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Barry, the most famous rescue dog in the world, died 200 years ago but remains a legend to this day.

The exhibition presents the foundation's assets in their entirety for the first time.

A walk through the new display collection provides insight into current collection activity, modern research methods, and historical collections.

A stagecoach, chips under the skin or an original getaway vehicle from a robbery of the century?

The exhibition focuses on five affected people, born between 1894 and 1963, and invites visitors to immerse themselves in their stories.

Hans Fischli was a Swiss architect, artist and student of Paul Klee, Josef Albers and Wassily Kandinsky at the Bauhaus.

Swiss art from across three centuries

The collection presentation focuses in particular on the Bernese Renaissance and early Florentine and Sienese painting from the 13th to 15th centuries.

The exhibition shows Schwitters' work from Dadaist collages and his reconstructed walk-in "Merzbau" in Hanover to naturalistic portraits and landscape paintings.

Once a year, Bern's cultural institutions open their doors to night owls and offer a unique experience full of art, history and surprises.

Das 51. Internationale Jazzfestival Bern findet vom 24. März bis 30. Mai 2026 statt.

BEA Bern is an exhibition for agriculture, trade and industry and the largest spring fair in Switzerland.

At the legendary soapbox race in Bern's old town, self-built soapboxes race down the Klösterlistutz for three days.

A colorful sea of wild plants on the Bundesplatz: The "Bärner Wildpflanzen Märit" (Bernese Wild Plants Market) has been offering around 400 native wild plant species for 30 years.

One of the most important running events in Switzerland. What began in 1982 with 3,139 registered runners has developed into a road race with over 30,000 participants.

The climbing spectacle from May 22 to 24, 2026 in the Festhalle Bern

"A run for women, a celebration for everyone!"

A festival by Bern for Bern: During the "Bärner Stadtfescht", the alleys and squares between the railway station and Nydeggbrücke are transformed into a colourful festival mile.

The German artist Anne Loch (1946-2014), who lived in Switzerland for a time from the 1980s onwards, played with the conventions of representation and explored the boundaries of painting:

On Saturday, July 25, 2026, we will once again parade through Bern's city center and celebrate at the subsequent Pride Festival on the Federal square.

Dance, laugh, love! For three days, street artists from all over the world turn Bern’s Old Town into a colorful hustle and bustle.

Franz Gertsch (1930-2022) is considered a Swiss pioneer of photorealism and a master of the modern woodcut. The retrospective Franz Gertsch.

Suisse Caravan Salon is the largest and most diverse exhibition in Switzerland for caravanning and camping.

The exhibition Journey to Freedom. Capri - Skagen - Monte Verità sheds light on the phenomenon of the artists' colony in Europe between 1830 and 1930 with around 70 works.

Am 31. Oktober gibt es auf dem Waisenhausplatz in Bern eine Vielzahl von Schweizer Käse-Spezialitäten zu entdecken!

The Zibelemärit is a traditional folk festival held on the fourth Monday of every November.

Nach über vier Jahrzehnten auf den Bühnen dieser Welt beweist die Band um Campino eindrucksvoll, dass Punkrock keine Altersfrage ist.