The Rietberg Museum is the only gallery in Switzerland to concentrate on non-European cultures: it's acclaimed around the world for its art collections from Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. The exhibits are housed in Villa Wesendonck, an elegant neoclassical mansion where the composer Richard Wagner once lived, with further displays in the quirky redbrick Park-Villa Rieter and a maze of underground galleries cleverly built to enlarge the museum without altering its elegant appearance, apart from the addition of a striking "Emerald" glass foyer. Villa Wesendonck contains fine examples of East Asian, Africa, Latin America, and Native American art from the Pacific Northwest, plus a stunning collection of ceramics and early Buddhist sculptures from China, for which the museum is best known. The dazzling colors of the ancient Indian paintings and the Middle Eastern textiles in Villa Rieter are also worth a look, as are the Japanese Noh masks.
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Museum Rietberg
Gablerstrasse 15
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Neighborhood
Enge
Hours
Fri–Tues 10am–5pm, Wed–Thurs 10am–8pm
Transportation
Tram 7 (Museum Rietberg)
Phone 044/415 3131 Prices Adults CHF14, free for children 16 and under Web site Museum RietbergMap
Gablerstrasse 15 ZurichNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.