Museums

Largest diorama exhibit in Europe: 220 showcases depicting native and exotic birds and mammals in their natural habitat. The famous "Barry", the Saint Bernard dog.

The only museum dedicated to the Swiss Alps introduces the visitors to cultural and natural pecularities of the Alpine world. The journey of discovery into the past and present of the Swiss Alps and their cultural and natural peculiarities is accompanied by videos, commented slides, multivision, info-stations, representations, and impressive originals.

The tower of the Münster offers an opportunity to look down onto the roofs of the federal city from dizzying heights.

The collection of the Bern Museum of Art comprises works from seven centuries. More than 3,000 paintings and sculptures as well as 48,000 works on paper are on display in the art museum.

The only museum in Switzerland dedicated exclusively to communication in its entire bandwidth, from body language and culture dialogue to the exchange of information using old and new media.

The collection of the Art Museum Bern is one of Switzerland's most important ones. It is home to outstanding works from eight centuries and includes a total of 3,000 paintings and sculptures as well as about 55,000 drawings, graphic art prints, photographs, videos and films.

The grand, castle-like museum building opposite Bern's Old Town houses one of Switzerland's most important cultural and historical collections. The very popular Einstein exhibition is particularly worth a visit. In an area of 1200m2

The only museum in Switzerland dedicated exclusively to communication in its entire bandwidth, from body language and culture dialogue to the exchange of information using old and new media. The permanent exhibition «Communication Adventure» contains history and stories about the use of communication by man. Amazing interactive installations with virtual scenes and entertaining games provide an incitement for communication and movement.

The Kunsthalle has become renowned worldwide for its special exhibitions of artists such as Klee, Giacometti, Moore, Johns, Lewitt, Nauman and Buren and with themed exhibitions such as Harald Szeemann's "When Attitudes Become Form". The Kunsthalle Bern sees itself as a place for artistic debate and critical questioning of the phenomena of our times.

With approximately 4,000 pictures by Paul Klee, the famous painter, the new Zentrum Paul Klee is the largest collection of this kind worldwide.

The only museum dedicated to the Swiss Alps introduces the visitors to cultural and natural pecularities of the alpine world.