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History museums in Switzerland
Database of history museums in Switzerland: 37 records with address and coordinates, postal code, phone numbers, website, email, social media, opening hours and chain — in all cantons, one file for 20 €. Also separately: a canton or a city — a share of the price of the category, from 10 €. Part of the “Culture, leisure and events” sector.
How many history museums are there in Switzerland?
37 records
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 37 records in the “History museum” category in Switzerland — <1% of the “Culture, leisure and events” sector. That is 0.4 per 100,000 inhabitants. Most are in the cantons of Zurich (5), St. Gallen (4) and Basel-Stadt (3). 4 (11%) belong to chains; the largest are Verkehrshaus (1), Schloss Mörsburg (1) and Museum Luzern (1).
B2B contacts of history museums in Switzerland: contents
How often the fields are filled in this category.
| Field | Format | Filled | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | text, as in the listing | 100% | |
| Sector and category | e.g. Health and medicine · Dentist | 100% | |
| Other categories | e.g. “Orthodontist, Dental hygienist” | 54% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postal code | 4 digits | 95% | |
| Canton, major region and city | 26 cantons, 7 major regions | 95% | |
| Coordinates | latitude and longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +41 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 25 | 73% | |
| Mobile | mobile number flag | 11% | |
| Website | URL | 81% | |
| from the company’s website · unique addresses: 37 | 43% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … | 43% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 46% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 11% |
List of history museums in Switzerland: data sample
Rows from the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone number, website or email: the contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 20 companies a day.
| Company | City | Phone | Website and email | Social media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MU Museo del Trasparente a Casa CrociVia Municipio, 6850 Mendrisio
History museum
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MendrisioTicino | |||
MU Museum Luzern - Schaudepot GeschichtePfistergasse 24, 6003 Luzern
History museum Sehenswürdigkeit
Chain: Museum Luzern |
LucerneLucerne | |||
RÖ RömermuseumTour Amphithéâtre, 1580 Avenches
History museum
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AvenchesVaud | |||
MU Museum Burg ZugKirchenstrasse 11, 6300 Zug
History museum Sehenswürdigkeit
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ZugZug | |||
BE Bernisches Historisches Museum / Einstein MuseumHelvetiapl. 5, 3005 Bern
History museum Local history museum, Sehenswürdigkeit
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BernBern | |||
DI Diligenza postale della Val CalancaStr. Cantonal, 6535 Grono
History museum Sehenswürdigkeit, Local history museum
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GronoGrisons | |||
MU Museum des MalteserordensRte de Cugny 99, 1257 Bardonnex
History museum
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BardonnexGeneva |
mobile |
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OR Ortsmuseum WittenbachDottenwil 1094, 9300 Wittenbach
History museum
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WittenbachSt. Gallen | — |
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VA Valais History MuseumBasilique de Valère, 1950 Sion
History museum Local history museum, Sehenswürdigkeit
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SionValais | |||
AU Ausstellung Zunftstadt ZürichObere Zäune 19, 8001 Zürich
History museum
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ZurichZurich |
mobile |
— |
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VO Vorübergehend geschlossen: Museum ObwaldenBrünigstrasse 127, 6060 Sarnen
History museum Local history museum, Museum
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SarnenObwalden | |||
KL Kloster Königsfelden5210 Windisch
History museum Chophouse restaurant, Museum
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WindischAargau | |||
SC Schloss Arenenberg mit NapoleonmuseumSchloss Arenenberg, 8268 Salenstein
History museum Museum, Sehenswürdigkeit
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SalensteinThurgau | — |
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HI Historisches Museum Basel - MusikmuseumIm Lohnhof 9, 4051 Basel
History museum Museum, Sehenswürdigkeit
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BaselBasel-Stadt | — |
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MU Musée Jean-Jacques Rousseau (fermé pour travaux)Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 2112 Val-de-Travers
History museum Sehenswürdigkeit
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Val-de-TraversNeuchâtel |
— |
— |
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MI MilitärmuseumSchulstrasse 17, 4628 Wolfwil
History museum
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WolfwilSolothurn |
— |
— |
— |
SC Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum | Forum Schweizer Geschichte Schwyz—
History museum
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—Schwyz |
— |
— |
— |
MU Museum Casa AnattaStr. Collina 84, 6612 Ascona
History museum
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AsconaTicino | |||
AR Artilleriefort MagletschValschnära, 9476 Wartau
History museum
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WartauSt. Gallen | |||
FO Fort de CindeyRte du Chablais, 1890 Saint-Maurice
History museum
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Saint-MauriceValais |
History museums by canton
Active records of the category in each canton and per 100,000 inhabitants. Click a column to sort.
| Canton ↕ | Records ↓ | Share ↕ | Per 100,000 inh. ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZurichZurich region | 5 | 14% |
0.3 |
| St. GallenEastern Switzerland | 4 | 11% |
0.7 |
| Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland | 3 | 8% |
1.5 |
| VaudLake Geneva region | 3 | 8% |
0.3 |
| LucerneCentral Switzerland | 3 | 8% |
0.7 |
| GenevaLake Geneva region | 3 | 8% |
0.6 |
| BernEspace Mittelland | 2 | 5% |
0.2 |
| NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland | 2 | 5% |
1.1 |
| TicinoTicino region | 2 | 5% |
0.6 |
| ThurgauEastern Switzerland | 2 | 5% |
0.7 |
| ValaisLake Geneva region | 2 | 5% |
0.5 |
| SchwyzCentral Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
0.6 |
| ObwaldenCentral Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
2.5 |
| AargauNorthwestern Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
0.1 |
| SolothurnEspace Mittelland | 1 | 3% |
0.3 |
| ZugCentral Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
0.7 |
| GrisonsEastern Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
0.5 |
Where there are the most
Cities with the most records in this category.
History museums: chains
Chains with locations in this category. Share — of all records of the category of Switzerland.
| Rank | Chain | Locations | Cantons | Market share | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  VerkehrshausHistory museum · 6 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 2.7% |
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| 02 |
SM Schloss MörsburgHistory museum · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 2.7% |
|
| 03 |
ML Museum LuzernHistory museum · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 2.7% |
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Questions about the “History museum” category
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 37 history museums in Switzerland. 4 (11%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Verkehrshaus (1), Schloss Mörsburg (1) and Museum Luzern (1).
All history museums in Switzerland cost 20 € — one file for the whole country. The price depends on the number of records; a canton or a city is available separately, at the corresponding share of this price (from 10 €). The complete database of all sectors costs 620 €.
73% of the records have a phone number (4 with a mobile number), 81% a website, 43% social media and 46% published opening hours. 43% have an email address — it comes from the company’s own website. All rows have an address and coordinates.
XLSX and CSV (UTF-8, semicolon as separator), one row per company: name, sector, category and other categories, chain, canton, major region, city, postal code, address, coordinates, phone numbers, website, email, social media, published opening hours and the date the listing was added. The files appear in your account after payment.
Each update adds new listings and removes companies that the source marks as closed. The date of the data is shown at the top of every page.