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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Bernisches Historisches Museum
Category: Museums - Bern Attractions & Activities
Address: 5 Helvetiaplatz, Bern, CH
This neo-Gothic historical museum resembles a 16th century fortress. The sizeable collection features treasures acquired during Swiss battles with the French in the late 15th century. The hallmark of these is a magnificent series of Flemish tapestries and the original Last Judgment sculptures from the portal at Munster.
Category: Museums - Bern Attractions & Activities
Address: Helvetiaplatz 1, Bern, CH CH-3005
View works by contemporary artists at this exhibition hall designed to showcase modern art in a variety of media.
Category: Museums - Bern Attractions & Activities
Address: 2 Hodlerstrasse, Bern, CH 3011
This fine arts museum features the world's premier collection of works by Switzerland's own 20th century master, Paul Klee. It contains more than 2,000 drawings and a large selection of oil, watercolor, and gouache paintings. The remainder of the museum focuses on 19th and 20th century art, including European masters Cézanne, Renoir, Pissaro, and...
Category: Museums - Bern Attractions & Activities
Address: 15 Bernastrasse, Bern
One of Europe's finest natural history museums, this facility offers four floors with stunning displays of local and exotic wildlife, birds, reptiles, and insects. There are also exhibits featuring gemology, petrogeology, mineralogy, and paleontology. One of the most notable displays is the preserved body of "Barry," one of the 40 St. Bernard dogs...
Schweizerisches Alpines Museum
Category: Museums - Bern Attractions & Activities
Address: Helvetiaplatz 4, Bern, CH
This Swiss Alpine Museum documents the history and exploration of the Alps. Topographical maps, interactive booths, and audiovisual displays chronicle the history of mountaineering and include examples of climbing gear and life-saving equipment. Exhibits of art, local lore, and tradition are also featured. A large relief map of the Bernese...
Category: Museums - Bern Attractions & Activities
Address: Bern
This modern facility chronicles the history of the Swiss postal system and telecommunication systems, as well as the history of philately. View displays about early postal institutions and services, including the traveling post office, postal carriages, and the underground postal train. Visitors will enjoy interactive exhibits that allow them to...
