Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Historisches Museum Bern

    4.4 (9 reviews)
    Closed Closed

    Historisches Museum Bern Photos

    Recommended Reviews - Historisches Museum Bern

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    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.

    Outside
    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!!

    See all

    8 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

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

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Emma W.
    284
    643
    7948

    8 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of A M.
    180
    187
    616

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Historisches Museum Bern Reviews in Other Languages

    Verify this business for free

    Get access to customer & competitor insights.

    Verify this business

    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.

    Photos
    Einsteinhaus
    Einsteinhaus
    Einsteinhaus

    See all

    Zentrum Paul Klee - 10/19/2016

    Zentrum Paul Klee

    4.8(11 reviews)
    2.0 km

    This is a great museum...if you like Paul Klee. Well, even if you don't, you should just go. The…read moremuseum and the space itself is beautiful. Klee is a Swiss-born artist and this museum pays homage to his life's work. They also feature other artists in a rotating exhibit. You are allowed to take photographs in the museum which is nice and they have a super awesome children's center with easels and fun activities for the little ones, so if you have small children they would LOVE it here. Many of Klee's work resonates with children's artwork, with the forms, colors, shapes and lines he used. We also really enjoyed the gift shop, and they had reasonably priced knick-knacks and fun stuff (reasonably priced for a museum and Switzerland :) ) We also dined in at the museum snack bar area, the food was just o.k., and not a huge selection so if you're super hungry afterwards grabbing a coffee and a treat (nuss gipfeli anyone?) I might recommend that over getting your full lunch here. They carry the Chaya iced teas here which are super delicious but prety expensive...5 CFH. All in all though, this is a great museum to come to if you are in the Bern area. Expect to spend between 1-2 hours for your visit.

    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.

    Photos
    Zentrum Paul Klee - Paul et Félix Klee - Berne 1934

    Paul et Félix Klee - Berne 1934

    Zentrum Paul Klee - Paul Klee

    Paul Klee

    Zentrum Paul Klee - Paul Klee - Insula Dulcamara - 1938

    See all

    Paul Klee - Insula Dulcamara - 1938

    Historisches Museum Bern - publicservicesgovt - Updated June 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...