Fondation Baur, Museum of Far Eastern Art

The collections of the Baur Foundation, Museum of Far Eastern Art, comprise some 9000 Chinese and Japanese art objects, housed in an elegant late 19th-century town house.

Acquired by the Swiss collector Alfred Baur (1865-1951) over a period of some 45 years, these exquisite works of art include Chinese imperial ceramic ware, jades and snuff bottles from the 10th to the 19th centuries, as well as Japanese prints, lacquer, netsuke, and sword fittings. Since 1995, several donations, notably of Chinese lacquer ware and export ceramics, have further enriched the museum’s collections. Altogether, these represent the largest collections of Far Eastern art open to the public in Switzerland. Temporary exhibitions are regularly organized several times a year.

ACCESSIBILITY

Lift to all floors; access for wheel chair visitors

HOW TO REACH

Public transport:
Buses no. 1, 5 and 8, bus stop Florissant
Bus no. 36, bus stop Eglise russe

Public parking:
Parking Saint-Antoine

ADMISSION

Adults: CHF 10.-
Students, seniors and unemployed: CHF 5.-
Children under 16: Free of charge
Groups above 10: CHF 5.-
Special exhibitions: CHF 15.-
Special exhibitions (reduced): CHF 10.-