• Collections and Documentation
  • 20th/21st-Century Collection
  • Archaeological Collection
  • Arms and Militaria Collection
  • Banner and Flag Collection
  • Carriage, Wagon, Sled Collection
  • Ceramics Collection
  • Coin and Medal Collection
  • Ethnographic Collection
  • Furnishings Collection
  • Glass Collection
  • Graphic Collection
  • Historic Photography Collection
  • Jewellery Collection
  • Painting Collection
  • Precious Metals Collections
  • Sculpture Collection
  • Seal Collection
  • Stained Glass Collection
  • Textiles and Costume Collection
  • Timepiece and Scientific Instrument Collection
  • Toy Collection
  • Uniform Collection
• Documentation Centre
• Sammlungszentrum
• Lending and Registration
• Scientific Publications
• Online Collections

The Sculpture Collection

The museum boasts an outstanding collection of Mediaeval wood carvings and altar retables, representative of the extant examples of such work from the area of contemporary Switzerland during the Middle Ages, and thus of international significance. Most of the collection was acquired from parishes and on the art market during the early days of the museum, which helped to prevent the sale of carvings to foreign collectors. More …