Bernisches Historisches Museum / Einstein Museum

The Bernisches Historisches Museum is one of the most important Museums of cultural history in Switzerland. Its collections of archaeology, history and ethnography include approximately 500,000 objects dating from the Stone Age to the present and representing cultures from all over the world. The hydria from Grächwil, the Burgundian tapestries, the diptych from Königsfelden and a series of ethnographical objects as well as coins and medals are all internationally renowned. Besides these, other highlights of the permanent exhibitions of the Bernisches Historisches Museum include spectacular Bernese sculptures, two Bernese mayoral thrones and much more. The integrated Einstein Museum offers an account of the life and work of the famous physicist and in a fascinating manner places it in the context of world history. Temporary exhibitions are regularly staged in the generously proportioned exhibition hall.

This museum greets you in the following languages: D/F/E
Opening 1894

Current exhibitions

Homo migrans. Two million years on the move

07.11.2019 - 27.06.2021

For as long as they have existed, human beings have been on the move – leaving, settling and moving on. The exhibition covers a long period in our history, beginning with the first human beings in Africa, then charting their gradual spread across the globe two million years ago and culminating in a look at Switzerland today.

Migration is a constant in human history, and the reasons for our comings and goings are varied.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D

Women in Parliament! 50 years of women’s suffrage

15.12.2020 - 14.11.2021

Learn about the experiences, reflections and achievements of Switzerland’s first female federal politician following the introduction of women’s suffrage. A collaboration between the Bernisches Historisches Museum and the University of Bern.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/I

Next exhibition(s)

The Samurai Legend. The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection

04.11.2021 - 05.06.2022

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Visitors are immersed in the multifaceted history and culture of the Japanese samurai. The exhibition presents spectacular armour, helmets and masks from the renowned private collection “Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller”, along with priceless weapons from the collection of the Bernisches Historisches Museum.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F

Exhibition on the topic of "Money unleashed"

20.01.2022 - 08.01.2023

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In cooperation with the Swiss National Bank, the exhibition of the Bernisches Historisches Museum takes visitors on a journey to the origins of money and invites the public to engage in an important debate about our current monetary system.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E