Museum Aargau Hallwyl Castle
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Vindonissa Museum

Roman Garden of Vindonissa

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/vindonissa-museum/event/roman-garden-of-vindonissa

Price: Included in the museum admission fee 0 Reconstructed Ornamental Garden of the Legion Commander The Roman garden at the Vindonissa Museum is an oasis of tranquility and sensory delight. A colorful array of plants flourishes in the flower beds, while water splashes in the fountains and basins. A colonnade frames the 450-square-meter complex, which is unique in Switzerland in terms of its size. The garden features around 40 plant species for which there is archaeobotanical evidence locally. The design, with its ornate bed borders and water features, is modeled after ancient examples and exudes

 
Vindonissa Museum

Quiz Tour

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/vindonissa-museum/event/quiz-tour

Interactive tour for children Suitable for Ages 7 and over Price Included in the museum admission fee Duration 45 minutes Booking Not required 0 Trough the museum with the treasure map Our archaeologist on duty, Walter Scatterbrain, has been dreaming of grand palaces and glittering treasure again. He forgot where he stowed his latest finds from the last excavation. Help him find his objects and fill in the gaps in his diary. An exciting quiz for big and small. Join the quiz tour at the Vindonissa Museum! Help archaeologist Walter Schussel find his artifacts. A thrilling adventure for children aged

 
Vindonissa Museum

AKTUELL display

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/vindonissa-museum/event/aktuell-display

Admission: Museum entrance fee Highlights from the Cantonal Archaeology Department The AKTUELL display presents special treasures from the former legionary camp at Vindonissa. A new display is installed by the Cantonal Archaeology Department every year. Themes include current excavations, unusual finds and research results from throughout the canton of Aargau. The vernissage takes place every November.

 
Vindonissa Museum

Permanent exhibition on Vindonissa

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/vindonissa-museum/event/permanent-exhibition-on-vindonissa

Admission: Museum entrance fee Discover original objects from excavations! How did the Romans live 2,000 years ago on the territory of present-day Switzerland? What did they eat? What weapons and clothes did they wear? For more than 100 years, archaeologists in the Brugg/Windisch area have been researching the site where the only legionary camp on the territory of present-day Switzerland once stood. Largest collection of Roman writing tablets The Vindonissa Museum shows original objects from these excavations in its permanent exhibition. It presents life and everyday routines in the legionary camp

 
Hallwyl Castle

Permanent exhibition

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/hallwyl-castle/event/domestic-life-museum

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Permanent exhibition on the family and construction history Who lived at Hallwyl Castle? When was it built? How did the lords of Hallwyl ensure law and order? And how did the servants live and work? The permanent exhibition in the castle provides an insight into the construction and family history and numerous aspects of the life of the nobility and their subjects. The topics range from agriculture and fishing to medieval medicine and the prevailing religion-based world view. Audiovisual shows, an audio guide, castle models to touch as well as

 
IndustriekulTour Aabach

IndustriekulTour Aabach – Histoire industrielle virtuelle

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/industriekultour-aabach

Experience the industrial culture on the Aabach with your smartphone: the IndustriekulTOUR Aabach is the first virtual museum space in the canton of Aargau. The digital offering is available in German. Start an exciting tour along the Aabach in Lenzburg, Wildegg and Niederlenz with your smartphone and experience the industrial history of the canton of Aargau at the original locations. Download the app now App Store (iPhone, iPad und iPod Google Play Store (Android) A cooperative project IndustriekulTOUR Aabach is a cooperation between Museum Aargau, the Museum Burghalde and the Verein Industriekultur

 
Wildegg Castle

Museum forest

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wildegg-castle/event/museum-forest

Museum forest Price Entrance free Location The museum forest is located above the playground near Wildegg Castle. 0 Forest use in the 18th and early 19th centuries The museum forest at Wildegg Castle shows how forests were used in the 18th and early 19th centuries: as a larder, source of wood, grazing land and hunting ground. At the heart of the museum forest is the wood pasture. In early and late summer, goats graze here, just as they did 200 years ago. Guided tours and workshops bring this historical use of the forest to life and shed light on the highly topical issues of biodiversity and

 
Lenzburg Castle

Children's museum and PLIRRK!

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/lenzburg-castle/event/childrens-museum-and-plirrk

Children's museum and PLIRRK! Admission Museum entrance fee Notice The craft area closes at 4.30 pm. Children must be supervised. The paradise for knights and princesses! Children's museum The children's museum is located right up in the attic of Lenzburg Castle. There are lots of secret nooks and crannies, hidden staircases and oriels to explore. Children can dress up as knights or princesses, chase around the corridors and practise handicrafts and painting to their heart's content. Children's exhibition PLIRRK In the children's exhibition PLIRRK!, kids can immerse themselves in the world of

 
Wettingen Abbey

Observatory

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wettingen-abbey/event/observatory

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Take a journey through the history of knowledge and belief At the Observatory, take a journey through the history of knowledge and belief in a cinematic installation. Together with a group of pupils from Wettingen Cantonal School, you will visit places that tell this story: from the earliest known cave paintings to the vastness of the World Wide Web. On this journey, you will discover how the monks of the Cistercian abbey understood knowledge in the Middle Ages – and how the expulsion of the monks from the abbey in 1841 was linked to new concepts

 
Wettingen Abbey

Medicinal garden

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wettingen-abbey/event/medicinal-garden

Admission Free of charge Tradition of monastic healing Today, medicinal herbs, spices, flowers and also certain vegetables grow in the medicinal garden of Wettingen Abbey. The garden showcases the long tradition of monastic medicine. The original location and design of the medicinal garden are not known in detail. It is assumed that, as in comparable abbey complexes, the Wettingen garden was located by the infirmary wing. The garden has been reconstructed at this location, based on the Hortulus book on gardening by the Reichenau abbot Walahfrid Strabo and the St. Gallen abbey plan from the 9th

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Brücke zum wunderschön Schlosshof Schloss Hallwyl

Opening hours and entrance fees

Open from Tuesday to Sunday

Open from Tuesday to Sunday

Discover Hallwyl Castle from April to October: opening hours, entrance fees and discounts on the tour at a glance.

Opening hours: castle and bistro

1 April to 1 November 2026 
Mondayclosed
Tuesday – Sunday, public holidays*10 am – 5 pm
*Open on the following public holidays: Easter (Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday), Whitsun (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday), Ascension Day, National Holiday (August 1)

Entrance fees

Categoryp.P.from 10 p.
AdultsCHF 14CHF 10
Vocational trainees and students (up to age 26)CHF 10CHF 8
Children (6–16 years)CHF 8CHF 4
Family ticket A (2 adults + max. 5 children)CHF 35-
Family ticket B (1 adult + max. 5 children)CHF 25-
Schools (2 teachers free of charge)-CHF 4
Category p.P. from 10 p.
Adults CHF 3 CHF 2.50
Vocational trainees and students (up to age 26) CHF 2.50 CHF 2
Children (6–16 years) free free
Season ticket CHF 10  
  • Free admission: Swiss Museum Pass, Raiffeisen MemberPlus, Museums-PASS-Musées, VMS, ICOM, Verein "Falken und Fisch"
  • Reduced admission: Schools, families and groups of 10 or more (see admission prices for details), Kulturlegi (50% off the regular museum entrance fee), Guests with disabilities (reduced group admission price, 1 accompanying person free of charge)
  • Discounted journey for groups: 30 % off travel by public transport for groups of 10 or more (bookable via the SBB)
  • Schools in the canton of Aargau benefit from a 50% reduction on travel, admission and the education programme ("Kultur macht Schule" grant). This offer should be booked directly through Museum Aargau.

The Castle Pass (Schlösserpass) offers discounted admission to the castles of Hallwyl, Lenzburg and Wildegg. The combined ticket is available at the ticket offices of the participating castles and online (in German). Validity: 2 years. We recommend visiting Habsburg Castle too (free admission).

The combined ticket “Boat trip and castle experience” includes a boat trip on Lake Hallwil and admission to the castle. Price: adults CHF 32, children and half-fare travelcard holders CHF 22. This combined ticket is available at the ticket office of Hallwyl Castle and on the vessels of the Lake Hallwil boat company. Please note: in April and October the boats only operate when the weather is fine. Information on the weather situation can be obtained from the boat company (in German).

Gift vouchers are available at the ticket office and online (in German).

  • Tickets are available at the ticket office and online.
  • Payment can be made in CHF. Credit cards (including Maestro, Visa and Mastercard), Postcard, Twint and Reka-Card are also accepted.
  • Admission prices may vary for special events (in German). All prices in CHF, prices subject to change.

Notes on visiting the castle

Dogs may generally be taken into the castle courtyard on a leash but are not permitted inside the buildings. The management reserves the right not to admit dogs to the courtyard during special events, with the exception of assistance dogs for people with disabilities.

Prams are welcome in the courtyard, but not in the exhibition rooms.

Small bags up to size A4 are permitted in the exhibition rooms. Larger bags and rucksacks must be deposited in the cloakroom of the castle bistro. Lockers are also available.

Have you lost or forgotten something in the castle? Please contact the museum shop or Museum Aargau customer service.

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