Greisinger Museum, Literary museum in Jenins, Switzerland

The Greisinger Museum is a collection of thousands of items related to J.R.R. Tolkien's works, from early book editions to artwork and film memorabilia. The displays feature original documents, illustrations, and objects that trace how these literary worlds were created and brought to life.

The Greisinger Museum was founded by Bernd Greisinger, a collector of Tolkien-related items, and opened on 7 September 2013. Construction on the private site in Jenins began in mid-2008, with the building planned around the collection. The foundation behind it was set up to make Tolkien's Middle-earth accessible to the public.

The museum was founded by Bernd Greisinger, a collector and Tolkien reader who said Peter Jackson's films are only one interpretation of Middle-earth; his aim was to let visitors learn about Tolkien's world itself. The entrance is built to hobbit height, 150 cm, and the eleven rooms recreate scenes such as Gondor, the Wild, Fangorn Forest and a 4-metre Balrog in Moria.

The museum has no fixed opening hours and can only be visited on a guided tour, so arrange your visit in advance rather than turning up. The entrance is the door of a hobbit dwelling, 150 cm high, and most of the rooms lie underground.

The collection includes rare British original editions from the earliest decades of Tolkien's work that are almost impossible for collectors to find elsewhere. These books reveal how the stories first appeared in print and how their design changed over the years.