Bernisches Historisches Museum / Einstein Museum
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Why go
- Einstein developed the Relativity Theory while living in Bern.
- Tapestries and loot from Duke Charles the Bold’s camp entered the collection after his defeat and death at the Battle of Nancy in 1477.
- A Moringen arrowhead in the collection was identified as meteoric in origin in 2023.
- The building’s design draws on historic castles from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Muri statuette groupSix Gallo-Roman bronze figurines known as the Muri statuette group.
- Entrance mosaicLéo-Paul Robert’s 1900 glass mosaic depicts Poetry and History.Above the main entrance
- Bern sculpture find fragmentsFragments of the Bern sculpture find, recovered in 1986.
What's inside
- Permanent displays include artefacts from Asia, Oceania, America and Egypt.
- Changing exhibitions address current social questions. The BHM LAB encourages dialogue about them.
- Closed exhibition rooms serve the BHM LAB as workshop and event spaces.
Interesting facts3
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500,000 objects
The museum owns around 500,000 objects.
Bernisches Historisches Museum - Wikipedia -
More than 150,000 of those objects belong to its historical collection, covering Bern’s city and canton.
Musée d'histoire de Berne - Wikipedia -
The collection includes the mummified head of a man who lived in Egypt in the first or early second century BC.
Bern Historical Museum - Wikipedia
Shorts
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Bernisches Historisches Museum Einstein Museum, Bern - SwitzerlandMark nehpets
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Trailer of an Exhibition | Das Entfesselte Geld | Bernisches Historis…Cornelia Vinzens Video Productions
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KI-Experiment: Bernisches Historisches Museum wird lebendigThomas Kerle
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Aufzug Bernisches Historisches Museum/ Einstein MuseumMichael S. Schärrer
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Bernisches Historisches Museum Bern / SwGökay Özdemir
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Bern - Bernisches Historisches Museum - Einstein Museumbelmondis
History
A glass mosaic by Léo-Paul Robert was installed above the entrance in 1900.
- 1873Archaeologist Gustav von Bonstetten’s donation formed the foundation of the collection.
- 1889The canton, city and Burgergemeinde founded the museum.
- 1892–1894André Lambert designed the building, constructed by Eduard von Rodt and Paul Adolphe Tièche.
- 1893The foundation took the name Bernisches Historisches Museum.
- 1914Henri Moser donated his Oriental collection, requiring that it be cared for and exhibited.
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- 2005The Einstein Museum section was added.
- 2009An extension to the original building was completed.
- 2019The museum joined six similar museums to create the international Multaka network.
Sources: Bern Historical Museum - Wikipedia · Bernisches Historisches Museum - Wikipedia · Musée d'histoire de Berne - Wikipedia · Historisches Museum di Berna - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026
- Website
- bhm.ch/
- Phone
- +41 31 350 77 11
Questions and answers
Is the Bernisches Historisches Museum Einstein’s former home?
No. His former home is a separate place elsewhere in Bern and is also open to visitors.
Was the Bernisches Historisches Museum building intended for another museum?
Yes. It was first planned for the Swiss National Museum, before Zurich was chosen.
How did Henri Moser’s collection come to the Bernisches Historisches Museum?
Moser donated his Oriental collection in 1914 on the condition that it be cared for and exhibited.
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