Wilhelmina von Hallwyl

[2] Her family's wealth enabled the young Wilhelmina Kempe to cultivate an interest in collecting art and antiques, and she would pick up objects here and there while travelling with her parents.

[2] Her collection was eventually to contain a large number of pieces of European and East Asian fine and decorative art, as well as arms and armour, books and manuscripts.

[2] Paintings and tapestries were initially hung on the walls of the apartments, but the attic eventually had to be converted to a dedicated gallery for the growing collection of pictures.

The intention was to document and preserve the whole house exactly as it had been left, both the collections of arts and antiques, and the contemporary furniture, textiles and everyday household objects used by the family and its servants, such as clothing, kitchen utensils and office equipment.

[6] She also arranged for the archaeological investigation and restoration of her husband's ancestral home, Schloss Hallwil, Aargau, for which she established a trust, Hallwil-Stiftung.