Musée militaire vaudois

Om museet

The Château de Morges is a Savoyard fortress from the late 13th century, with which the House of Savoy secured the region against the prince-bishop of Lausanne. After Bern's conquest of Vaud in 1536 it served as the seat of the bailiff and was converted for artillery. In 1803 the new canton of Vaud made the castle an arsenal; until 1844 it was also a prison. In 1871 a serious explosion occurred here, with around twenty fatalities.

In 1925 the castle became a military museum, with the official inauguration following in 1932. Today the canton of Vaud runs it as "Château de Morges et ses musées"; it is one of the last museums in French-speaking Switzerland devoted to the art of war.

Under one roof, the classic square Savoyard building brings together several collections: Vaud military history from the Middle Ages to the Cold War with weapons and armour, the artillery museum with cannons, the collection of historic figurines in dioramas, the history of the Vaud gendarmerie, the room on the Swiss regiments in foreign service and an area on Ignacy Paderewski. In addition there are souvenirs of Major Davel as well as temporary exhibitions.

Højdepunkter

• Vaud military history from the Middle Ages to the Cold War
• Historic figurines in dioramas of famous battles
• Artillery collection with cannons and models
• Room on Swiss regiments in foreign service
• Savoyard castle on Lake Geneva with a wall walk

Permanente udstillinger

• Histoire militaire vaudoise – Exceptional pieces show the development of warfare in the canton of Vaud from the Middle Ages to the Cold War.
• Petits soldats – Figurines historiques – Hand-painted tin figures in dioramas depict famous battles of world history, from the Berezina to the conquest of South America.
• Fidelitate et Honore – Schweizer Regimenter in fremden Diensten – The room tells of the service of Swiss mercenary troops at the great courts of Europe.

Grundlagt

1925

Ejer

Canton de Vaud – Service de la sécurité civile et militaire (SSCM)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Free admission on the first Sunday of every month

Military personnel on duty have free admission. Admission covers all collections in the castle.

Tilgængelighed

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

The castle has no lift and no access for people with reduced mobility; a wheelchair is available for guests who can climb the entrance steps.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn

Children and young people under 18 have free admission. For families there is a detective game about the castle's history ("Mina le faucon raconte…", from age 8 or when accompanied, 45 to 60 minutes); popular with children are the figurines, weapons and armour, cannons and the wall walk. The castle takes part in children's programmes such as PâKOMUZé.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

According to the website, the castle's lakeside surroundings are suitable for a walk and a picnic.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

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