 Since 1923 the city library has been located on the "Münsterplatz" Square, situated in a building that was built in 1554 as an urban granary.Between 1993 and 1995, the library was remodeled and expanded by an underground magazine, serving also as the cantonal library.The building complex was rebuilt between 1921 and 1938 into a museum, to house "the great artistic and cultural historical collections, clubs, and private had gathered over decades, to be a place of storage and presentation".