About the Swiss Children's Museum

The Swiss Children's Museum in Baden focuses on childhood, the world of the child and its changes through the past centuries up to the present. Using historical objects, interactive stations and playing together, guests young and old experience across generations how the lives of children have changed over the past 300 years. The museum is the only institution in Switzerland that deals with the topic of "childhood" in this way. It is based on an extensive study collection including a specialized library.

In its permanent exhibition, the museum shows the transformation of play and toys by means of historical originals and makes it tangible at various hands-on stations. Audio play stations bring to life the everyday life of children in different centuries. Three thematic rooms are dedicated to everyday school life - a central part of children's lives.

In the special exhibitions, the museum presents current topics in a way that is suitable for children. The exhibitions invite children to discover, try out and play. The combination of cultural-historical objects and interactive experimentation stations make the exhibitions an experience for all generations.

The Swiss Children's Museum in a villa from 1896 is a place of encounter. In addition to the exhibitions, the museum offers weekend activities with external experts who share their knowledge and enthusiasm with visitors. Fairy tale hours in the museum and theater performances in the park are an integral part of the program. Vacation courses as well as guided tours and workshops for school classes and adult groups round out the offerings.

The Swiss Children's Museum is run by an association and supported by a foundation. It is the cultural flagship of the canton of Aargau and receives support from the canton and the city of Baden. As an accessible institution, the museum is a label partner of "Kultur inklusiv".


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