Opening hours over Christmas and New Year

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, open
Christmas, December 25, 2024, closed
St. Stephen's Day, December 26, 2024, open
New Year's Eve, December 31, 2024, open
New Year's Day, January 1, 2025, open
Berchtold's Day, January 2, 2025, open

Beginning on Friday, January 3, 2025, regular opening hours

Opening hours of the museum and Pavillon Café

Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm

Monday, closed

Philately remains closed during Gezeichnet 2024

From December 1st 2024 until February 28th 2025 the philately is not accessable,
due to the exhibition Gezeichnet 2024.

Prices

From 3.30 p.m. we offer a reduced admission price (30% discount).

Free admission

Swiss Museum Pass / Museums-Pass-Musées / Museum of Communication Club / Children under 6 years of age / Swiss Travel Pass / Teachers preparing course material / Raiffeisen: with EC, Mastercard, VISA, Maestro / Culture GA / Journalists / Swisscom and Swiss Post employees

Refugees holding Permits F, N or S

Schools

Schools* with bookings, supervised by at least one teacher can avail of free admission. Registration deadline: at least 2 days in advance
Schools* without bookings pay CHF 6.00/student. 
Please note that visitor capacity is limited. Unregistered school classes will not be admitted if the museum is fully booked.
 
*Applies to nursery school, primary school and stage I and II secondary schools as well as supervised (integration) projects, e.g. for unemployed individuals or asylum seekers

Museum Card for tourists

Receive free admission to every museum in the city of Bern with the Museum Card!

Prices
Museum Card for 24 hours: CHF 28.00
Museum Card for 48 hours: CHF 35.00

The Museum Card is available from the Tourist Information Office at the main train station.

Dogs

With the exception of assistance dogs, animals are not allowed in the museum.

Tandem at the Museum

Would you prefer not to visit the museum on your own? In that case you can avail of the “TaM – Tandem at the Museum” offer. Visitors accompanied by an official TaM Guide visit our museum for free.

You can find more information here: https://www.tim-tam.ch/