The Polish Museum Rapperswil is located on a peninsula in Lake Zurich, in a 13th century castle overlooking the town of Rapperswil. The collection is dedicated to the history and cultural history of Poland. It depicts the relationship between Switzerland, Poland and the Polish emigrants in pictures, documents, books, traditional costumes and flags and commemorates important Poles such as Chopin, Copernicus, Madame Curie, Sienkiewicz, Paderewski and Pilsudski. Particular emphasis is placed on the internment of the 2nd Polish Rifle Division in Switzerland (1940-1945). Other objects in the collection include Polish art in paintings, porcelain and textiles, an important collection of miniatures from the 18th century depicting outstanding figures from Polish history, folk art with traditional costumes and the Maximilian Kolbe memorial.


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