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Local history museums in Switzerland
Database of local history museums in Switzerland: 89 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 local history museums are there in Switzerland?
89 records
As of November 11, 2026, our database contains 89 records in the “Local history museum” category in Switzerland — <1% of the “Culture, leisure and events” sector. That is 1.0 per 100,000 inhabitants. Most are in the cantons of Zurich (16), Bern (13) and Valais (11). 8 (9%) belong to chains; the largest are Musée Chez Mathilde - Fondation Robert & Mathilde Seppey (2), Bottighofen (1) and Spycher Handwerk (1).
B2B contacts of local 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” | 27% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postal code | 4 digits | 100% | |
| Canton, major region and city | 26 cantons, 7 major regions | 100% | |
| Coordinates | latitude and longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +41 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 66 | 74% | |
| Mobile | mobile number flag | 15% | |
| Website | URL | 92% | |
| from the company’s website · unique addresses: 87 | 69% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … | 46% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 46% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 9% |
List of local 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ST Station Ritz MuseumFurkastrasse 20, 3989 Niederwald
Local history museum Bistro, Kiosk
Chain: Station Ritz |
NiederwaldValais | |||
SC Schweizer SchützenmuseumBernastrasse 5, 3005 Bern
Local history museum
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BernBern | |||
MU Museo del TabaccoVia Cantonale 288, 7743 Brusio
Local history museum
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BrusioGrisons |
mobile |
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GE Gedenkstätte RiehenInzlingerstrasse 44, 4125 Riehen
Local history museum
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RiehenBasel-Stadt | |||
CH ChronikAmthofstrasse 4, 8630 Rüti
Local history museum
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RütiZurich | |||
MU Musée d'Histoire La Chaux-de-FondsRue des Musées 31, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Local history museum Sehenswürdigkeit
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La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel | |||
ST Stadtmuseum Rapperswil-JonaHerrenberg 40, 8640 Rapperswil-Jona
Local history museum
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Rapperswil-JonaSt. Gallen | |||
MU Museum von Yverdon und RegionPl. Pestalozzi 11, 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
Local history museum Sehenswürdigkeit
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Yverdon-les-BainsVaud | |||
MU Museum LindwurmUnderstadt 18, 8260 Stein am Rhein
Local history museum Museum, Sehenswürdigkeit
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Stein am RheinSchaffhausen | |||
MU Museo di LeventinaCasa Stanga, Via Fond la Tèra 4, 6745 Giornico
Local history museum Cultural center, Sehenswürdigkeit
|
GiornicoTicino | |||
MU Museum LuzernKasernenpl. 6, 6003 Luzern
Local history museum Natural history museum, Sehenswürdigkeit
Chain: Museum Luzern |
LucerneLucerne | |||
JU Jurassisches Kunst- und GeschichtsmuseumRue du 23-Juin 52, 2800 Delémont
Local history museum
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DelémontJura | |||
TA Tal Museum EngelbergDorfstrasse 6, 6390 Engelberg
Local history museum Sehenswürdigkeit
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EngelbergObwalden | |||
MU Museum Allschwil - Haus für Kultur und GeschichteBaslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil
Local history museum Sehenswürdigkeit
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AllschwilBasel-Landschaft | |||
TA Talmuseum UrsernGotthardstrasse 113, 6490 Andermatt
Local history museum
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AndermattUri | — |
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FR Fricktaler MuseumMarktgasse 12, 4310 Rheinfelden
Local history museum
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RheinfeldenAargau | |||
DO Dorfmuseum BottighofenMüligässli 8, 8598 Bottighofen
Local history museum
Chain: Bottighofen |
BottighofenThurgau | — |
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DA DasDEPOT.chAlte Freiburgstrasse 34, 3280 Murten
Local history museum
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MurtenFribourg |
mobile |
— |
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AL Alpinmuseum BraunwaldDorfstrasse 5, 8784 Braunwald
Local history museum
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BraunwaldGlarus | — |
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MA MarchmuseumWägitalstrasse 2, 8857 Vorderthal
Local history museum
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VorderthalSchwyz | — |
Local 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 | 16 | 18% |
1.0 |
| BernEspace Mittelland | 13 | 15% |
1.2 |
| ValaisLake Geneva region | 11 | 12% |
2.9 |
| Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland | 9 | 10% |
3.0 |
| AargauNorthwestern Switzerland | 6 | 7% |
0.8 |
| St. GallenEastern Switzerland | 6 | 7% |
1.1 |
| GrisonsEastern Switzerland | 6 | 7% |
2.9 |
| VaudLake Geneva region | 4 | 4% |
0.5 |
| NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland | 3 | 3% |
1.7 |
| LucerneCentral Switzerland | 3 | 3% |
0.7 |
| JuraEspace Mittelland | 2 | 2% |
2.7 |
| ThurgauEastern Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
0.7 |
| SchwyzCentral Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.6 |
| UriCentral Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
2.6 |
| FribourgEspace Mittelland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| ObwaldenCentral Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
2.5 |
| Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.5 |
| GlarusEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
2.4 |
| SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
1.1 |
| TicinoTicino region | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
Where there are the most
Cities with the most records in this category.
Local 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 |  Musée Chez Mathilde - Fondation Robert & Mathilde SeppeyMuseum · 6 locations in Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 2.2% |
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| 02 |
BO BottighofenOutdoor swimming pool · 6 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.1% |
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| 03 |
SH Spycher HandwerkCampground · 3 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.1% |
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| 04 |
WI WildnisparkGift shop · 3 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.1% |
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| 05 |
SR Station RitzKiosk · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.1% |
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| 06 |
PH Paysan-HorlogerLocal history museum · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.1% |
|
| 07 |
ML Museum LuzernHistory museum · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.1% |
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Questions about the “Local history museum” category
As of November 11, 2026, our database contains 89 local history museums in Switzerland. 8 (9%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Musée Chez Mathilde - Fondation Robert & Mathilde Seppey (2), Bottighofen (1) and Spycher Handwerk (1).
All local 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 €.
74% of the records have a phone number (13 with a mobile number), 92% a website, 46% social media and 46% published opening hours. 69% 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.