The Musée Jenisch is a museum of fine arts and prints at
Vevey
Vevey (; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the Vaud, canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.
It was the seat of the Vevey (district), district of the same name until 200 ...
in
Vaud
Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of Subdivisions of the canton of Vaud, ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat ...
in Switzerland. It was set up on 10 March 1897, thanks to a legacy of 200,000 francs from Fanny Henriette Jenisch (1801–1881), wife of Martin Johann Jenisch (
de), a senator of Hamburg. It was designed in the neo-classical style by the architect Louis Maillard and Robert Convert.
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Art museums and galleries in Switzerland
Vevey
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Vaud
Art museums and galleries established in 1897
1897 establishments in Switzerland
Museums in the canton of Vaud