The Museum is located within the monastery of Bigorio and exhibits works made by monks over many years. The display gives to the public a unique insight into the lifestyles of monks. Detail
Museo del Bigorio Convento Santa Maria 6954 Bigorio Tel. +41 (0)91 943 12 22 Tel. +41 (0)91 943 12 23 Fax +41 (0)91 943 46 65 bigorio@cappuccini.ch www.bigorio.ch
Smuggling, drug searches, trademark piracy, prevention of trade in endangered species – museum visitors can gain an insight into the daily work of Switzerland’s customs officers and border control guards. You can also experience how these professions have evolved over the years. Detail
Museo delle dogane svizzero Cantine di Gandria 6978 Gandria Tel. Museo: +41(0)91 923 98 43 Tel. Dir.: +41(0)31 325 61 33 Fax +41(0)31 322 61 65 zollmuseum@ezv.admin.ch www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv
Permanent exhibition dedicated to the Italian in exile, Carlo Cattaneo (1801 – 1869), and to the Latvian poets Rainis (1865 – 1929) and Aspazija (1865 – 1943) who lived in exile in Castagnola from 1906 trough 1920. Detail
Archivio Storico Città di Lugano Casa Cattaneo 6976 Lugano-Castagnola Tel. +41 (0)58 866 68 50 Fax +41 (0)58 866 68 59 archiviostorico@lugano.ch www.lugano.ch/lugano-attiva/polo-culturale
In the rooms of the San Salvatore Museum, a very special and unknown chapter of the religious history of Ticino and the Lugano area is presented. Detail
Museo San Salvatore Funicolare Monte San Salvatore 6900 Lugano-Paradiso Tel. +41 (0)91 985 28 28 Fax +41 (0)91 985 28 29 info@montesansalvatore.ch www.montesansalvatore.ch
The Museum hosts precious evidence of Hermann Hesse’s last 43 years in Montagnola up until his death. Detail
Museo Hermann Hesse Torre Camuzzi 6926 Montagnola Tel. +41(0)91 993 37 70 Fax +41(0)91 993 37 72 info@hessemontagnola.ch www.hessemontagnola.ch
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Museo Plebano Chiesa S. Provino 6982 Agno Tel. +41(0)91 604 62 65 Fax +41(0)91 610 44 02
Maison paroissail. (sur demande) Detail
Museo d'Arte Sacra 6937 Breno Tel. 091 609 20 00
Fondazione Vincenzo Vicari Via Camparlungo 20 6987 Caslano Tel. +41 (0)91 606 31 72 info@fondazionevicari.ch www.fondazionevicari.ch
Gold mine museum, it presents work in the mines through documents, medals, equipment and the reconstructions of a gallery. Detail
Piccolo Museo Cà du Lol 6997 Sessa Tel. +41 (0)91 608 19 39
Implements, woven farbics, clothers, varios objects relating to the story of the forefathers, to their amusements, to emigration and to minig. Detail
Piccolo Museo di Sessa 6997 Sessa Tel. 091 608 19 39
