Musée de Montreux

The story of a small village that became a tourist hotspot.

Listed as one of the region’s important architectural sites, these 17th century adjoining buildings have retained a rare architectural cohesiveness.

The Museum Society, founded in 1874, bought them between the years of 1914 and 1920 to exhibit the first collections of natural sciences and local objects.

Today, the museum’s exhibition areas include wide and varied collections of objects such as coins, branding irons, planes and woodworking tools, traditional utensils and so on. Thanks to a donation, an exceptional collection of more than 2,100 thimbles as well as many objects related to lace-work and embroidery were added to the museum’s collection.

From the origins of the region’s history to the tourist era, the museum also presents the multiple facets of the Montreux region according to four themes: history, the land, tourism and the hotel industry.

Practical informations

Name	Musée de Montreux
Location	Montreux
Phone	+41 (0) 21 963 13 53
E-mail	museemontreux@bluewin.ch
Website	http://www.museemontreux.ch
Accessibility	More information

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© Giorgio Skory

© Giorgio Skory

© Giorgio Skory

Montreux-Vevey Tourisme Museums