The museums, art galleries and similar organisations are arranged in alphabetical order of their location.
The flat (Einstein Haus) on the second floor of Kramgasse No. 49 was rented by Einstein from 1903 to 1905. It has been restored in the style of that period. The flat is open to the public. It aims at giving information and addressing the visitors: How did Einstein live and in which environment were … Read more » “Einstein House”
The museum provides an chronological overview of the history of Swiss theater in European and regional perspective. Many objects, stages, the library and archive are open to the public.
The Robert Walser Center is a center of excellence dedicated to the lives and works of Robert Walser (1878-1956). In addition to a research library and a temporary exhibition space, the Center includes the Robert Walser Archive, which maintains the protection, inventory, research and mediation of access to the Center’s collection. The Center furthermore develops … Read more » “The Robert Walser Center”
The museum (Museum fur Kommunikation) presents the history of communication and the latest developments in new technologies, the postal services and many objects related to all aspects of communication.
The museum (Naturhistorisches Museum) contains an superb collection of historical dioramas, stones, crystals and minerals and organizes contemporary exhibitions.
The works at the museum give an impression of the culture and life of the peoples in the Polar regions, demonstrating astonishing similarities with our regions. Themes of the collection include animals, people, family, hunting, metamorphoses, compositions and schamanism and objects of daily life. Materials used for the sculptures and wallhangings are natural products from the … Read more » “Cerny Inuit Collection”
The collection compromises over a 1000 wind instruments and drums from three centuries, including rare abjects, such as classical horns and flutes, an alto saxophone from 1853 and alp horns.
The heart of the Kinemathek is still the cinema. In the Kinemathek, films and other cinematographic material are processed, professionally preserved and made accessible to the public.
Bears have been kept in Bern since 1513. Since 1857 the bears are housed at the same location in Nydeggstalden, from 2009 in the bear park.
The garden is an oasis in the middle of the city and with a huge variety of about 5,500 plant species from all over the world, it is a garden of knowledge and a place to be.