The Swiss Museum of Games invites you to explore “Playing Cards,” an interactive exhibition that traces the long history of cards, from Tarot to Pokémon.
For nearly 700 years, playing cards have played a central role in our cultural practices. From Tarot to Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon cards, through card reading, café games, modern board games, and video games, they have spanned the centuries, serving as a lightweight and flexible medium suited to thousands of games.
“Playing Cards: From Their Origins to Trading Cards” traces this long history through several thousand objects from the collections of the Swiss Museum of Games, the French Museum of Playing Cards, and numerous public and private European lenders. An interactive exhibition for all ages.
