From the cute to the horrific: Switzerland’s weirdest museums
Switzerland has some of the biggest and best museums in the world, but it is also home to some really bizarre and niche ones. Which museum, for example, has “enough material for a thousand nightmares”? (Clue: it’s got nothing to do with HR Giger.) Switzerland has the highest density of museums in the world, with more than 1,000 devoted to a wide range of topics. To mark International Museum Day on Saturday, here’s a look at some that are off the beaten tourist track. Frog Museum Nothing to see here. Just a frog riding a squirrel. And frog pupils in a classroom. And, well, more than 100 frogs, dating from the 19th century, in “typical scenes from everyday life”, according to the Frog Museum in canton Fribourg, which is actually part of the Museum of Estavayer-le-Lac. “It is the rarity, quality and conservation of this work that make it so precious.” Plus the utter weirdness. Sewing Machine Museum Have you got a mind like a sewer? If so, you’ll love the Swiss Sewing Machine Museum in ...