Museum fur Urgeschichte(n)
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What's on here
Reise in die Vergangenheit
Friday, 14:00
Reise in die Vergangenheit
Saturday, 14:00
Reise in die Vergangenheit
Sunday, 10:00
Reise in die Vergangenheit
Tuesday, 14:00
Reise in die Vergangenheit
Wednesday, 14:00
Reise in die Vergangenheit
Thursday, 14:00
Reise in die Vergangenheit
Friday, 14:00
Reise in die Vergangenheit
Saturday, 14:00
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Why go
- The "rare witnesses" section, with extraordinary wooden artefacts found in Lake Zug.
- Life-size scenes and housing models that show everyday life from prehistory to the early Middle Ages.
- The torchlight tours for families, which change each winter and feature the museum skeleton Oskar.
- The nostalgia corner, with parts of the 1930 historical display and earlier ways of presenting archaeology.
- The museum garden, which sometimes shows Ice Age plants or Roman aromatic herbs.
Opening hours
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Know before you go
- Open Tuesday to Saturday, 14:00 to 17:00.
- Open on Sundays, 10:00 to 17:00.
- The museum is at Hofstrasse 15 in Zug. Phone: +41 41 594 28 80.
- Groups can book private tours, workshops and apéros tailored to them.
- A visit is suggested to take 1 to 2 hours.
What's inside
- Permanent exhibition: archaeological finds from the canton of Zug, from the Altsteinzeit to the Frühmittelalter.
- Children's gallery: its own exhibition and playful games for young visitors. Adults may enter if they are willing to climb the stairs.
- Side room: special exhibitions each year on archaeological themes, with current research and recent finds.
- Image gallery: an overview of recently held workshops.
With kids
- Children are taught how people lived in the past through fictional life stories.
- Children's afternoons include crafting and watching archaeologists at work.
- Children can hold their birthday party in the museum.
- School classes can book a hands-on lesson on prehistory, covering lake dwellers and the Ice Age.
Tips for your visit
- Plan one to two hours for the visit; the museum suggests this length.
- Special exhibitions change over time and present new finds from the latest excavations in Zug.
- The open workshop makes souvenirs such as fish-leather pouches, wild boar tooth pendants or modelled animal figures.
- Hands-on activities let visitors handle archaeological objects and try prehistoric techniques.
Tours and audio guides
- Story-based walk
- Daily life from the Ice Age to the early medieval period.
- Guided tour
- Life-like scenes, settlement models and stories, from the Ice Age to the Early Middle Ages.
- Torchlight tour
- For families, led through the museum by flashlight. The programme changes every winter.
- Private group tour
- Tailored to the wishes of the group, with workshops and apéros on request.
Interesting facts3
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An object long believed to be lakeside bread was later shown to be a lump of peat.
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12,000 years
Radiocarbon dating gave the find an age of 12,000 years.
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It is the only cantonal museum in Zug and belongs to the Amt für Kultur.
Museum für Urgeschichte(n) - Wikipedia
History
Its basis was the private collection of the merchant Michael Speck. At first it stood in the basement of the Kantonsschule «Athene», across from its present site.
- 1930A cantonal foundation sets up the museum to promote prehistoric research.
- 1946The exhibition moves to a former cigar factory.
- 1986Cantonal archaeology is institutionalised, and the museum is repositioned.
- 1997The museum reopens at Hofstrasse 15 under its current name.
- 1999Its storytelling-tour concept earns a commendation at the Preis Europäisches Museum des Jahres.
Accessibility
- Step-free access to the children's gallery Adults who visit it must be willing to climb the stairs.
Sources: Museum für Urgeschichte(n) - Wikipedia · Home | Museum für Urgeschichte(n) · Exposition | Museum für Urgeschichte(n) · Exposition | Museum für Urgeschichte(n) · checked 10 Nov 2026
- Website
- urgeschichte-zug.ch/
- Phone
- +41 41 594 28 80
Questions and answers
How long does a visit to Museum fur Urgeschichte(n) in Zug take?
The museum suggests planning one to two hours for a visit.
When is Museum fur Urgeschichte(n) in Zug open?
It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 14:00 to 17:00, and on Sundays from 10:00 to 17:00. The museum is at Hofstrasse 15.
Is Museum fur Urgeschichte(n) in Zug good for children?
Yes. The children's gallery has its own exhibition and games, families can join torchlight tours, and children's afternoons offer crafting and watching archaeologists at work.
Can I book a group visit to Museum fur Urgeschichte(n) in Zug?
Yes. Groups can book private tours, workshops and apéros tailored to them. School classes can book a hands-on lesson on prehistory.
Is the children's gallery at Museum fur Urgeschichte(n) in Zug step-free?
No. The children's gallery is reached by stairs, and adults who want to visit it must be willing to climb them.
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