Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

Tu – We 10:00 – 17:00

Th 10:00 – 19:00

Fr – Su 10:00 – 17:00

Mo closed

Library

Tu – Fr 10:00 – 17:00

Th 10:00 – 19:00

Sa – Mo closed

Special opening times

Su 12/22/2019 10:00 – 17:00 Fourth Advent

Tu 12/24/2019 10:00 – 14:00 Christmas Eve

We 12/25/2019 10:00 – 17:00 Christmas

Th 12/26/2019 10:00 – 17:00 St. Stephen´s Day

Tu 12/31/2019 10:00 – 17:00 New Year´s Eve

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Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

Tu – We 10:00 – 17:00

Th 10:00 – 19:00

Fr – Su 10:00 – 17:00

Mo closed

Library

Tu – Fr 10:00 – 17:00

Th 10:00 – 19:00

Sa – Mo closed

Special opening times

Su 12/22/2019 10:00 – 17:00 Fourth Advent

Tu 12/24/2019 10:00 – 14:00 Christmas Eve

We 12/25/2019 10:00 – 17:00 Christmas

Th 12/26/2019 10:00 – 17:00 St. Stephen´s Day

Tu 12/31/2019 10:00 – 17:00 New Year´s Eve

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Current exhibitions

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History of Switzerland

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Archaeology in Switzerland

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Simply Zurich

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Ideas of Switzerland

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Temporary exhibition

Heidi in Japan

17 July – 13 October 2019

Temporary exhibition

Indiennes. Material for a thousand stories

30 August 2019 – 19 January 2020

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Guided Tour

Highlights of the Swiss National Museum

17 September 2019 | 11:00 – 12:00

Guided Tour

Highlights of the Swiss National Museum

20 September 2019 | 11:00 – 12:00

Guided tour and tasting

Heidi in Japan

21 September 2019 | 11:00 – 12:30

Guided tours and events

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Current blog articles

Benedikt Meyer

16. September 2019

Tutti Fratelli

Henri Dunant gründete 1863 das Rote Kreuz. Dank dieser Organisation wurden die kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen danach etwas menschlicher.

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Noëmi Crain Merz

13. September 2019

On God’s business in India

From 1834 onwards, missionaries from Basel headed to India in their droves to convert the indigenous population to Christianity. The Basel Mission not only founded schools and hospitals in India, but also set up weaving mills and brickworks where the missionaries employed their Indian converts.

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Kurt Messmer

11. September 2019

Königin Bertha – die Frau ohne Eigenschaften

Von der populären Burgunderkönigin ist wenig bis nichts bekannt, eine Quellenlage zum Verzweifeln. Der optimale Nährboden für Legenden. Einmal mehr: je weiter vom Ereignis entfernt, desto mehr «weiss» man. Ein faszinierendes Phänomen.

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