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    Historisches Museum Bern

    4.4 (9 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Xiaojian D.

    This museum is dedicated to the history of the Bern region, from prehistoric times all the way to the 21st century. You'll find lots of colorful medieval paintings as well as sculptures and weapons. There's also a section on money since banking is a key industry in Switzerland. However, my favorite section by far is dedicated to the life of Albert Einstein. It covers his life from birth to death even though he only spent a brief period in Bern a brief period in Bern but that's when he came up with Relativity which he became famous for.

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    Emma W.

    If you go to one museum in Bern, this is the one. It has a little bit of everything. From ancient times to more recent. From mummies to cars. An Einstein museum and a stairway filled with mirrors to make you feel like you're IN the Escher drawing. There multiple floors and you could spend hours in this museum. All very interesting. And if course it's housed in a beautiful building. Don't miss the Einstein bench out side!!

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    The Einstein exhibit alone takes at least a couple hours, and was absolutely worth doing. Strongly recommended.

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    Einsteinhaus - Einstein Haus

    Einsteinhaus

    3.8(13 reviews)
    0.5 km

    Yelp Review 2026 #138:…read more This museum was Albert Einstein's actual apartment he shared with his wife Mileva and their son Hans for 2 years: 1903-1905. Einstein's two theories of relativity were in proposed in 1905 and published 1915 so, this apartment is where Einstein spent most of his days and nights thinking about and testing his theories. It's a small and modest 2nd floor apartment. On the third floor is more museum items like his books, papers, recognitions, and a space where you watch a video so you can learn about his personal life and his career. I thought I knew about his life by watching "Genius". I knew about Mileva being his wife. And there's Elsa who became his second wife - what I didn't know was the fact that they're first cousins! They started their relationship (outside of being cousins) in 1912 and got married in 1919. Another thing I learned about Einstein was about his citizenship. He was born in Germany but he renounced his German citizenship to avoid military service while he was studying in Switzerland. He then got his Swiss citizenship which he kept his whole life while acquiring temporary citizenship in Austria and Germany (again) but renouncing it (again) due to the Naz! regime. He got his dual citizenship (Swiss and US) when he moved to Princeton, New Jersey. There's a lot of information all around this museum. There's a family tree which I found interesting. So, if you know anyone claiming to be related to/ a descendant of Albert Einstein, it's traceable. We bought our tickets at the museum. We got there a few minutes after opening so, there wasn't a lot of people. A few minutes later, it started to get busy. There's a cafe attached to the museum. I didn't get to check it out.

    Einstein House museum. If you are a fan of Einstein, you should definitely check out this museum…read morehouse where Einstein used to live in the building. It is 5 CFH to get in. I enjoyed my visit and would come back.

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    Zentrum Paul Klee - 10/19/2016

    Zentrum Paul Klee

    4.8(12 reviews)
    2.0 km

    Definitely worth going. The grounds and the building itself are quite beautiful. We had less than…read moretwo hours, I think 2-3 hours would have been more than enough time. The Paul Klee collection is inspiring. We also saw the collection of Brazilian art, which was encouragingly diverse across many dimensions. The gift shop had several things I would've loved to buy if I'd had room in my bag.

    This is wonderful architectural landmark on a picturesque hillside in Bern with a rotating…read morecolllection of art by Paul Klee and his contemporaries. When I purchased my ticket the staff explained that the collection is constantly rotating so I may not be able to see my favorite works by Paul Klee, but I definitely discovered new artwork by him and also other artists in circle. There was an incredible collection of drawings by Paul Klee and an audio visual display. They do have guided tours and they even have one in English. There are free documetary films playing, usually on either Klee or one of his contemporaries. The museum is beautifully situated and you can take some wonderful photographs of the surrounding mountains and also see a great view of Bern. I walked to the museum and it's a bit of a hike uphill but it's so pretty because you pass by various rivers and residential area. I learned a lot about Klee's life, his contemporaries and also his struggles during the 1930s. Definitely a must see if you want to visit the best museum in Bern. My only gripe is that if you don't read German It is difficult to decipher all the information on the walls but you can rent an audio guide and listen to it in English and other languages. I wish that there had been free information on the walls regarding the artwork in French or Italian (2 other official Swiss languages) because I do speak those languages. There's a wonderful children's center in the museum which looks really fun. Also some colorful seating areas and a very good café.

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    Zentrum Paul Klee - Paul et Félix Klee - Berne 1934

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    Zentrum Paul Klee - Paul Klee - Insula Dulcamara - 1938

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    Paul Klee - Insula Dulcamara - 1938

    Historisches Museum Bern - publicservicesgovt - Updated August 2026

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