explore
Switzerland’s cultural riches (and experience scenery of breathtaking beauty en
route) is to travel on the public transport system, the densest in the world. T
hat’s why the Swiss Travel System
has entered into a unique partnership with the Swiss Museum Pass Foundation.
Each of the highly popular rail passes — the Swiss Pass, the Swiss Youth Pass
and the Swiss Flexi Pass — doubles up as a Museum Pass, granting free entry into
more than 400 museums and exhibitions throughout the country.
From the Open-Air Museum at
Ballenberg to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, and from the new Paul Klee Centre
in Bern to natural history and art museums, the choice includes almost every
museum in the country. You can find a full list of participating museums at
www.museumspass.ch
Switzerland has some 1000 museums,
one of the densest museum networks in the world, with one for about every 7,400
people. The number has more than tripled since 1950, with the greatest increase
in regional museums, which accounted for 42% of the total in 1998.
The Federal Department for Culture
is responsible for the museums in the National Museum Group. These include the
three major history museums: the National Museum in Zurich, the Forum of Swiss
History in Schwyz, and the Château de Prangins, near Nyon in Canton Vaud. The
group also contains some smaller specialised museums, like the Customs Museum in
Cantine di Gandria, in Canton Ticino, and the Musical Automata Museum in Seewen,
Canton Solothurn.
However, many of the small museums
of local history, established by enthusiasts, face financial difficulties and
are worried that knowledge massed by their founders will be lost as they are
unable to document their collections sufficiently.
Link:
http://www.museums.ch/index.php?id="751" |
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