Wettingen Abbey

Guided tours for groups

Wettingen Abbey offers guided tours for groups. On request, they can also be organised in French. Offers for groups (in German) Contact +41 (0)848 871 200 Send a message Telephone availability: Tuesday to Friday 9 am - 12 pm / 1 pm - 4:30 pm November to March only in the morning

 
IndustriekulTour Aabach

IndustriekulTour Aabach – Histoire industrielle virtuelle

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 Aabach (both websites in German). Enquiries and contact +41 (0)848 871 200 museumaargau@ag.ch Telephone availability Tuesday to Friday 9 am – 12 midday

 
Egliswil Collection Centre

Guided tours and events

The Egliswil Collection Centre is not open to the public. From February to December a public guided tour takes place on the first Tuesday of each month. Event calendar (in German) Contact +41 (0)848 871 200 Send a message Telephone availability: Tuesday to Friday 9 am - 12 pm / 1 pm - 4:30 pm November to March only in the morning

 
Habsburg Castle

Virtual Habsburg Castle

Virtual flight with VR glasses Admission Entrance free Booking required Book your time slot conveniently online. Please note The VR headsets are available at the visitor centre between April and October. Fly over Habsburg Castle as it was in 1200 Put your VR glasses on for an adventurous 360-degree flight over the castle in around the year 1200. Enjoy a bird's eye view of the site and immerse yourself in the world of the 13th century Habsburgs! Virtual Habsburg Castle: Fly over Habsburg Castle as it was in 1200

 
Wildegg Castle

Living history museum and ancestral portrait gallery

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Former castle residents are waiting to chat with visitors! Wildegg Castle is the castle of talking portraits: in the ancestral portrait gallery and the living history museum, former castle residents are waiting to chat with visitors. They include Julie von Effinger, the last owner of Wildegg Castle, who recounts anecdotes from her everyday life. Throughout the castle, large portraits of the von Effinger family come to life and tell of the past in a lively and entertaining way. An impressive living history museum With its more than 30 beautifully furnished rooms, Wildegg Castle offers a fascinating insight into the lives of the nobility and their servants. The banqueting hall, salon and dining room – complete with tables set for meals – state rooms as well as the kitchens and maids' quarters – as described by Sophie von Erlach-Effinger in the castle chronicle – can all be visited. You can also explore the narrow confines of the servants' rooms under the roof, visit the maid in the entrance hall, or sit on the windowsill like Julie von Effinger and gaze into the magnificent palace garden. Exhibition on Wildegg Castle: Living history museum and ancestral portrait gallery. Former castle residents are waiting to chat with visitors!

 
Wildegg Castle

Rose garden

Rose garden Admission Entrance free A major attraction for rose lovers The rose garden of Wildegg Castle is a major attraction for rose lovers. Numerous historical roses with rose arches, as well as English roses and hybrid tea roses, can be found here. Laid out in around 1830 it's a magnificent sight, especially during the main flowering period in June, replete with carefully tended, historical and rare roses. For weddings, the rose garden is a popular backdrop for photo shoots. It's also the perfect place to sit on a bench and read a gripping detective story. The small park near the historic wine cellar has been maintained free of charge for many years by the Aargau Regional Group of the Society of Swiss Rose Enthusiasts. Rose garden on Wildegg Castle: A major attraction for rose lovers!

 
Wildegg Castle

Vineyard path

Permanent exhibition Price Museum/garden admission 0 Nine interactive stations about viticulture The Wildegg Castle vineyard trail tells the story of the hard but rewarding work of winegrowers in centuries past. At nine interactive stations, built from old wine barrels, visitors discover the challenges of winegrowing: from tending the vines in winter to the dangers posed by weather, pests and diseases, right through to the grape harvest in autumn. Special attention is paid to the Effinger family, who used viticulture as their economic basis for centuries. Rebpfad Schoss Wildegg: Ausstellung über Weinbau

 
Wildegg Castle

Children's area and stables

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Saddle up the horses in the stables! Wildegg Castle is a paradise for families: children can play and paint in the castle barn, or saddle up the horses in the stables! Children's area: books, games and billiards There's never a dull moment in the children's area at Wildegg Castle! Here, kids can dress up as knights, set the table in the children's castle, browse through books on the elegant sofa or try out old games. They can even play a game of billiards – just as the residents of Wildegg Castle once did. Stables: saddle up the horses! In the old stables, Albert von Effinger talks to his favourite horse, while his hunting dog gives a running commentary! The wooden horses are waiting to be fed and groomed. In this exhibition, children learn what horses like to eat, how they were used in the past – and can even meet a talking horse. Sit side-saddle yourself, climb aboard the carriage, or race for the finishing line as a jockey! Exhibition on Wildegg Castle: Children's area and stables. Saddle up the horses in the stables!

 
Wildegg Castle

Hunting and game

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Stroke a wild boar! Stroke a wild boar and find out how the lords of Wildegg hunted with birds of prey and dogs around 1800. In the Jagd & Wild (Hunting & Game) exhibition you'll walk through the woods and stand amidst their animal inhabitants. You'll also learn which animals and tools were helpful to hunters, discover on a map where the hunting ground was located, and marvel at the many trophies that the Effingers brought home. In the lifelike hunting and game exhibition, Sigmund Effinger himself talks about his passion. His talking portrait explains why hunting was a privilege of the nobility and how everything changed in 1798. Exhibition "Hunting an game" on Wildegg Castle. Stroke a wild boar!

 
Wildegg Castle

Kitchen garden and pleasure garden

Admission Museum entrance fee Rare variety Take a stroll through the 3,300-square-metre kitchen garden and pleasure garden with its old crop plants and rare vegetables. The historic vegetable cellar gives an interactive insight into the history of the garden and the work of ProSpecieRara. Kitchen garden and pleasure garden: rare variety The combined kitchen garden and pleasure garden at Wildegg Castle is the perfect place to stroll, smell the scents and marvel at the flora. Old, barely remembered vegetable varieties grow in the borders, while the flowers and shrubs fill the air with their fragrances. In collaboration with ProSpecieRara, old varieties such as the purple artichoke, skirret and tree onion are cultivated here. Stroll through the garden and appreciate the plant diversity of the 18th century! Vegetable cellar: a word with gardener Bruno In the historic vaulted cellar, where tools were once stored and plants wintered, you will now meet Julie von Effinger. In her talking portrait, the last lady of the castle discusses the latest developments in the castle garden with gardener Bruno. The vegetable cellar also showcases the work of the ProSpecieRara Foundation, which cultivates and propagates rare vegetable and ornamental plant varieties in the kitchen garden and pleasure garden. Kitchen garden and pleasure garden on Wildegg Castle: Rare variety and historic plants.

Gradian
Eine grosse Gruppe mit Erwachsenen und Kindern. Sie sitzen um ein Lagerfeuer im Legionärspfad Vindonissa, in der Mitte brennt ein grosser Feuer. Daneben steht ein römischer Legionär, der lacht. Mystische Stimmung in der Nacht.
Eine grosse Gruppe mit Erwachsenen und Kindern. Sie sitzen um ein Lagerfeuer im Legionärspfad Vindonissa, in der Mitte brennt ein grosser Feuer. Daneben steht ein römischer Legionär, der lacht. Mystische Stimmung in der Nacht.

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A night in a Roman camp

Spend an unforgettable night in the faithfully recreated legionary's quarters Contubernia! Pupils learn under the guidance of a legionary or a Roman woman everything that a Roman soldier had to know and be able to do. After marching, the school class cooks a traditional legionary meal by the fire. Then it's on with fights, games and campfire atmosphere.

As a highlight, straw mattresses in the contubernium invite you to a unique Roman sleeping experience. As soon as the fire goes out and peace returns to Vindonissa, it's time for a Roman sleepover in unique surroundings!

The new day begins with a self-prepared Roman breakfast and once again demands all your legionary skills.

Impressions

Kinder in römischer Tunika sowie eine römisch gekleidete Frau und ein Legionäre stehen um ein Lagerfeuer. Im Hintergrund die Legionärsunterkunft Contubernia im Legionärspfad Vindonissa sowie weitere Personen in römischer Kleidung.
Römisch gekleidete Männer und Frauen nachts an einem Lagerfeuer in historischer Kulisse
Ein römischer Legionär und eine Gruppe Kinder in römischer Tunika marschieren wie früher Legionäre. Im Hintergrund die römische Legionärsunterkunft Contubernia im Legionärspfad Vindonissa
Eine in blauem Gewand gekleidete Römerin und zwei Kinder essen an einem Tisch. Sie blicken direkt in die Kamera und lachen.
Ein Mann und eine Frau sowie zwei Kinder in einer römischen Schlafunterkunft (Contubernium)
Eine Gruppe Kinder in römischer Tunika wirft Speere.
Eine Gruppe Personen bildet mit römischen Schilden eine "Formation Schildkröte". Rechts daneben steht eine Römerin in blauem Gewand und mit Stab in der Hand.
Ein Vater und drei Kinder in römischer Tunika schälen Karotten an einem Holztisch