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The Museum

The Shooting Museum is one of the few sports history museums in Switzerland. It conserves and documents the cultural heritage of a tradition that is still very much alive. The building, constructed in traditional heimat style, was opened in 1939 and extensively renovated in 2025. At the same time, the long-standing permanent exhibition was redesigned.

Collection

The Shooting Museum’s collection was founded in 1885 and continues to grow today. It includes shooting trophies, banners, weapons, medals, cups and numerous other objects that document the history of shooting.

Donating or handing over objects:

If you have any objects that you would like to donate to the Swiss Shooting Museum, please contact us in advance by email: info@schuetzenmuseum.ch.

Please send us:

- Photographs of the objects
- Brief information about their origin (owner, history, period, special features)
- If available: dimensions, material details or other relevant information

We kindly ask you not to bring objects to the museum unannounced. Prior clarification is necessary, as we only accept objects that complement our collection in a meaningful way and for which suitable storage capacity is available.

Archive of the Swiss Shooting Sports Federation

The Shooting Museum houses and maintains the historical archives of the Swiss Shooting Association (now the Swiss Shooting Sports Federation SSV) from 1824 to the present. The catalogued archive is available for research purposes on request.

Team

Franziska Karlen

Director

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