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| Museum Reitberg Hours: Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; Wed 10am-8pm Address: Gablerstraße 15 Location: Kreis 2 Transportation: Tram: 7 Phone: 044/206-31-31 Web site: www.rietberg.ch Prices: Admission 6F ($5.20) adults, 3F ($2.45) students and children A real discovery, the neoclassical Villa Wesendonck was once occupied by Richard Wagner, who wrote his Wesendonck Songs to the lady of the manor. Today that mansion and an adjoining one, Park-Villa Rieter, have been converted into an exquisite museum that showcases Asian, African, and other non-European art. The setting is the lush Rieter-Park overlooking Zurich. The collection grew from an initial trove collected by Baron von der Heyt. The collection is rich in highly acclaimed exhibits of Japanese, Chinese, and Indian drawings and paintings, including Bodhisattvas from India, China, Tibet, and Nepal. Here you can enjoy viewing everything from Tibetan bronzes to jade Chinese funereal art, even the bizarre Japanese Noh masks. The location of the museum is along Seestraße, 1.75km (1 mile) south of the center. |