Swiss game museum
The Swiss Game Museum (French: Le Musée Suisse du Jeu ) is located in the castle in the village of La Tour-de-Peilz between Vevey and Montreux . The museum is dedicated to the preservation, research and dissemination of various forms of board games. In contrast to other museums, the Swiss Play Museum distinguishes " play " from " toys " (dolls, model making, etc.). The Swiss Play Museum is the oldest and only institution of its kind in Europe. The collection includes more than 10,000 games from around the world and ranges from ancient times to the present day.
History of the museum
As a result of a referendum in 1979, the municipality of La Tour-de-Peilz acquired the castle located directly on the lake. The historical setting should be made accessible to the public and provide a space for relaxation and play. The friends' association of the castle was entrusted with the development and revitalization of the premises; a first exhibition entitled "Table Games and Checkers" took place in November 1981.
The city council then commissioned Michel Etter, a teacher at the École Supérieure in La Tour-de-Peilz, to design a museum concept and to purchase a first collection of games.
The museum was officially inaugurated in 1987 and quickly earned a place in the Swiss museum world. In fact, no one had thought of remembering important memories such as B. to collect and preserve children's and adult games. In 1989 the museum received a special mention as part of the European Museums of the Year award .
From 2003 the museum and its collections were transferred to a foundation established for this purpose. The friends 'association of the museum then replaced the friends' association of the castle .
The museum has been run by archaeologist and game expert Ulrich Schädler since 2002.
Permanent exhibition
The permanent exhibition offers a panorama of the game world from antiquity to the present and guides you through various game typologies. The exhibition is structured in 10 stages:
- Voyajeux (games from Africa, Asia and South America)
- Back to the beginning (ancient games)
- European games before industrialization
- Playing cards - card games
- The body in play (games of skill)
- India - land of games
- The game market
- "Ye Olde Castle" - English pub games
- Jackpot! (Lotteries and lotteries)
- Outdoor games
Since 2007 the museum has had an outdoor playground that invites you to take a stroll in the castle garden. The large family of outdoor games with or without equipment is also represented in the museum.
A café and halls to rent complete the museum's offerings.
Temporary exhibitions
- 1988 "Rêves de pierre"
- 1989 "Jeux d'échecs: objet d'art"
- 1990 «La Suisse en jeu»
- 1990 "Jeu: tu, ils collectionnent ..."
- 1991 «Jeux de boules et de billes: du hasard au calcul»
- 1992 «Chance, les jeux de hasard pure»
- 1993 "Lottery"
- 1995 "Hist (oie) res"
- 1998 «Le jeu d'échecs céramique»
- 1998 "Abattre pour jouer"
- 2000 "Construire, une passion"
- 2000 "Art de jouer"
- 2001 "BD un monde en jeux"
- 2001 «Billiards: sport ou jeu? »
- 2002 «Le corps en Jeu»
- 2004 "Kempelen - Echecs-o-mat"
- 2004/5 "Americanopoly"
- 2005/6 “Au fil du monde. Les jeux de ficelle »
- 2007 "Premio Archimede"
- 2008/9 «Le jeu discret de la bourgeoisie. Deux siècles de culture ludique européenne »
- 2009 «Instant Chess», œuvres réalisées par les étudiants de la Haute École du Liechtenstein
- 2009/10 «Montagne et jeux. Entre cimes et neige à travers les jeux de société »
- 2010/11 «UKIYO-E. Estampes japonaises de Go de la collection Erwin Gerstorfer »
- 2011 «Premio Archimede»
- 2011/12 «Ecce Homo Ludens. Le jeu dans l'art contemporain »
- 2012 «Creators de chances. Les loteries en Europe »
- 2013 "La creation de jeux, passion ou travel"
- 2014 «Le Tarot révélé. Jeu et divination »
- 2014 «Le jeu et l'Histoire se rencontrent. La Première Guerre Mondiale »
- 2015 «Veni, Vidi, Ludique». Jouer avec l'Antiquité
- 2015/6 «Jeux du Château d'Hauteville. La vie ludique de Château around 1800 »
- 2015/16 "Le Mah-jong dans tous les sens"
- 2016 «La Vie Sauve» Presentation du plus grand puzzle du monde
- 2016 “Le collectionneur voyageur”. La collection d'échecs d'André Curchod
- 2016/17 «So British! »Les jeux anglais
- 2018/19 «Albert Smith. Le spectacle du Mont-Blanc »
The lock
Tour-de-Peilz Castle was built in the Middle Ages and served as a defensive post that monitored traffic on Lake Geneva and served as a customs post. It was destroyed in 1476 during the Burgundian Wars and acquired and rebuilt in 1747 by Jean Grésier, a French officer. At the beginning of the 20th century, a gallery supported by arcades and a tower marking the main entrance were built. The two corner towers, the enclosure, the city walls and the moats were classified as historical monuments in 1973.
The library
The special library contains around 5,000 books. The book and correspondence collection of Ken Whyld, an English historian and expert on the game of chess who died in 2003, is one of them. It is available to interested persons on request.
Museum activities
In addition to the permanent and temporary exhibitions, the museum offers educational workshops for children, adults and companies. A teaching file is available to the teachers. Events such as B. the international Awele tournament [archive] or the annual meeting of Swiss game developers. It should also be noted that the winners of the "Premio Archimede" prototype competition will be presented in the museum.
The Château des Jeux has been held every September since 2009 . On a Sunday, game publishers, game associations, game providers and a large audience come together.
Friends of the museum
The Friends of the Swiss Game Museum, founded in 2003, promotes the development of the museum, enriches the collections and establishes connections with the public.
The aim is, among other things, to bring together people with an interest in play as a universal cultural asset, to promote the museum's reputation, to finance research, to promote or publish studies and special works, to enrich the collection, and the participation of volunteers in those organized by the museum Promote activities to help improve museum services in general and organize conferences.
Publications
- “La Suisse en jeu” Roger Kaysel et al. 1989, ISBN 3-85545-037-4
- "Jeux d'échecs: objets d'art" Michel Etter, 1989, ISBN 2-88375-005-X
- "Jeu: tu, ils collectionnent" Michel Etter, 1990, OCLC 756977640
- "Jeux de billes et de boules" Philippe Addor, 1991, ISBN 2-88375-007-6
- «Opportunity: les jeux de hasard pure» Philippe Addor et al. 1992
- "HistOIEres" Marimée Montalbetti, 1995, ISBN 2-88375-008-4
- "L'art de jouer" Bernard Giry et al. 2000, ISBN 2-9514573-2-4
- "Americanopoly" Bruce Whitehill, 2004, ISBN 2-88375-009-2
- «Kempelen. Echecs-o-mat - chess machine »Ernst Strouhal and Brigitte Felderer, 2004
- "Jeux de l'humanité, 5000 ans d'histoire culturelle des jeux de société" Ulrich Schädler (ed.), 2007, ISBN 978-2-8321-0298-5
- «Games of mankind, 5000 years of cultural history of parlor games» Ulrich Schädler (ed.), 2007, ISBN 978-3-89678-615-9
- «Creators de Chances. Les loteries en Europe »Ulrich Schädler (éd.) 2012, ISBN 978-2-88375-025-8
- "Le Tarot révélé" Thierry Depaulis, 2013, ISBN 978-2-88375-013-5 .
- “Mah jong, le jeu” Jennifer Genovese (éd.), 2015, ISBN 978-2-8097-1124-0
Web links
Coordinates: 46 ° 27 '10 " N , 6 ° 51' 17" E ; CH1903: 555136 / 144762