[1] Hünegg Castle was built between 1861 and 1863 for the Prussian Baron Albert Emil Otto von Parpart by Heino Schmieden.

[3][nb 1] He owned the property for only six years before it was acquired by Gustav Lemke-Schuckert, an architect from Wiesbaden, who renovated the interior in the Art Nouveau style.

Today it houses the Renaissance Revival and Art Nouveau Museum.

[4] The interior has been meticulously preserved or recreated to give the impression that the 19th century owners have just left.

[5] Mounted by Robert Ganz and Roger Rieker, the special exhibitions were about the early pioneer work of the Swiss mountain railways,[6] with a budget of 95,000 Swiss Francs,[7] the exhibition included loaned objects from 130 individuals and 30 companies, to provide visitors with an overview of rack- and adhesion railways, funicular railways, aerial cableways, ski lifts, and other mountain transportation mechanisms.