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  • openinghours.days.long.friday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.monday closed

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  • openinghours.days.long.thursday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.saturday Open till openinghours.days.long.monday closed


Thursday, 29.5.2025 (Ascension day):
The library is closed!

Special opening times

  • Ascension Day 29.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 08.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 09.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Long Night of the Museums 06.09.2025 10:00 - 17:00
    18:00 - 23:59

  • Long Night of the Museums 07.09.2025 0:00 - 2:00
    10:00 - 17:00

  • Knabenschiessen 15.09.2025 closed

  • Family Day 19.10.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 22.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 23.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2025 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 27.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 28.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 29.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 30.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2026 10:00 - 19:00

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2026 10:00 - 17:00

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Opening times

Museum, boutique and bistro

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.thursday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.friday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Library

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.wednesday openinghours.and openinghours.days.long.friday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.thursday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.saturday Open till openinghours.days.long.monday closed


Thursday, 29.5.2025 (Ascension day):
The library is closed!

Special opening times

  • Ascension Day 29.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 08.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 09.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Long Night of the Museums 06.09.2025 10:00 - 17:00
    18:00 - 23:59

  • Long Night of the Museums 07.09.2025 0:00 - 2:00
    10:00 - 17:00

  • Knabenschiessen 15.09.2025 closed

  • Family Day 19.10.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 22.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 23.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2025 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 27.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 28.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 29.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 30.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2026 10:00 - 19:00

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2026 10:00 - 17:00

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Foyer & bistro

Drinks reception, banquets
 
(160-500 m2)

Prices

  • Bistro please contact the Restaurant Spitz
  • Section of foyer & bistro area
    • Hourly rate CHF 580 (per hour, maximum 3 hours)
    • Half day CHF 2450
    • Full day CHF 3700
  • Foyer & bistro area
    • Hourly rate CHF 980 (per hour, maximum 3 hours
    • Half day CHF 3950
    • Full day CHF 6500

For events after midnight there is an additional surcharge of CHF 700.

Included:

  • Basic equipment set-up (bistro seating, aperitif and banquet tables)

  • Optional reception desk

  • The rooms can only be rented outside the Museum’s opening hours (Mon all day, Tues-Sun from 6.30 p.m., Thurs from 8.30 p.m.). There is only limited scope for closed private functions, as some guided tours are led through the foyer.

Final seating numbers are dependent on the technical, infrastructure and catering requirements.

For events outside operating hours additional charges for supervisors and security staff may incur. Every hour started will be charged as a full hour.

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+41 44 218 65 20 vermietungen@nationalmuseum.ch
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Bistro

Bestuhlung im Bistro

Area 160 m 2

50 people

Section of foyer & bistro

Bestuhlung im Bistro und Teilbereich Museumsfoyer

Area 260 m2

200 people

Foyer & bistro

Bestuhlung im Bistro und Museumsfoyer

Area 500 m2

500 people

Room rental

Room rental includes reservation of the spaces, a prior inspection and the setting up and dismantling of the internal infrastructure. If you need assistance with any other services, from the concept to the realisation and staging of your event, we recommend you also consult an event planner.

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Catering

The National Museum does not offer catering with the room rental. For any catering requirements, we recommend Restaurant Spitz. Catering for events in the bistro and the Museum foyer is only possible in cooperation with Restaurant Spitz.

Restaurant Spitz
www.restaurantspitz.ch

+41 44 221 94 78
anlass@restaurantspitz.ch

Equipment

The basic equipment available in the rooms is included in the price. Additional services will be charged separately. Final seating numbers are dependent on the technical, infrastructure and catering requirements.

Deliveries

Event material may only be delivered on the day of the event.

Technology

Technical support is recommended if the multimedia system in the auditoriums will be used. For events at which multiple microphones/headsets will be used, technical support is mandatory. Additional technical requirements for your event which are not included in the standard equipment can be ordered.

Mathias Krähenbühl
event technician
+41 44 218 65 41
mathias.kraehenbuehl@nationalmuseum.ch

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