Psychiatrie-Museum
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Intro
The Psychiatry Museum is undergoing radical change. Following a lengthy participatory process, a fundamental reorientation has been determined. The current exhibitions are part of this process.
In 1914, the psychiatrist Walter Morgenthaler set up a small museum at the Waldau University Hospital in Bern with works by Adolf Wölfli and other patients as well as objects from the history of the clinic. In 1990, the canton and the clinic bequeathed this important "Morgenthaler Collection" to a newly established foundation, under whose management the museum, which had slowly fallen into oblivion, was reopened in a new form in 1993. This museum was previously run mainly by volunteers and presented the history of psychiatry.
In a participatory process, the Museum 2025 has defined the main features of its new direction. It wants to expand its offerings and become a central forum in the public debate on mental health. This "House of the Psyche" - as it is provisionally called - is open, inclusive and participatory, reflects on the past, present and future, stimulates discussion, creates encounters and promotes social exchange. It works closely with people and organizations from the fields of health, psychiatry, art and culture.
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General information
| Contact address |
Psychiatrie-Museum
Bolligenstrasse 111 3000 Bern 031 930 97 56 info@psychiatrie-museum.ch |
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Group & pricing information
| Further prices (starting from) |
CHF 10.00 / CHF 5.00
Guided tours: CHF 150.00 / school classes CHF 100.00 |
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Address
Psychiatrie Museum Bern
Bolligenstrasse 1111
Im Areal Waldau
3000
Bern
Switzerland
Phone
+41 (0)31 930 97 56
Fax +41 (0)31 930 99 77
puk.unibe.ch
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