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  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

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  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum, boutique & bistro

  • Tuesday till Wednesday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Thursday 10:00 - 19:00

  • Friday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Library

  • Tuesday till Wednesday and Friday 10:00 - 18:00

  • Thursday 10:00 - 19:00

  • Saturday till Monday closed

Closed on public holidays

Special opening times

  • Knabenschiessen 14.09.2026 closed

  • Family Day 18.10.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 21.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 22.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 23.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 27.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 28.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 29.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 30.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

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An improvised train stop for Churchill

Thomas Krebs

8. September 2026

In September 1946, a temporary train station was set up in Köniz for the British wartime prime minister’s visit to Bern.

Der Besuch von Winston Churchill im Herbst 1946 hielt die Schweiz auf Trab.

How the Swiss were encouraged to save

Matthias Wiesmann

3. September 2026

“Feed your savings now or starve in old age” and similarly blunt aphorisms were printed on cards issued to Swiss schoolchildren in 1946 in an attempt to motivate them to start saving. Adults were also encouraged, by various means, to set money aside for the future.

Nicht nur zuhause wurden Herr und Frau Schweizer zum Sparen motiviert. Ein Mann legt einen Fünfliber in ein Sparkässeli, 1963. Comet Photo AG.

Swiss mercenaries: flag-flying, fearsome fighters

Maël Roumois

1. September 2026

Swiss mercenaries in foreign service, known by names such as Reisläufer (ones who go to war) or Cent-Suisse (‘Hundred Swiss’; soldiers who guarded the French king), were feared throughout Europe. They began bearing regimental flags with flame-like designs from the 17th century while in the service of France. These flags became synonymous with Switzerland’s illustrious military tradition.

Banner tragenede Offiziere des irischen Regiments de Bulkeley und des Schweizerregiments von Eptingen, Druckgraphik aus dem Jahr 1772.
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