Natural History Museum of Bern
The Natural History Museum of Bern is a museum in Bern, Switzerland. In its teaching and research it cooperates closely with the University of Bern. It is visited by around 131,000 people yearly.Photo: Rick Thorne, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
Monday: 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM - Email: contact@nmbe.ch
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in the city of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Natural History Museum Bern”, “Naturhistorisches Museum”, “Naturhistorisches Museum Bern - NMBE”, and “NMBE”
- Address: Bernastrasse 15, Bern, 3005
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swiss National Library and Bern Historical Museum.
Swiss National Library
Public building
Photo: Sandstein, Public domain.
The Swiss National Library is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office of Culture, it is charged with collecting, cataloging and conserving information in all fields, disciplines, and media connected with Switzerland, as well as ensuring the widest possible accessibility and dissemination of such data.
Bern Historical Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bern Historical Museum is the second largest historical museum in Switzerland. It was designed by the Neuchâtel architect André Lambert and built in 1894. Bern Historical Museum is situated 120 metres north of Natural History Museum of Bern.
Museum of Communication
Museum
The Museum of Communication is an interactive museum dedicated to the subject of communication in Bern, Switzerland. In 2019 it was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marzili and Old City.
Old City
Quarter
Photo: Amstuzmarco, Public domain.
The Old City is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.
Mattequartier
Quarter
The Mattequartier is a historic neighbourhood on the Aare riverfront in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.
Natural History Museum of Bern
- Categories: natural history museum, science museum, memory institution, collection, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.94192° or 46° 56′ 31″ northLongitude
7.44921° or 7° 26′ 57″ eastOpen location code
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building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1286799
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Japanese—“Natural History Museum of Bern” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բեռնի բնական պատմության թանգարան”
- Chinese: “伯尔尼自然历史博物馆”
- Chinese: “伯爾尼自然史博物館”
- Dutch: “Natural History Museum of Bern”
- French: “musée d’histoire naturelle de Berne”
- French: “Musée d’histoire naturelle de Berne”
- German: “Naturhistorisches Museum Bern”
- German: “Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern”
- Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Alam, Bern”
- Italian: “museo di storia naturale di Berna”
- Italian: “Museo di storia naturale di Berna”
- Japanese: “Naturhistorisches Museum Bern - NMBE”
- Japanese: “NMBE”
- Japanese: “ベルン国立自然史博物館”
- “NMBE”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Terrasse Cafeteria and Universität Bern.
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