Bernisches Historisches Museum

Museum Bern, Bern, Switzerland

What to expect

The Bern Historical Museum is the second largest historical museum in Switzerland, showcasing a vast collection of artifacts related to the history of Bern from prehistoric times to the present. The museum features important tapestries and other loot from the camp of Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy, as well as a group of six Gallo-Roman bronze figurines and the Moringen arrowhead, determined to be of meteoric origin. The museum is also home to the mummified head of a man who lived in Egypt in the first or early second century BC. Additionally, the museum has an Einstein Museum dedicated to the life and work of Albert Einstein, who developed the Relativity Theory while living in Bern. The museum offers guided tours for refugees and migrants as part of the international Multaka network

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Bern with children: Einstein and the Old Town

Bern with children: Einstein and the Old Town
This family's experience:

Activities: We spent a day at the Bernisches Historisches Museum. The museum has huge collections from prehistoric times to the present. There are also Egyptian grave treasures and Indian art

Highlights: We spent a whole day here. It was great to explore the exhibits. "Who (like us) is a little bit museum-minded, can easily spend a whole day here." ✨