You can see a small wooden chalet with two floors. On the first floor, two flags hang by the windows. One is the Bernese flag with two corners in red and a yellow stripe in the centre where the black bear stands. The second is the Saanen flag - red background and a white crane standing on three grey stones. The chalet has small windows and an outside staircase leads to the first floor. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Nathalie Deppeler / ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Yehudi Menuhin Centre outside

The museum is an old Saanenhaus. The ground floor is white brick, the next two floors are built with old wood. The windows are small and have ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Mark Nolan / Markus Nolan

Museum from the outside evening

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Museums & exhibitions

There are many stories and historical facts to discover in the Gstaad holiday region. How did people live in earlier times and what tools did they use? Or who was Sir Yehudi Menuhin and how did he influence the Gstaad holiday region and the whole world with his music? When were the first paper cuttings made? The various museums invite you to explore the past and present.

A white Saanen goat and two herdsmen stand together. On the right-hand side, pitchforks hang on the wall ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus / ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Goat with two herdsmen

An old schoolroom is set up. Three children are sitting at their wooden desks and one pupil is standing at the number board. The teacher stands at the front. Everyone is wearing old clothes. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus / ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Schoolroom in the old days

Old kitchen with a fireplace and a wooden table in the Museum of the Countryside in Saanen. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

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The museum is an old Saanenhaus. The ground floor is white brick, the next two floors are built with old wood. The windows are small and have ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Mark Nolan / Markus Nolan

Museum from the outside evening

You can see the Saanen Museum from the village square. The old chalet is four storeys high. The ground floor is made of white masonry while the three upper floors are made of dark wood. The windows have traditional wooden bars and there are no shutters. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Museum Saanen

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The Saanen Landscape Museum

The museum is housed in a building dating back to the late Middle Ages, which was badly damaged in a devastating village fire in 1575. Original artefacts such as the embrasure windows and the «Bsetzi» cellar are reminders of the rich history of the Saanenland.

With a permanent exhibition on three floors on Saanen customs and regular temporary exhibitions, visitors are presented with past and present in a special setting.

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Menuhin Center Saanen

This exhibition about the famous virtuoso is small but mighty! Lord Menuhin, the world-renowned musician, pedagogue and humanist, founder and mentor of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy for almost 40 years, has left behind a magnificent body of musical and intellectual work.

A lively presentation in the historic Chalet Salzhüsi in the centre of Saanen is intended to express thanks and appreciation.

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In the centre of the room is a dark table with six chairs. The wooden walls are covered with pictures and photos of Yehudi Menuhin and there are many books in the bookcase on the right-hand side. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Nathalie Deppeler / ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Yehudi Menuhin Centre inside

Black-and-white photo of Yehudi Menuhin playing the violin. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / ©Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Black-and-white shot of Yehudi Menuhin playing the violin.

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In a large panoramic picture, the concrete walls are covered with light-coloured wooden panels. Two or three silhouettes hang on each panel. The silhouettes are coloured and also in different coloured frames. In the centre of the room is an old narrow bed and three old wooden chairs. The floor is also made of darker-coloured wood. The silhouettes are emphasised with spotlights. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Personnel du Musée du Pays d'Enhaut & Centre Suisse du Papier Découpé / Musée du Pays d'Enhaut & Centre Suisse du Papier Découpé

Exhibition large room

In this exhibition room, there are 9 large wooden panels on each of the two concrete walls. One to four silhouettes hang on each panel - in black on white paper. The silhouettes have modern designs and are mostly in a black frame. In the centre of the room is an antique table with an antique lamp on it and various seating around it (two small chests of drawers with two cushions on each and two antique and narrow beds. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Personnel du Musée du Pays d'Enhaut & Centre Suisse du Papier Découpé / Musée du Pays d'Enhaut & Centre Suisse du Papier Découpé

Modern exhibition room

The picture shows a corner of an exhibition room. The carpet is a light blue colour and the two walls each have a larger blue panel on the white plaster. Three silhouettes hang on the left and four on the right. The silhouettes are in different sizes and each has a wooden frame. On the floor on the left is an antique wooden chair and on the right an antique wooden chest, the front of which is painted red/black/white with flowers and patterns. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Personnel du Musée du Pays d'Enhaut & Centre Suisse du Papier Découpé / Musée du Pays d'Enhaut & Centre Suisse du Papier Découpé

Exhibition room in blue

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Swiss Paper Cutting Centre & Museum of the Pays-d'Enhaut

The craft of paper cutting with the innovative Swiss paper cutting association has had a centre in Château-d'Oex since 2022. The works of the famous silhouette artists Jean-Jacques Hauswirth (1808–1871) and Louis Saugy (1871–1953), who lived in the neighbouring Pays-d'Enhaut, are on display, as are modern silhouette subjects. The two museums welcome visitors from all over the world to explore the history and culture of the valley and celebrate the art of paper-cutting in Switzerland.

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