Paul Klee Museum
Bern, Monument im Fruchtland 3German-Swiss artist Paul Klee spent more than half his life in Switzerland, where he created most of his paintings. The artist's artistic heritage includes more than nine thousand paintings, of which about four thousand are kept in his museum in Bern.
The Einstein House Museum in Bern
Bern, Kramgasse 49The author of the theory of relativity and the actual father-founder of modern physics, a modest employee of the patent office Albert Einstein lived for two years on the street Kramgasse in the Swiss capital. Of course, this remarkable fact could not be ignored by the Berns.
The Historical Museum in Bern
Bern, Helvetiaplatz 5The vast collection of artifacts from the Stone Age to the modern history of Switzerland, the Bern Historical Museum is rightfully considered one of the best similar collections in Europe. Among the masterpieces of his exposition are the Burgundian tapestries, church utensils of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Museum of Natural History in Bern
Bern, Bernastrasse, 15The Museum of Natural History is one of the most interesting museums of the Swiss capital and the most important of the natural science museums in all of Switzerland. The museum annually receives about 100 thousand visitors and closely collaborates in its research and educational programs with the University of Bern.
The Bern Museum of Fine Arts
Bern, Hodlerstrasse, 8-12The Bern Art Museum or the Museum of Fine Arts is the oldest museum in Switzerland. The cornerstone of the state collection of art was laid in the early 19th century, when several clay copies of antique sculptures were bought for the Berne Art School.
Museum of Communication in Bern
Bern, Helvetiastrasse 16Among the Swiss museums, the Museum of Communications in Bern is easily distinguished, devoted to the most diverse ways of communication. An inquisitive visitor can get here an exhaustive information about everything concerning communications, from the very beginning and ending with modern ways of transmitting messages.
Museum of the Swiss Alps
Bern, Helvetiaplatz, 4The museum was founded in 1905 by the Bern branch of the Swiss Alpine Club and moved to its current location on Helvetiaplatz in 1933. The building was built by the architects Clauser and Straight in the architectural style of the new objectivity and stands directly opposite the Kunsthalle gallery that is across the road.
The Bern Art Museum
Bern, Hodlerstrasse, 8-12Kunstmuseum was founded in 1879, and it is the oldest art museum in Switzerland, which has a permanent collection. Among the treasures of the museum are exhibits dating back to the Middle Ages to the present day; the collection covers a period of 8 centuries. Here are the works of Paul Klee and Pablo Picasso.
Swiss Museum of Wildlife and Hunting in the Castle of Landshut
Utzenstorf, Schlossstrasse, 17The only museum of wildlife and hunting in the country since 1968 occupies the ancient castle Landshut, built in the 17th century near the river Emme, in the town of Utzenstorf. The castle is surrounded by a wonderful park of 4, 5 hectares, broken in 19 in, with a greenhouse and service buildings, where a wildlife fund is located.
Swiss Rifle Museum
Bern, Bernastrasse, 8Probably every boy in childhood plays in a war, shoots an imaginary pistol or a gun, inflicts invisible injuries to his rivals. The war frightens people, but the firearm itself enchants and beckons many of us.
In Bern, of course, there are not so many museums as in Zurich, but there are many more than worth expositions here .You can get to know Berne and his history at the Historisches Museum Bern and Einstein Museum, whose collection is recognized as one of the best in Europe .To date, the museum has about a quarter of a million exhibits that tell not only the history of the development of the Swiss capital, from the Stone Age to our days, but also about the stages of the development of the whole world .Here you can see archaeological excavations, old documents and coins, Flemish-Dutch tapestries of the 15th century and a collection of works of art by folk artists and artisans .Also in the museum there is a model of the ancient Bern with its marvelous streets and houses .
A separate wing of the Historical Museum of Bern is given to the specialized Einstein Museum, where every visitor can plunge into the world of eccentric genius .There is in Bern also a separate Einstein House Museum, located on Kramgasse, in the former home of the scientist (Einsteinhaus), in which the famous physicist lived for two years .The museum staff managed to keep Albert Einstein's dwelling in its original form, therefore visitors of the museum, interested in the history of life and works of the talented scientist, can pass through the apartment where the items that were handled by his hand .In addition, the museum can learn more about the biography of Einstein, his scientific works and even watch a movie about his life .
Another interesting museum of Bern is the Museum of Natural History - one of the most significant natural science museums in Switzerland. Here you can learn a lot about the behavior of animals in the natural habitat, admire the largest and transparent quartz crystals of Plaggenstock and see the effigy of St. Bernard Barber, who owes his life to more than forty people. To the surprisingly bright and colorful natural side of Switzerland, you can also touch the Swiss Alpine Museum.
The central museum square of the city can be called Helvetiaplatz: it houses the Historical Museum and the Art Gallery of Modern Art, as well as the Museum of the Swiss Alps, which tells about the nature and culture of people inhabiting this part of the Alps. Just around the corner, on Bernastraße is the Swiss Rifle Museum with a collection of Swiss rifles and sporting firearms. And on Laupenstrasse, at the headquarters of the Salvation Army, a museum of the history of this charitable organization was opened.
Among the interesting museums of the city you can also pay attention to the Political Museum in Marktgasse. The collection dedicated to the ancient sculpture is open on Hallerstrasse: here are collected more than 200 copies of classical sculptures. There is a museum on the Shantsenstrasse dedicated to the Swiss theater, and on the Seftigenstrasse - the Bern Tram Museum, where not only the old trams, but also buses are exhibited.
In the Museum of Art of Bern collected unique works of world artists, sculptors and photographers who lived in the period from 14 to 21 centuries. and worked in the style of expressionism, cubism, surrealism and impressionism. Among the exhibits of the museum are paintings by such famous artists as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Hodler and Modigliani.
Another interesting museum of Bern is called the Exhibition Hall or the Art Gallery of Bern (Kunsthalle Bern) - it regularly hosts exhibitions of contemporary works of art by Swiss and European masters, conferences and seminars are held, whose participants are concerned about the prospects for the development of modern art.
The Berne Art Museum (Kunstmuseum) is famous for its extensive collection of exhibits of a wide period of history, dating back to the Middle Ages. Also of interest are the Abegg-Stiftung on Werner-Abegg-Strasse, where you can see the old fabrics, the Kornhausforum on Kornhausplatz; Gallery of Contemporary Art of Bern; Castle Museum Egensdorf and the Berne Cinematographic Museum.
Of course, there is also the Paul Klee Center in Berne, a famous artist of the 20th century who was born and worked in this city. The center not only assembles an impressive collection of paintings by Paul Klee, but also regularly hosts exhibitions of painting and sculpture.
There is also the Museum of Communication in Bern, the exposition of which shows the most diverse means of communication used by a person at different times, and even a very special Museum of Psychiatry.
Most of the museums are within walking distance of the historic city center. But to some, as, for example, the Center of Field Klee, it is necessary to go all the same to transport.
For those who are going to visit museums frequently during a trip to Switzerland, the Museumpass card is useful, allowing you to save on admission tickets to more than 450 cultural sites throughout the country.