Bern Historical Museum & Einstein Museum
Bernisches Historisches Museum
The second-largest history museum in Switzerland, housed in a castle-like building. Its Einstein Museum is the best place to learn about relativity and his life.
The museum is located on Helvetiaplatz. Its building imitates a medieval castle and houses tapestries taken as spoils from the Burgundian Wars, ancient coins and ethnographic artefacts. The Einstein Museum uses original objects, films and animations to tell the story of his life and scientific contributions, with comprehensive materials in German, French and English. A combined ticket costs about 18 francs, and seeing everything takes 2–3 hours. It is about a 10-minute walk from the Clock Tower across the Kornhausbrücke, and it is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Swiss Alpine Museum
- Museum of Communication
- Kirchenfeldbrücke
- Bern Minster
- Einsteinhaus
- Old City of Bern & Arcades
- Zytglogge
- Aare River Swim & Marzilibad