Zugora

Museum and art

Museum für Urgeschichte(n)

Zug · 442 m above sea level

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Museum für Urgeschichte(n)
Photo: Stefan Schuler - schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY-SA 3.0

The cantonal museum shows archaeological finds from the Canton of Zug from the Palaeolithic to the early Middle Ages, including objects from pile-dwelling settlements that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Life-size figures and models show everyday life in earlier periods.

Facts

  • Founded in 1930
  • At Hofstrasse 15 since 1997
  • Free admission on Sundays and public holidays (Zug Tourismus)

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,681,667 / 1,223,761

Sources and rights

  • Terrain, relief, municipal boundaries, buildings and hiking trails: © swisstopo
  • Playgrounds and family places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL); the derived database of places (JSON file to download) is also available under the ODbL.
  • Photos of the places of interest: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence with each photo.
  • Position of the sun after the NOAA formulas; shade values from swissSURFACE3D and swissALTI3D (calculated by the zug-family project).
  • Tips link to Zug Tourismus; only name and location are taken over.