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Musée de Montreux

Musée de Montreux
Type
Museum
Address
Rue de la Gare 40, Montreux

Housed in former winegrowers’ houses in old Montreux, the local history museum tells the extraordinary fate of this wine-growing village that became a world capital of tourism and then of music. Its collections cover the development of Belle Époque hotel-keeping and devote a section to musical heritage: the RIAA gold record awarded for the million copies sold of Deep Purple’s single “Smoke on the Water”, displayed alongside historic festival posters (the 1968 to 1970 editions and a poster by Keith Haring), as well as documents and objects linked to the Montreux Jazz Festival and to the artists who made the town a legend.

In pictures

The RIAA gold record presented to Montreux for a million copies sold of the “Smoke on the Water” single, surrounded by posters from the festival’s early editions (1968, 1969, 1970).
The RIAA gold record presented to Montreux for a million copies sold of the “Smoke on the Water” single, surrounded by posters from the festival’s early editions (1968, 1969, 1970).
Stravinsky’s piano, on show at the Montreux Museum (famous guests and locals room).
Stravinsky’s piano, on show at the Montreux Museum (famous guests and locals room).© Visit Montreux

Related artists :Deep PurpleIgor StravinskiPierre DudanAndré de Ribaupierre

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See also

2M2C, Montreux Music & Convention CentreVenues & stagesAuditorium StravinskiVenues & stagesCasino de MontreuxVenues & stagesCollège de MontreuxMemorials & tributesFunky Claude's BarVenues & stagesGrand Hôtel de TerritetHomes, hotels & restaurantsMontreux Jazz FestivalFestivals & eventsPlaque Smoke on the WaterMemorials & tributesPlaque Stravinski (Tavel)Memorials & tributesStatue d'Igor StravinskiMemorials & tributes