Museum Aargau Vindonissa Museum
Museum Aargau Vindonissa Museum
Vindonissa Museum
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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

 
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

 
Egliswil Collection Centre

Guided tours and events

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/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

 
Wettingen Abbey

Guided tours for groups

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

 
Habsburg Castle

Virtual Habsburg Castle

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/habsburg-castle/event/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

 
Habsburg Castle

Habsburg Kings' Route

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/habsburg-castle/event/habsburg-kings-route

Audio tour Admission Entrance free History as audio play On a tour of the castle complex, you can learn all about the Habsburgs' rise to global power at six audio points. The Habsburgs established numerous towns and individual castles in what is now the canton of Aargau during the Middle Ages. They took over numerous fortifications from their sovereign predecessors, the Lenzburgs, Frohburgs and Kyburgs, and also held court at Lenzburg and Laufenburg castles. But who were the Habsburgs? How did they lay the foundations for a global empire, and how did they achieve royalty? The Habsburg Kings

 
Habsburg Castle

Permanent exhibition

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/habsburg-castle/event/permanent-exhibition

Permanent exhibition Admission Entrance free Construction and settlement history In the tower of the rear castle at Habsburg is a small exhibition on the buildings' construction and settlement history. A three-dimensional model as well as text and picture panels illustrate the structural development of Habsburg Castle. Objects and illustrations give an insight into everyday life in the castle, covering topics such as food, water supply and living conditions. Spread around the castle grounds there are also nine panels with information and sketches on the construction history, with interesting

 
Hallwyl Castle

Castle tour

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/hallwyl-castle/event/castle-tour

Audio tour Admission Museum entrance fee 0 Discover Hallwyl Castle In the many rooms at Hallwyl Castle there are individual numbers on steles as well as on portraits. By typing in the number into the "Museum Aargau Guide", you will hear either an overview text about the room or stories about selected members of the von Hallwyl family. Audio tour "Castle Tour" at Hallwyl Castle: men and women of the von Hallwyl family talk about their lives

 
Wildegg Castle

Living history museum and ancestral portrait gallery

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

 
Wildegg Castle

Rose garden

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

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Besucher*innen betreten das Vindonissa Museum mit der grossen Orangen Eingangstüre

Opening hours and entrance fees

Open: Tuesday to Friday and Sunday

Open: Tuesday to Friday and Sunday

Discover Vindonissa Museum all year round. Opening hours, entrance fees and discounts on the tour at a glance.

Opening hours

Regular opening hours 
Monday*closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday1 pm – 5 pm
Saturdayclosed
Sunday, public holidays*1 pm – 5 pm
For schools and groups: We open on request additionally 10 – 12 midday
Public holidays  
January 1 closed
January 2 1pm – 5pm
Whitsun (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday) 1pm – 5pm
Easter (Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday) 1pm – 5pm
Ascension Day 1pm – 5pm
National Holiday (August 1) 1pm – 5pm
December 24/25 closed
December 26 1pm – 5pm
December 31 closed

Entrance fees

Category p.P. from 10 p.
Adults CHF 10 CHF 7
Vocational trainees and students (up to age 26) CHF 7 -
Children (6–16 years) CHF 4 -
Family ticket (2 adults + max. 5 children) CHF 20 -
Schools - CHF 4

Visit the Vindonissa Museum in Brugg and the Vindonissa Legionary Trail in Windisch at a special price. The Vindonissa combined ticket includes one admission to each of the two sites of Vindonissa. The ticket is valid one year.

Categoryp.P.from 10 p.
AdultsCHF 18CHF 16
Vocational trainees and students (up to age 26)CHF 15CHF 14
Children (6–16 years)CHF 10CHF 9
Family ticket A (2 adults + max. 5 children)CHF 39-
Family ticket B (1 adult + max. 5 children)CHF 27-
Schools CHF 9

Visit the Vindonissa Museum in Brugg, the Vindonissa Legionary Trail in Windisch and the Königsfelden Abbey in Windisch at a special price. The combined ticket "Vindonissa - Kloster Königsfelden" includes one admission to each of the three sites of Museum Aargau. The ticket is valid one year.

Categoryp.P.from 10 p.
AdultsCHF 24CHF 17
Vocational trainees and students (up to age 26)CHF 17CHF 14
Children (6–16 years)CHF 13CHF 10
Family ticket A (2 adults + max. 5 children)CHF 58-
Family ticket B (1 adult + max. 5 children)CHF 40-

Discover Vindonissa (Vindonissa Legionary Trail and Vindonissa Museum) and relax before or after at Aquarena fun in Schinznach-Bad. The combined family admission is only available online. 

Information and booking (in German)

  • Free admission: Swiss Museum Pass, Raiffeisen MemberPlus, Museums-PASS-Musées, VMS, ICOM, Gesellschaft Pro Vindonissa
  • 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)
  • 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.

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

  • Tickets are available at the ticket office and online (in German).
  • 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 museum

Dogs are not permitted anywhere in the museum area.

Prams may be taken into the museum. However, a large part of the exhibition is only accessible via stairs. Prams can be deposited at the reception.

Small bags up to size A4 are permitted in the exhibition rooms. Larger bags and rucksacks must be deposited in the cloakroom. Lockers are available free of charge (deposit CHF 1).

Have you lost or forgotten something? Please contact the reception in the museum or the Museum Aargau advice & sales team by telephone.

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