Museum Langmatt Stiftung Sidney und Jenny Brown

Om museet

The engineer Sidney William Brown, technical director of Brown Boveri & Cie. in Baden, had Villa Langmatt built in 1900/01 for himself and his wife Jenny Sulzer. Between 1908 and 1919, the couple assembled most of their collection of French Impressionists, with works by Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne and Gauguin, among others. The Brown family lived in the villa for two generations.

After the death of the last resident, John A. Brown, in 1987, the City of Baden, as sole heir, carried out his wishes: it established the "Stiftung Langmatt Sidney und Jenny Brown" foundation and opened the house and park in 1990 as an Impressionist and period-home museum. The foundation's purpose is to preserve the villa, park and collection and to make them accessible to the public.

What makes it special is that the listed stately villa has been largely preserved with its original furnishings: masterpieces of art history hang in historic living rooms, not in neutral exhibition halls. The house was saved, among other things, through the sale of three paintings by Paul Cézanne from the collection.

From 2024 to 2026, the complex underwent extensive renovation, including restoration of the villa, park and reception building and a new pavilion. Since the reopening in May 2026, the collection can be seen in Baden again; the paintings have been rehung and can now be experienced in the light of the Browns.

Højdepunkter

• One of the most important private collections of French Impressionism in Europe
• Paintings in the historic living rooms of the Art Nouveau villa
• Park with free access and veranda café
• Audio guides on Impressionism, the villa and the park
• Reopening in May 2026 after complete renovation

Permanente udstillinger

• Sammlung des französischen Impressionismus in der Villa – Paintings by Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne and Gauguin, among others, hang in the Brown family's historic living rooms, which are largely preserved in their original state.
• Villa und Park Langmatt – The listed Art Nouveau villa with its stately rooms and servants' quarters, and the freely accessible park with biodiversity stations.

Grundlagt

1990

Ejer

Stiftung Langmatt Sidney und Jenny Brown

Ledelse

Markus Stegmann

Entrépriser & rabatter

Park freely accessible. Free museum admission on presentation of a valid card, including Freunde Museum Langmatt, Club Langmatt, ICOM/VMS, Swiss Museum Pass, Raiffeisen Member Plus, Museums-PASS-Musées, KulturLegi, Kulturpass Kanton Aargau, Kultur-Ticket, Visarte Schweiz, Gästekarte Cityticket Baden.

Tilgængelighed

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

Museum and park are accessible without barriers; elevator and wheelchair-accessible toilets available, details on the accessibility platform Ginto. Dogs are not permitted in the museum and park, except guide dogs and other assistance dogs.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

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

Offerings for children and families with playful tasks, workshops and tours for school classes from kindergarten to upper secondary level, a children's audio guide from age 8 and the digital scavenger hunt "Find Harry!" in the park. Free admission up to age 18.

Transport & parkering

By car from Zurich and Zurich Airport via the A1 to the Neuenhof exit, from Bern and Basel via the A1 to the Baden-West exit, in each case towards Baden Zentrum.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Wi-fi

Veranda café in the villa's former conservatory (self-service, coffee, ice cream, snacks; terrace in summer). Picnic basket for 2 people (CHF 110 incl. 2 museum admissions) on order. Wi-Fi in the museum.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

Park, pavilion, covered terrace and historic library for private events, company meetings and club events; supporting program with a tour or apéro possible. Inquiries for 2027 from November 1, 2026.

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