138 reviews

Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature

Name: Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature
Address: Montricher, Switzerland
Rating: 4.6

Montricher

Route de Chardève, En Bois Désert 2, 1147 Montricher, Switzerland

Library Coffee shop Cultural center Foundation Museum

021 864 01 01

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Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature is a library, coffee shop, cultural center, foundation and museum located in Montricher, Switzerland. The average rating of this business is 4.60 out of 5 stars based on 138 reviews. The street address of this business is Route de Chardève, En Bois Désert 2, 1147 Montricher, Switzerland. Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature is closed on Monday, and other days it is open from 09:00am to 06:00pm.

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Where Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature is located at?: Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature is located at Route de Chardève, En Bois Désert 2, 1147 Montricher, Switzerland.
What is the contact number of Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature?: The contact number of Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature is 021 864 01 01
What is the email address of Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature?: The email address of Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature is info [at] fondation-janmichalski.ch

Reviews

5 Sebastian Reiz 27 months ago

When I saw this building for the first time from a far distance a foggy autumn morning a couple of years ago, I suspected it might be a potential URBEX project to study. How wrong I was! This was Switzerland, no URBEX possibilites here. When coming closer, I discovered a marvellous place, devoted to literature and writing. The Russian section of the splendid library is particularly rich and interesting. You can have a bite in their café and visit interesting exhibitions, many of which associate to the main objectives of the Jean Michalski foundation.

5 Georgian Trifan 30 months ago

Loved the modern and out of this world architecture of this place ! It’s like you’re on the set of a SF movie! Bonus: there is a cafe on the site and a huge library

5 Tatiana Shanina 55 months ago

The most beautiful library I've ever seen!!!

4 Seraphima Bogomolova 67 months ago

A great initiative although a bit in the middle of nowhere but perhaps this was the intention of the founder. The architecture seems rather modern for the rural Swiss surroundings. To me, it seemed more of a literally monestry than a literature foundation supporting all sort of writings. There is a beautiful library with classics of different countries and languages, Russian including. If you seek a bit of solitude and quiet then you can install yourself in one of the writer's corners that are hidden here and there on different levels of the library. Some such corners have a very pretty view, some stunning and some plain. Currently, there is an exhibition in the Foundation dedicated to the history of comics (November 28 - 5 December 2018). The explanatory text is in French but the comics books on display are both in English and in French. Some are possible to handle and leaf through, which adds to the interactivity. There are also some writers' lodgings looking like they came out of sci-fi movie - sort of concrete cubicals hanging up in the air. Not my cup of tea, but perhaps can be attractive to some more cutting edge or ostere writers. The Foundation is open on Sundays too.

5 Ana Rangel 67 months ago

Fantastic place and great experience at Bibliotopia!

5 Angélique Met 91 months ago

A wonderful and inspiring place dedicated to the literature!

Impressive architecture, huge library with thousands of books, perfect atmosphere to study or write inspiring things, free entry.

5 Switzerland 31 months ago

The architecture, the light, the atmosphere, all these things make this museum an amazing place to spend an afternoon

5 Andrei Kurkov 67 months ago

Best and most modern cultural centre/residences for writers. Library is up to the sky!

Business Hours

Monday	Day off
Tuesday	09:00am - 06:00pm
Wednesday	09:00am - 06:00pm
Thursday	09:00am - 06:00pm
Friday	09:00am - 06:00pm
Saturday	09:00am - 06:00pm
Sunday	09:00am - 06:00pm