Things to do in Canton of Zug, Canton of Zug: The Best Museums

THIS IS HOW HISTORY CAN BE FUN! Highlights from the cultural history of Zug are presented in the theme rooms. Room follows room like a string of pearls, and you can immerse yourself in your own universe in every room. It goes without saying that suits of armour and halberds will also be shown, but that's not all by far. Visitors can immerse themselves in the past, from atmospheric scenarios up to an explosive love affair. On the basis of collection objects, interactive stations and short texts, both the young and the old can learn lots of interesting facts about the lives of people in Zug over the last five hundred years. The popular model of the city not only shows the development of the city up to 1730 - it can then be followed virtually up to the year 2013 on a touch screen. The ensemble rooms let us experience industry as our grandfathers and great-grandfathers knew it. An the multimedia stations offer further information for those who are interested in a little more background. The youngest guests are also not forgotten: The comic figure Lili guides them through the rooms with questions appropriate to their age. A wide selection of tours and workshops for all ages promises hours of excitement.

The permanent exhibition at the Museum of Prehistory in Zug presents archaeological finds from Canton Zug dating from the Early Stone Age to the Early Middle Ages. The main focus of the collection, which is of national importance, is on the pile-dwelling period. Scenes and life-sized figures as well as models and stories ensure that the museum is particularly exciting and interesting for families and schools and the everyday lives of people from the past are vividly brought to life. Schools can avail of craft rooms and an extensive collection of educational materials. The special events are particularly popular. They include Sunday events for the whole family, workshops for those interested in crafts and a wide range of guided tours, tailor-made programmes for children and kids’ birthday parties, all of which give people of all ages an authentic taste of prehistory.

Kunsthaus Zug resembles a treasure trove. Here, you will find unique, exhilarating, impressive, and mysterious works of art.Visitors are given a friendly welcome. Once inside, you are our guest: the Kunsthaus bar and our quiet garden invite you to linger. Located in the centre of Zug, the Kunsthaus Zug is home to works of Swiss Surrealism and Fantastic Realism - and above all the most comprehensive collection of Viennese Modernism anywhere in Europe, outside of Austria (Kamm Collection Foundation). This treasure includes a collection of impressive landscape paintings by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, unequalled in any museum anywhere in the world. The collection is presented in thematic exhibitions.For every exhibition the Kunsthaus Zug establishes a varied art education program. In addition, Kunsthaus Zug is a laboratory for contemporary art. International artists such as Ilya Kabakov, Tadashi Kawamata, Richard Tuttle, Pavel Pepperstein, Olafur Eliasson, Roman Signer, Christoph Rütimann experiment with site specific art in Zug. There is hardly another museum that is so actively engaged in the public space, with the aim of communicating art to a wide segment of the population.