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The former residence of Carl Gustav and Emma Jung-Rauschenbach is a place of remembrance of extraordinary presence. The house, as well as the gardens, bear the distinctive signature of C.G. Jung and reflect significant facets of his personality. Interested persons and groups can visit the estate, which is both a scholarly house as well as a domestic museum, granting visitors a sense of the hospitality of C.G. and Emma Jung-Rauschenbach and allowing them to catch a glimpse of their scholarly and family life. Hopefully, the house will become a place of encounter and exchange in the spirit of C.G. Jung.
The permanent exhibition includes the parlour, the dining room and the sunroom on the ground floor, the consulting room (study), C.G. Jung's library and the waiting room for patients on the first floor. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum offers a changing special exhibition in the special exhibition room on the ground floor. Visitors can explore the estate's garden on their own during opening hours. A museum shop offers books by and about C.G. Jung as well as souvenirs.
The couple’s estate has thankfully always remained in the possession of their descendants and been passed down from children to grandchildren who have maintained the house, its interiors and the surrounding gardens with great love and care, thus preserving the place’s unique character.
Thanks to a generous donation and goodwill on the part of the Jung family, in particular of Andreas and Vreni Jung, the Foundation C.G. Jung Küsnacht, established in 2002, was able to take over and refurbish the residence with the invaluable help of the current inhabitants. The house was carefully modernized and the gardens were restored true to the original design, taking great care that the memory of C.G. Jung and his family lives on.
After the Jung-Gerber family had ceded a part of the building for the purpose of hosting a museum, the Foundation set out to realize a long-cherished wish, namely to open up the house including the representative rooms along with the garden and its many enchanting nooks and crannies to an interested public and thus provide a better understanding of the life and work of C.G. Jung and his family. With this in mind, the former house of C.G. Jung was transformed into a “small but exquisite” museum and opened in 2018.