Vernissage: Cures and cures

The spa tourism history of Heiden is sensational: it begins after 1840 - immediately after the village fire and reconstruction in the classicist style - with its rise and establishment as an international climatic and whey spa resort. In the second half of the 19th century until the beginning of the First World War, Heiden became a hotspot for therapeutic "summer retreats" for the upper classes from all over Europe. Medical treatments by well-known doctors played an important role. In the interwar period, Heiden became a health resort for Swiss clients. Since the 1950s, the history has been varied: although Heiden lost overnight stays - and hotels - it was able to make a name for itself in medical rehabilitation and wellness. The exhibition mainly looks back at the past heyday. Tourism was so influential for Heiden that this exhibition is being designed as a new permanent exhibition.


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