Vitromusée Romont

Om museet

The idea for the museum came from the surgeon and art lover Pierre Fasel together with the stained-glass artist Yoki: they wanted to create a house devoted to stained glass, which they saw as a world first. The Fondation du Musée de Romont was founded for this purpose in 1972; in 1979 the canton of Fribourg made part of the Savoyard castle wing available. On 20 January 1981 the Musée du Vitrail opened as part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Fribourg joining the Swiss Confederation. In 1988 it became the Musée suisse du Vitrail, and since 2006 it has been called Vitromusée Romont.

The museum is located in Romont Castle on a hill above the old town. The Savoyard part with the 38-metre-high tower dates from the 13th century and today shows the stained glass collection; the 16th-century Fribourg bailiff's building has housed the reverse glass painting since the 2006 extension. The orangery, connecting passage and staircase from the 2006 conversion link medieval walls with light metal structures.

The collections comprise stained glass, reverse glass painting, glass objects, graphic works as well as tools and materials of glass processing, plus several thousand fragments of old stained glass. In 2020 a third section with hollow glass was added. The main lender is the scientific partner institution Vitrocentre Romont. The museum also promotes contemporary glass art in Switzerland.

Højdepunkter

• Stained glass in the Savoyard castle from the 13th century
• Reverse glass painting in the Fribourg bailiff's building
• Hollow glass department since 2020
• Vitrocafé in the orangery with a terrace in the castle courtyard
• Children's studio and workshops around the material glass

Permanente udstillinger

• Glasmalerei im Château savoyard – The stained glass collection is displayed in the medieval castle wing, complemented by a workshop, tools and fragments of old windows.
• Hinterglasmalerei im Château fribourgeois – The 16th-century bailiff's building has housed an extensive collection of reverse glass painting since 2006.
• Hohlglas – Since 2020 a third section has presented glass objects and hollow glass as a complement to the stained glass.

Grundlagt

1981

Ejer

Stiftung Fondation du Musée de Romont

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission with Raiffeisen (membership); with the KulturLegi 40 percent discount on the adult price (CHF 9). A surcharge may be applied for special exhibitions and events.

Tilgængelighed

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

The museum is wheelchair accessible; the entrance is in the castle courtyard. For visually impaired people there is the 60-minute "Expérience tactile" offer with a tactile model. Dogs are not allowed in the museum.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Børnefødselsdage

In the children's studio, children aged 5 or 6 and over, accompanied by adults, make suncatchers, candle holders or a glass-pane picture (kit CHF 10, approx. 30 to 60 minutes). There are also games, a puzzle trail, workshops for children, holiday pass offers and children's birthday parties with up to 12 children (price on request, tel. +41 26 652 18 34).

Transport & parkering

The museum entrance is in the castle courtyard.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Vitrocafé in the orangery with a terrace in the castle courtyard (in the 2026 season from 14 March to 4 October, Tuesday to Sunday 1 to 5 p.m., free entry). Vitroboutique with glass objects, glass jewellery, books and postcards, accessible free of charge during opening hours.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Bryllupper / vielser

The historic halls (Salle St-Luc, orangery) are rented out for events, concerts and aperitifs; the castle courtyard also requires a reservation. The Salle St-Luc is the official wedding hall of the Glâne district and holds 40 guests.

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