Winterthur
City of Museums
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Other Name: -, District: NA, State: NA, Switzerland
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Importance: Winterthur is famous for its engineering industry diesel motors, textile machinery, and locomotives.
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Description
Winterthur is the second largest town in Canton Zurich.The town is also renowned as a cultural centre, and has the nickname of "City of Museums." It is particularly rich in art museums – including a photographic museum – but is also home to the Technorama hands-on science museum.Location
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A rich collection of antique Swiss coins and medals plus examples of Greek and Roman work.
The Winterthur Museum of Art at Museumstrasse 52, northwest of the Stadthaus, contains pictures by Swiss painters of the 16th-20th C.
The only museum for photography in German-speaking Switzerland with over 30''000 originals by world-famous photographers.
A modern interactive science museum with a diverse array of exhibits.