Swiss Museum of Games

Following a plebiscite in 1979, the municipality of La Tour-de-Peilz acquired the castle located directly on the shores of Lake Geneva.

The ‘friends of the castle’ association was entrusted with the development and revitalization of the premises and a first exhibition titled "Table Games and Checkers" took place in November 1981.

Soon after, the city council commissioned Michel Etter, then a teacher at the École Supérieure in La Tour-de-Peilz, to design a museum concept and acquire a first collection of games.

In fact, in Switzerland no one had ever thought about preserving these important memories, such as children's and adult games.

The exhibition is divided into 10 parts: Since 2007, the museum has a playful outdoor playground, which invites for a walk in the castle garden.

The Castle of Tour-de-Peilz was built in the Middle Ages and served as a defensive barrier by monitoring the maritime traffic on Lake Geneva and the customs.

The book and correspondence collection of Ken Whyld, an English historian of the chess game who died in 2003, is one of them.

Regular events are also held, such as the international Awele tournament or the annual meeting of Swiss game developers.