musée du Léman

Om museet

The Musée du Léman was founded in 1954 at the initiative of Vaud archaeologist Edgar Pélichet. It began with three small rooms on fishing, shipping, and birds in the former hospital of Nyon, built between 1756 and 1758. After Pélichet's retirement, closure threatened in 1968; however, citizens and associations advocated for the lake and its museum, and from 1975 it reopened under the name Maison du Léman with an interdisciplinary approach.

In 1985, Western Switzerland's largest aquaria were added, the building was modernized and significantly expanded. Since 1989, the museum has been run professionally by the City of Nyon and has since expanded its collection, research, and documentation center. Significant bequests such as archives of the Piccard research family and the CGN shipping company, historic boats, and a swimming mast from the 1930s, which was recovered from the lake, are part of the holdings; the collection has been considered nationally significant since 2021.

The permanent exhibition shows, across approximately 1,000 square meters, distributed over 14 rooms and three floors, the geology and fauna of the lake, fishing, sailing and steamship transportation, the tsunami of 563, and the Piccard research efforts. Five aquaria represent the lake's habitats from shore to depth. An expansion and renovation project with an additional boat hall is planned.

Højdepunkter

• Five aquaria with fish and habitats of Lake Geneva
• Permanent exhibition on three floors with approximately 1,000 objects
• Steamship transportation, paddle steamers, and CGN archive
• History of the Tauredunum tsunami from 563
• Historic boats and Piccard archives
• Cafeteria with lake view

Permanente udstillinger

• Dauerausstellung zum Genfersee – On three floors and in 14 rooms: tsunamis, natural sciences, fauna and flora, fishing, sailing and steamship transportation, rescue services, and the research efforts of the Piccard family.
• Aquarien – Five basins with more than 40,000 liters of water show fish and crustaceans from the lake's habitats from the shore to the depths.

Grundlagt

1954

Ejer

Stadt Nyon

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 21.600

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Every first Sunday of the month as well as January 1, 2, and 3

With one ticket, a free visit to the Roman Museum and Château de Nyon is possible once (valid 12 months).

Tilgængelighed

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

Access for people with limited mobility via reserved door on the right in the yard (ring bell). The building has a lifting platform and elevator, making the entire museum accessible. A disabled parking space is located approximately 50 meters away. All Nyon transport buses (TPN) have ramps. Pets not allowed in the museum.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Børnefødselsdage

Children under 16 have free admission. Workshops from age 4 ("Feuille-caillou-ciseaux" on the first Wednesdays of the month), nature science Sundays from age 8, "Coulisses des aquariums" from age 8, vacation programs, and children's birthdays. Playgrounds and covered picnic area nearby.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant: findes ikke

Cafeteria with lake view for drinks and short breaks.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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