Hans Rudolf Giger is famous for his design work on the film Alien and this museum encompasses his paintings, sculptures and film designs, dating from the early 1960's.
He became internationally known after his work on Ridley Scott's film, "Alien", for which he received the Academy Award for "Best Achievement for Visual Effects", in 1980.
Opening Hours
April - October:
Opened every day from 10 am - 6 pm
November - March:
Tue - Fri 13 - 17 h
Sat / Sun 10 am - 6 pm
Mondays closed
Contact & location
Château St. Germain 1663, Gruyères, Switzerland
+41 26 9212200
Be the first one to add a review
The photos displayed on this page are the property of one of the following authors:
General
Hans Rudolf Giger is famous for his design work on the film Alien and this museum encompasses his paintings, sculptures and film designs, dating from the early 1960's.
He became internationally known after his work on Ridley Scott's film, "Alien", for which he received the Academy Award for "Best Achievement for Visual Effects", in 1980.
Opening Hours
April - October: Opened every day from 10 am - 6 pm
November - March: Tue - Fri 13 - 17 h Sat / Sun 10 am - 6 pm Mondays closed
Contact & location
Château St. Germain 1663, Gruyères, Switzerland
+41 26 9212200
Be the first one to add a review
The photos displayed on this page are the property of one of the following authors:
Falk Lademann, Simon Bonaventure, edseloh
Some photos courtesy of:
. The photos provided by Flickr are under the copyright of their owners.
This travel guide also includes text from Wikitravel articles, all available at
View full credits
This travel guide also includes text from Wikipedia articles, all available at
View full credits