Hexenmuseum Schweiz

Om museet

The Swiss Witch Museum (Hexenmuseum Schweiz) was founded and opened on 4 April 2009 by Wicca Meier-Spring. She still runs it today as curator and president of the sponsoring association and also writes the exhibition texts. The museum sees itself as a museum of the spirit of the present and describes itself as the only one of its kind in German-speaking Europe.

It is housed in Liebegg Castle above Gränichen. In 2017 and 2018 the permanent exhibition in the castle was rebuilt and given a new thematic focus.

Over 1,300 extensively labelled exhibits are on display, complemented by audio and visual material. The exhibition "HEXEN" presents the witch trials in Switzerland and Europe and shows the results of research into the surviving trial records in Swiss archives. It also shows folk belief and superstition, legends and customs, amulet and witch plants, early healing methods, divination arts such as tarot, astrology or runes, as well as magic and spells.

The museum publishes the magazine "Mandragora", runs a museum shop and regularly organises full moon and dark moon nights, guided tours and markets.

Højdepunkter

• Over 1,300 labelled exhibits on witches, magic and folk belief
• Witch trials in Switzerland and Europe with researched trial records
• Amulets, medicinal plants and divination arts (tarot, astrology, runes)
• Free audio guide on your own smartphone in 7 languages
• Full moon and dark moon nights at Liebegg Castle

Permanent udstilling

• HEXEN – Witch trials in Switzerland and Europe, folk belief and superstition, amulets, medicinal plants, divination arts as well as magic and spells, with over 1,300 exhibits.

Grundlagt

2009

Ejer

Verein Hexenmuseum Schweiz

Entrépriser & rabatter

Members of the Hexenmuseum Schweiz association with ID have free admission. All museum passes are invalid at the Witch Museum. Cash payment preferred, in addition EC/Maestro, Twint, Visa and Mastercard. The museum shop alone can be visited without admission.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
• Elevator: findes ikke
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Not wheelchair accessible: the exhibition is on the 1st and 2nd floors without a lift and can only be reached by stairs with uneven stone steps. Mostly accessible for people with mild walking difficulties; vehicles with the appropriate permit may drive up to the castle. Good lighting. Assistance dogs are welcome, other dogs are not. Groups with special needs only by advance registration.

Børn og familie

Kun delvist egnet til børnAnbefales fra 11 år

• Barnevognsvenlig: findes ikke

Admission for children only from age 11, even when accompanied by adults. Prams and buggies are not permitted in the museum due to lack of space.

Transport & parkering

By car via the A1 to the Aarau West exit towards Suhr and on to Gränichen; the castle is about 2 km south of the village, and the turn-off is signposted. Climb from the car park via the paved road or a steep forest path.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe

Museum shop with books, candles, amulets and incense blends, accessible during opening hours without admission; online shop available. Backpacks, bags and liquids are not allowed in the exhibition and are stored at the ticket desk.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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