Swiss Alpine Museum

The Swiss Alpine Museum is a museum focusing on the relationship between mountains and people, culture, and nature in the . It is located at Helvetiaplatz 4 in .
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@alpinesmuseum.ch
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Swiss Alpine Museum
  • Also known as: “Alpines Museum der Schweiz” and “ALPS”
  • Address: Helvetiaplatz 4, Bern, 3005
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kunsthalle Bern and Bern Historical Museum.

Museum
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The is a Kunsthalle on the Helvetiaplatz in , Switzerland. It was built in 1917–1918 by the Association and opened on October 5, 1918.

Museum
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The is the second largest historical museum in . It was designed by the architect André Lambert and built in 1894. is situated 140 metres southeast of Swiss Alpine Museum.

Public building
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The 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. is situated 330 metres south of Swiss Alpine Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marzili and Old City.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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The is the medieval city center of , Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river , its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.

Locality
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is a locality.

Swiss Alpine Museum

Latitude
46.94407° or 46° 56′ 39″ north
Longitude
7.44818° or 7° 26′ 53″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
8FR9WCVX+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25464268
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q452375
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Swiss Alpine Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “瑞士阿尔卑斯博物馆”
  • Chinese: “瑞士阿爾卑斯博物館”
  • Dutch: “ALPS”
  • Esperanto: “ALPS”
  • Finnish: “ALPS”
  • French: “ALPS”
  • French: “Musée alpin suisse”
  • French: “Musée Alpin Suisse”
  • German: “Alpines Museum der Schweiz”
  • German: “ALPS”
  • German: “Schweizerisches Alpines Museum”
  • Greek: “Ελβετικό Μουσείο των Άλπεων”
  • Italian: “ALPS”
  • Italian: “Museo Alpino Svizzera”
  • Latin: “ALPS”
  • Latin: “Museum Alpinum Helvetiae”
  • Portuguese: “ALPS”
  • Romanian: “ALPS”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul alpin elvețian”
  • Russian: “Альпийский музей”
  • Russian: “Музей Швейцарских Альп”
  • Spanish: “ALPS”
  • Swedish: “ALPS”
  • Ukrainian: “Альпійський музей Швейцарії”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей швейцарських Альп”

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