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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum, boutique & bistro

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Library

  • Tuesday till Friday 10:00 - 18:00

  • Saturday till Monday closed

Closed on public holidays

Special opening times

  • 15.11.2026 10:00 - 18:00

  • 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

  • Good Friday 26.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Kars Saturday 27.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter 28.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 29.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Sechseläuten 19.04.2027 closed

  • Labour Day 01.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 06.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 16.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 17.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Long Night of the Museums 04.09.2027 10:00 - 17:00
    18:00 - 23:59

  • Long Night of the Museums 05.09.2027 0:00 - 2:00
    10:00 - 17:00

  • Knabenschiessen 13.09.2027 closed

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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum, boutique & bistro

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Library

  • Tuesday till Friday 10:00 - 18:00

  • Saturday till Monday closed

Closed on public holidays

Special opening times

  • 15.11.2026 10:00 - 18:00

  • 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

  • Good Friday 26.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Kars Saturday 27.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter 28.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 29.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Sechseläuten 19.04.2027 closed

  • Labour Day 01.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 06.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 16.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 17.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Long Night of the Museums 04.09.2027 10:00 - 17:00
    18:00 - 23:59

  • Long Night of the Museums 05.09.2027 0:00 - 2:00
    10:00 - 17:00

  • Knabenschiessen 13.09.2027 closed

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Audioguides

Available on a hire device or free of charge on your own smartphone: our audio tours guide you through the exhibitions or take you on a 60-minute tour of the entire museum.

Permanent and temporary exhibitions

  • Audio guide: ‘Us and the War’
  • Swiss History

Tours of the entire museum

  • Highlight Tour: A 60-minute tour of the National Museum
  • Director’s Choice: Director Denise Tonella guides you to the most important exhibits

The audio guides are available at any time and free of charge on your own smartphone. No app download required – simply scan the QR code or click on the link below.

Listen on your own smartphone

You can also listen to the audio guide in the museum on a hire device. These are available at the museum for a fee of 5 francs.