St. Gallen

Museums & Art Centers

St. Gallen’s cultural offerings range from the UNESCO World Heritage Abbey Library, housing a vast collection of medieval manuscripts, to specialized institutions like the Naturmuseum. The city’s history and global connections are explored at the Historisches und Völkerkundemuseum, while contemporary art is represented at the Point Jaune Museum and Kesselhaus Josephsohn, the latter dedicated to Hans Josephsohn's sculptures. Unique local heritage is also preserved at the Bierflaschenmuseum, located within Switzerland's oldest brewery.

Abbey Library

The abbey library of Saint Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Historisches und Völkerkundemuseum

Displays archaeological finds, regional history from the Middle Ages to the present, and ethnographic collections from Africa, Asia, and the South Seas.

Bierflaschenmuseum

Located at the Schützengarten brewery, this museum exhibits over 3,000 beer bottles from across Switzerland, showcasing the history of brewing and glass production.

Point Jaune Museum

This museum is extraordinary indeed: it focuses on the connection of postpostism technologies with contemporary art.

Naturmuseum St. Gallen

Features modern exhibitions on regional geology, fossils, and local fauna, including a relief of the Canton of St. Gallen and diverse mineral specimens.

Kesselhaus Josephson

A gallery and permanent exhibition space located in a former industrial boiler house, dedicated to the large-scale bronze sculptures and plaster models of artist Hans Josephsohn.