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Museumspass (Sfr20 for one day excluding Technorama and Sfr30 for two days with
Technorama).
SAMMLUNG OSKAR REINHART AM RÖMERHOLZ
( www.bundesmuseen.ch/roemerholz ; Haldenstrasse 95; adult/student Sfr12/9; 10am-5pm Tue & Thu-
Sun, to 8pm Wed) The collection, housed in a charming country estate (equipped with a
pleasant cafe), is particularly fascinating in the way it seeks to bridge the gap between tra-
ditional and modern art, juxtaposing the likes of Goya, Rembrandt and Rubens with Mon-
et, Picasso, Renoir, Cézanne and Van Gogh. Take bus 3 to Spital or get the Museumsbus.
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MUSEUM OSKAR REINHART AM STADTGARTEN
( http://museumoskarreinhart.ch ; Stadthausstrasse 6; adult/student Sfr12/8; 10am-8pm Tue, to 5pm
Wed-Sun) Reinhart's 500-strong collection of Swiss, German and Austrian works of art
from the 18th and 19th centuries is on show in a museum on the edge of the central city's
park.
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FOTOMUSEUM
( www.fotomuseum.ch ; Grüzenstrasse 44; permanent collection adult/concession Sfr8/6; 11am-6pm
Tue & Thu-Sun, to 8pm Wed) Winterthur's outstanding Photography Museum is another high-
light. The vast collection includes many great names and styles from the earliest days of
this art in the 19th century to the present. There's more in the Fotostiftung (Photo Founda-
tion; 052 234 10 30; www.fotostiftung.ch ; Grüzenstrasse 45; adult/concession Sfr7/5; 11am-6pm
Tue & Thu-Sun, to 8pm Wed) over the road. The combined price for these and other related
photo exhibitions is Sfr17 for an adult and Sfr13 for a concession ticket.
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KUNSTMUSEUM
( www.kmw.ch , in German; Museumstrasse 52; adult/concession Sfr15/12; 10am-8pm Tue, to 5pm
Wed-Sun) For a satisfying stroll through a solid collection of the 19th- and 20th-century
classics, the city's main Art Museum is worth some of your time. Many of the standard
suspects, from Kandinsky to Klee, are represented, along with an impressive slew of con-
temporary creators.
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SCHLOSS KYBURG
( www.schlosskyburg.ch ; adult/child Sfr8/3; 10.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun) Just outside the city, Ky-
burg weaves interactive fun into the texture of its ancient castle buildings (try on a suit of
armour - but not the torture instruments!). The 15th-century murals in the castle's chapel
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