Visitors embark on a journey through the eventful history of the city of Olten. Everyone in Switzerland is familiar with the city, but very few people really know it. Or did you know that: Not only were lorries, cars and shoes manufactured here in the area, but that very exclusive foodstuffs are produced here today? One of the first Federal Councillors came from Olten? Numerous organizations and one of the major political parties were founded in the legendary Bahnhofbuffet?
The Olten Historical Museum is one of the three museums in the Olten House of Museums. The permanent exhibition is divided into two parts. It comprises the so-called transit area and a city area. It plays with the contrasting pair of inside and outside views.
