Giger Museum
Giger Museum is a museum in Gruyères, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg which is located on Rue du Château. Giger Museum is situated nearby to Tibet Museum, as well as near Saint-Germain Castle.Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Gruyères (Switzerland)
- Also known as: “HR Giger” and “HR Giger Museum”
- Address: Rue du Château 2, Gruyères, 1663
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Germain Castle and Gruyères railway station.
Saint-Germain Castle
Castle
Photo: Pro1968, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Germain Castle is a castle in the municipality of Gruyères of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Gruyères railway station
Railway station
Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gruyères railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Gruyères, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line of Transports publics Fribourgeois. Gruyères railway station is situated 720 metres west of Giger Museum.
Sainte-Anne chapel
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Sainte-Anne chapel is a church, which is situated 500 metres northeast of Giger Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pringy and Le Pâquier.
Le Pâquier
Village
Photo: MMMada, Public domain.
Le Pâquier is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Le Pâquier is situated 2½ km northwest of Giger Museum.
Broc
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broc is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Broc is situated 2½ km northeast of Giger Museum.
Giger Museum
- Categories: art museum, memory institution, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Gruyères, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.58411° or 46° 35′ 3″ northLongitude
7.08242° or 7° 4′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FR9H3MJ+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 451967746OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q26208486
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Giger Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “HR Giger Museum”
- French: “Musée de Giger”
- French: “Musée H. R. Giger, HR Giger Museum, Museum HR Giger, HR Giger, H. R. Giger, Giger”
- French: “musée HR Giger”
- French: “Musée HR Giger”
- German: “HR Giger Museum”
- German: “Museum H.R. Giger”
- Japanese: “ハンス・ルドルフ・ギーガー美術館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include HR Giger Bar Museum and Tibet Museum.
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