Association of Museums in Switzerland
The Association of Museums in Switzerland (VMS), French Association des musées suisses , Italian Associazione dei musei svizzeri , is the interest group for museums in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein . It has its office in the Swiss National Museum in Zurich .
The association was founded in 1966. In 1996 he initiated the Swiss Museum Pass together with the Federal Office for Culture and Switzerland Tourism . The VMS is a partner of ICOM-Switzerland, the Swiss national committee of the International Council of Museums .
The association has over 670 institutional members and represents the interests of all Swiss museums vis-à-vis the authorities and the public. It promotes contacts among museums, sets standards and serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences. In addition, the association is the publisher of the regularly updated Swiss museum guide as well as of Info: Bulletin of the Association of Museums in Switzerland .
literature
- Association of Museums in Switzerland (Ed.): Swiss Museum Guide. Museums, collections and exhibition venues in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. = Guide des musées suisses. 10th edition. Reinhardt Verlag, Basel 2006, ISBN 3-7245-1251-1 .